An even smaller, even sillier synth

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  • @pixelflow
    @pixelflow 7 років тому +1852

    This is so cute. For your masterpiece it needs a sibling. A tiny usb-host that generates procedural midi with a small battery so they dock into a magical music making cylinder.

    • @proxy1035
      @proxy1035 4 роки тому +158

      then you can just make like a hundred of them and hide them all around a library

    • @Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome
      @Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome 4 роки тому +35

      Proxy That would be real fun, unless you are studying there!

    • @proxy1035
      @proxy1035 4 роки тому +89

      @@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome make them quite enough that you need to be really close to hear.
      so people will just get confused when they sit down to read a book and hear some beeping music playing very silently in the background...

    • @almondmartini3174
      @almondmartini3174 4 роки тому +2

      Proxy nice

    • @THE_ONLY_GOD
      @THE_ONLY_GOD 2 роки тому +1

      Ohohoh, and AI generated sequences? (and a larger heated and lubricated onahoru?)

  • @nandakoryaaa
    @nandakoryaaa 4 роки тому +899

    It took three years for youtube to get this video into my recommended list. Subbed.

    • @ithaca2076
      @ithaca2076 4 роки тому +11

      Lol I just had this happen to me

    • @PossumMedic
      @PossumMedic 4 роки тому +11

      I'm starting to wonder if youtube is hording these videos, some sort of "vintage video" scheme :P

    • @33blue
      @33blue 4 роки тому +7

      @@PossumMedic The algorithm is getting too darn good. Most of the videos it recommends to me are irresistible to watch

    • @PossumMedic
      @PossumMedic 4 роки тому +2

      @@33blue in the weirdest ways! xD

    • @jungstrauma4
      @jungstrauma4 4 роки тому +3

      same-today! strange!

  • @kale
    @kale 8 років тому +505

    This is pretty insane - mad respects!

    • @___xyz___
      @___xyz___ 7 років тому +2

      Nice seeing you here, Evan.

    • @davidrubio8673
      @davidrubio8673 6 років тому +5

      rip evan

    • @WoolseyCole
      @WoolseyCole 4 роки тому +1

      @@davidrubio8673 rip... yeah sorry to see him go

    • @dirmech
      @dirmech 4 роки тому

      david rubio still rip Evan

    • @raresideb
      @raresideb 4 роки тому

      Agreed!

  • @dafoex
    @dafoex 4 роки тому +561

    Since you're playing Mario at the end, you could build four more, set a one as triangle wave, one as noise, etc. etc. and mimic the five voices of the NES sound chip.

    • @dotChrollo
      @dotChrollo 4 роки тому +17

      Really dig this idea!

    • @Dasky14
      @Dasky14 4 роки тому +50

      Just fill a USB hub with these.

    • @fss1704
      @fss1704 4 роки тому +7

      Just about perfect to connect to a small isolator transformer and drive a mosfet for a singing tesla coil, you can even put more than one primary for each synthesizer and combine the inputs into the output.

    • @Sh-hg8kf
      @Sh-hg8kf 4 роки тому +1

      How would he do dpcm tho?

    • @dekrain
      @dekrain 4 роки тому

      @@Sh-hg8kf the overworld theme doesn't use dpcm, so there's no need for that

  • @zooblestyx
    @zooblestyx 4 роки тому +96

    I imagine a bunch of these going on a USB hub, to form an invigoratingly screechy litte piezo orchestra.

    • @d1rcwill
      @d1rcwill 4 роки тому +4

      PiezOrchestra

    • @zooblestyx
      @zooblestyx 4 роки тому +5

      @@d1rcwill Let's not give Tim ideas. What am I saying? Of course we should give Tim ideas. ^_^

  • @H3wastooshort
    @H3wastooshort 4 роки тому +463

    This may actually have a use for Homeserver stuff as an indicator

    • @peepopalaber
      @peepopalaber 4 роки тому +75

      are you serious? ... you know ... this is a thing ... since ... the first pcs? even modern mainboards have a speaker output (like 2 pins for a buzzer)

    • @DouglasWalrath
      @DouglasWalrath 4 роки тому +27

      if u program it right they do, in the same way that this thing does, u can convert midi into pc speaker beeps

    • @gustavgnoettgen
      @gustavgnoettgen 4 роки тому +7

      A http protocol door bell? Would fit into routers and many repeaters.

    • @moth.monster
      @moth.monster 4 роки тому +1

      @Brady Thomas with a bit of software, yes

    • @awesomefacepalm
      @awesomefacepalm 4 роки тому +1

      @@moth.monster with Linux I think it's just a shell script

  • @bradcharlotte
    @bradcharlotte 8 років тому +182

    You've come up with the audio version of the Blink(1) status light. I'd love to have it different song based upon server events. Running low on disk space? Play a certain song. Someone specific logs in? Play their song. One person's silly is another person's serious :-)

    • @Fighter_Builder
      @Fighter_Builder 6 років тому +8

      I was thinking the same thing. What I'd do with it is have it hooked up to a server, and if someone sends a "notify" command or something along those lines, a light would turn on briefly, and this would play a little notification sound to grab my attention. Basically a Discord ping :P

    • @devicemodder
      @devicemodder 4 роки тому +8

      someone you hate logs in, it's gonna play 1 second long, high pitched tones at random intervals.

