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Make: Electronic Music from Scratch
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Make: Electronic Music from Scratch

by Kirk Pearson
August 2024
Beginner to intermediate
366 pages
11h 58m
English
Make: Community
Content preview from Make: Electronic Music from Scratch
Musical Inovation:
The Raindrop
Artist: Ramona Sharples
About: This synthesizer lets you compose
melodies with patterns of flashing lights!
Ramona was inspired by the way a guitarist
can bend the strings of their guitar to warp the
notes they’re playing, and she wanted to capture
that expressive, chaotic energy in a digital
synthesizer.
The Raindrop has three oscillators, and
the frequency of each one is controlled by a
combination of a knob to set the base pitch and
a photoresistor that provides extra modulation.
LEDs shine on the photoresistor and control the
pitch! There’s also a set of switches that let you
turn the notes and LEDs on and off ...
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