Izaak Thompson
Music Technology with Hardware & Physical Design Concentration, Audio Arts and Acoustics
hexagen2612 Ripper
About the Project
The hexagen2612 Ripper is a semi modular 32-key analog/digital hybrid monophonic synthesizer that really rips.
It features:
A voltage-controlled oscillator with 3 waveforms: "rampoid"—a waveshape that morphs between sawtooth and triangle, pulse (with variable pulsewidth), and sine
Voltage controlled filter with 4 filter types: low pass, high pass, band pass, and notch
A shapeshifting LFO
Aftertouch
A ripping dual-mode distortion
An electromagnetic field sonifying coil a la Christina Kubisch
White noise generator
ADSR envelope
Voltage controlled amplifier
16x2 LCD display
The Sega Genesis's famed YM2612 FM synthesis chip
All controlled by an Arduino mega2560 microcontroller and built into a hacked cheap toy keyboard.
Visit boneycircuitry.wordpress.com for audio and video demos and blog posts documenting the design and building process.
About Izaak Thompson
Izaak Thompson, aka Boney Circuitry, aka birdlabs, is an Iowa City native turned Chicagoan who has been experimenting with electronics and producing electronic music for upwards of 15 years, and only recently started pursuing the lifelong goal of building synthesizers.
Find birdlabs on Spotify and keep up with Boney Circuitry at @boneycircuitry on Instagram and online at boneycircuitry.wordpress.com.
“Izaak Thompson is a stellar student of the Music Technology program and an inventor of musical instruments. He exhibits curiosity, dedication, openness, and engagement in learning new technology and putting his creative ideas together.
His novel approach to originate cohesive ideas are extraordinary; he has built multiple software and hardware applications in my classes to synthesize sound from scratch. I am honored to nominate him to share his creations and ideas about the music of the future at Hokin Honors 2021.”
-Visda Goudarzi, Assistant Professor, Audio Arts and Acoustics