INTRODUCTION

Since getting into music technology I have always had an interest in analogue equipment, and having something tactyl to work with. Having also an interest in electronics, home fabrication and DIY type projects, I soon got into things such as circuit bending, electronic equipment repairs/mods, and also making basic audio equipment such as amplifiers, mixers and pickups.

The key motivations of my DIY projects are to make interesting pieces of gear that I can use for creating music. One project that I made a few months ago was a basic triangle wave oscillator, inspired by Look Mum No Computer (https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/projects/#/simplest-oscillator/). After playing around with this design, I made a few sample recordings of the oscillator, which I then made into a sampler instrument that could be played within the software. However, having my oscillator now restricted to software gave me the idea of creating an oscillator that could be tracked using circuitry and physical keyboards, thus keeping the oscillator as a physical instrument. With this I immediately became interested in eurorack modular synthesis, and the 1v/oct system that they use in their modules.

Therefor, my plan for this project is to expand my knowledge of electronics and synthesis, by designing a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) that can be tracked using the 1v/oct standard.

This project will consist of gathering research of electronics, and similar existing designs, in order to design a circuit of my own. With my design I may then go on to source the components needed to create my product in the future.