Synth

For my graduation project at HKU Music & Technology, I built a synthesiser and MIDI controller completely from scratch. I designed and built the body, electronics and software myself, turning a collection of knobs, faders and buttons into a working instrument.

The controller runs on a Teensy 4.1 microcontroller and communicates with a computer over MIDI. I wrote the code to handle the controls and built the electronics around the controller, including multiplexers to read the different inputs.

The design is inspired by the work of Love Hultén, particularly his approach to combining functional electronics with carefully made physical objects.