Distinctive synthesizer screeches like an owl

The Eowave Persephone was an attention-grabbing ribbon synthesizer that permit musicians management frequency by shifting their fingers throughout a protracted contact sensor. Ben Glover used to personal one, however offered it. Throughout transport to the customer, it obtained misplaced within the mail and so Glover can’t even purchase it again. He regretted shedding his Eowave Persephone, so he determined to create his personal ribbon synthesizer referred to as the Screech Owl.

In case you may even discover one, shopping for a used Eowave Persephone immediately would possible set you again not less than a thousand {dollars}. However the Screech Owl is reasonably priced to construct, operates in the identical method, and sounds very comparable. Glover is a novice maker and was in a position to pull of this mission by outsourcing a lot of the work to ChatGPT and distributors on Fiverr.

One half that Glover designed himself was the customized PCB that acts as a defend for an Arduino Leonardo board. The Arduino handles the synthesis in accordance with the enter coming from the ribbon. That ribbon is definitely two sensors: a SoftPot 500mm-long membrane potentiometer for place and skinny movie strain sensor to measure pressure for aftertouch. These elements match right into a easy however enticing, laser-cut MDF enclosure.

Now Glover can relive the expertise of taking part in the Eowave Persephone with out the immense price.