Category Archives: Electronic projects

My new DS8 Clone isn’t ready yet, but…

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Breadboarding is fun!

I’m still working on my DS8 Clone. I made 2 previous versions, but I’m not satisfied enough. The fact is DS7 or DS8 drums and their “clones” suffer from the original design flaws. All those clones are copies from the original model, with some additions. But they inherit the poor quality design. To mention a few, the low amplitude output, the poor noise source, the linear release enveloppe shape, the lack of punch on attack, the lack of 1 V/Oct tracking… And it’s not easy to debug.

So, I decided to completely redesign the guts of my next Drum Synth. Same behaviour, better characteristics.
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Prototyping Board 2: Arduino shield

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Prototyping Board #2

This board is the number 2 in the “Permanent Breadboards” series. This time, the layout is no more a simple direct copy of a classic breadboard: it’s a mix between a stripboard and an Arduino shield!

The Prototyping Boards are designed to offer the same look and feel as classic breadboards, with the ability to solder connexions: yes, you will have to solder 🙂
In other words, you’ll keep your prototype for life time!
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Prototyping Board

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Prototyping Board

Everyone needs to start with something. Actually, I started with something else, in Real Life. But for this blog “about me, my life and my electronic projects”, this is a good entry point.

I like to test my electronic projects on these nice solderless breadboards, they are convenient, they allow quick prototyping… But when you want to keep your circuit, to last forever, you need an alternative to « solderless ».
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