SynthMaker

Ten transistors make this filter sing ⬇️ Stacked like the rungs of a ladder: each rung a pair of transistors and a capacitor, and one current sets how fast they follow. Turn the resonance up and it sings on its own. Written as a parts list, simulated sample by sample.

One cable makes this acid line squelch ⬇️ Two OTA chips make the filter. Plug an Envelope into its cutoff and every note opens it, the accents furthest. Turn the resonance up and every note rings. Written as a parts list, patched together with cables.

One chip makes this bass growl ⬇️ One OTA chip is the amp. No current into it, no sound at all. Plug in one cable and the bass appears; push its input and it growls. Written as a parts list, patched together with cables.

Two chips make this filter bubble ⬇️ Two OTA chips and two small capacitors make a resonant filter. A sample and hold moves its cutoff on every step, so every note rings somewhere new. Written as a parts list, patched together with cables.

Eight pads play this song live ⬇️ Each pad is wired to a part of the song. Press one and it comes in on the next bar, right on the beat. The song itself is boxes wired in order, and the same song as code.

One cable makes this filter burble ⬇️ A sample and hold from noise, a capacitor, a switch and two op-amps, patched together with cables. The drone sits still until the clock goes in.

Two diodes make this filter scream ⬇️ A 70s-style screaming filter from eleven parts, written as a parts list and simulated sample by sample. Turn up the peak and it rings; push the input and two diodes catch it.

This distortion pedal is six lines of text. A real circuit, simulated in your browser.

A 909 drum kit with no samples.

A riff on 7 over a beat on 16: it never lines up. No samples.