The DM77 is a Drum Synthesizer, inspired by the Coron DS8, with improved characteristics.
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DM77 – V1.0 – Documentation and assembly guide
The DM77 is a Drum Synthesizer, inspired by the Coron DS8, with improved characteristics.
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DM77 – V0.5 – Documentation and assembly guide
The DM77 is a Drum Synthesizer, similar to the Coron DS8, with improved characteristics.
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DM77 – quick demo
DM77 progress – Interactive BOM, schematics and new Black Panel!
Things are going well with the DM77. A new revision of the PCB is on my desk, ready for some tests.
In the meantime, I’ve just received the new 10HP Front Panel. It’s cute in black!
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DM77 progress – Now in 10HP!
Reduced size for the latest DM77 proto version (0.4). Now only 10HP wide!
The next prototype revision should be final. The current one requires some small mods.
See more pictures in the Photo album.
DM77 First demo
The DM77 is a clone of the famous drum synth Coron DS8. It’s essentially a VCO associated with an Envelope generator and its VCA. But it can also be used as a simple, almost standalone, synth.
Here’s a quick demo of two DM77 playing the Chase theme by G. Moroder. The purpose of the video is to show the 1V/Octave tracking capabilities of the DM77.
From DS8 to DM77
One of my first projects (and one of my first posts here) was about a clone of the classic funky/cheesy drum synth, the Coron DS8. You know the piouuu piouuu drum sounds from disco era? Well it’s probably the DS8.
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