Build An Acid Bassline Synth Using A Raspberry Pi
Developer Marcus Dunn has introduced Acid Drip, a DIY bassline synth and drum machine.
Here’s what Dunn has to say about it:
“Have you ever heard a Roland TB-303 Bassline synth being played? Well if you’re listened or danced to house, trance or techno music, then there is a good chance you have heard one before.
I decided I wanted to make my own (you can actually by a Behringer TD3-303 clone for relatively cheap – but why buy when you can make!) using a Raspberry Pi and a handful of components.
The original 303 uses a lot of passive and components like Op amps and matched pairs of transistors to build the classic filters and sound effects you hear. However, I’m a little too lazy these days to have to work with all those components and built the synth on a Raspberry Pi.
Unlike the original, Acid Drip is very easy to play – you can turn it on and start busting out grooves straight away.”
Acid Drip is available now as a DIY project via Github.
