MonoMiK

Finally...

for nearly a year, i just didn't have the time to continue on this project. I had the idea of a simple polysynth with which i played around a bit, up to the first layouting of the VCOs, some firmware tests, looks promising. But as i have too many open projects, i set the PolyMiK on ice for now. Back to the MonoMiK. Since about 2-3 weeks, i'm working on the overall routing and control of this synth. Meanwhile, i switched to SMT for most of my projects, but the MonoMiK will continue to use THT at least for the last filter module and the second backplane. Those might be the last veroboard designs of this synth, as SMT gives me the possibility of much more features per space, so the modulation functionality will again be sort of full-blown, which in my eyes is what this synth deserves.

As i'm too lazy to solder stuff together currently, i'm working on the user interface. Besides the real analog controls on every module (8 modules, 4 knobs each), there will be 4 rotary encoders with push function and a 160x80 monochrome touch screen for the rest. Currently, i'm working on the firmware for this user interface, the current state is a prototype of the VCO configuration.

It's still a long way to go to have this synth playable, but at least the project is not dead :)