    • @hecko-yes
      @hecko-yes 4 роки тому

      late but pc speakers kinda exist and they're even supported by grub and stuff

    • @trffgfyhygvgyg6379
      @trffgfyhygvgyg6379 4 роки тому

      Windows 10 error sound

  • @ramblinevilmushroom
    @ramblinevilmushroom 4 роки тому +56

    I appreciated the use of links awakenings "sword search"

    • @bbbbbbb51
      @bbbbbbb51 4 роки тому

      I was wondering why I liked the track so much. Went back and yeah the TLoZ music theory is strong

    • @thothway
      @thothway 4 роки тому

      Me too, I love that song

  • @nixel1324
    @nixel1324 4 роки тому +191

    3:18 Is that the OG Link's Awakening? Must be why it's suddenly being recommended, with the remake being released and all.

    • @augamemerald6059
      @augamemerald6059 4 роки тому

      Nixel just fill a usb hub with tiny midi synths

    • @fss1704
      @fss1704 4 роки тому

      @@augamemerald6059 video?

    • @mayube9292
      @mayube9292 4 роки тому +8

      For anyone wondering, the melody is a monophonic (ie only 1 note at a time) version of "Sword Search" from the Link's Awakening OST

  • @gustavgnoettgen
    @gustavgnoettgen 4 роки тому +223

    80ies music shop employee: "How big shall your synth be?"
    2019 tinkerer: "No"

    • @ophello
      @ophello 4 роки тому +4

      Gustav Gnöttgen 80s

    • @aiexzs
      @aiexzs 4 роки тому +1

      80s

    • @skimbi
      @skimbi 4 роки тому +1

      80s

    • @gustavgnoettgen
      @gustavgnoettgen 4 роки тому

      @@skimbi 80's

    • @IONLYKNOWMOVESTHATKILLPEOPLE
      @IONLYKNOWMOVESTHATKILLPEOPLE 4 роки тому

      @@gustavgnoettgen You look like an idiot stop while you still can also this isn't from 2019 so your entire comment is trash

  • @hernancoronel
    @hernancoronel 4 роки тому +68

    This is awesome! Please build eight of these and plug them in to an 8 port usb hub and then to another and another... can you get to 64 voices hanging the eight usb hubs from a master usb hub? That would be sooooo sweet! Love your work, thank you for sharing!

    • @stillrabit73
      @stillrabit73 4 роки тому +8

      A cannon of buzzers doing the Skyrim theme

    • @Tonatsi
      @Tonatsi 4 роки тому

      stillrabit73
      “FUS RO DAH”
      You hear this noise, and are immediately propelled away from your computer.

  • @AiOinc1
    @AiOinc1 4 роки тому +12

    I need one. This would be really useful for older Mac's and stuff which have zero MIDI support built in

  • @existential_fred
    @existential_fred 3 роки тому +4

    Brilliant, been missing mad tinkering videos since Evan kale disappeared, this is filling the hole nicely. This and Emily's electric oddities

  • @glennglog22
    @glennglog22 4 роки тому +62

    It sounds like a tiny PC speaker.

    • @TDGalea
      @TDGalea 4 роки тому +13

      That's literally what it is.

  • @snargmuffin2026
    @snargmuffin2026 4 роки тому +118

    I might suggest not using a stereo mic for the voice-overs, or to at least mix it into a single mono channel. It is really distracting (for me at least) when the voice in the video alternates between ears just slightly.

    • @Rohishimoto
      @Rohishimoto 4 роки тому +4

      God this so much I wanna watch this video but the mixing is actually making me shiver for some reason

    • @malkaaz5199
      @malkaaz5199 4 роки тому

      I thought I was going deaf or crazy
      Thanks for pointing that out

    • @Orkey
      @Orkey 4 роки тому

      Yea I thought I was crazy

  • @chagalag
    @chagalag 4 роки тому +17

    THIS IS YOUR PRETEND OFFICIAL NINTENDO CEASE AND DESIST TAKE DOWN ORDER

  • @georgeh5075
    @georgeh5075 6 років тому +4

    Your videos are insanely high quality for your subscriber numbers. I've only seen 2 of your videos so far but I already love your channel.

  • @ipaqmaster
    @ipaqmaster 4 роки тому +3

    Oh my god it's so cute. The siq music you could play if you send each instrument to their own tiny speaker.

  • @rectangleboy
    @rectangleboy 8 років тому +6

    This is actually perfect for a project I'm working on with networked Raspberry Pi's. I may give this a try next weekend.

  • @2.7petabytes
    @2.7petabytes 4 роки тому +3

    I could envision an entire board filled with these cute little things! Oh the craziness that could ensue!

  • @Adam_Lyskawa
    @Adam_Lyskawa 4 роки тому +3

    Wow, external, USB, PC-speaker ;) The technology now has made a full circle ;)

  • @NeZversSounds
    @NeZversSounds 6 років тому +27

    how do you get your experiments look that grate - like manufactured?

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 4 роки тому +6

      Only on the outside, to be fair.

  • @officiallynmotion7100
    @officiallynmotion7100 3 роки тому

    Don't you dare take me back to my childhood.
    I'll never get older. LMFAO. I never stopped smiling once I realized it was the whole thing playing. Classic. Brilliant.

  • @mpmi7588
    @mpmi7588 4 роки тому +25

    I tried to order from this place online and it's practically impossible.

  • @ToniLeys
    @ToniLeys 2 роки тому +1

    You really have a good taste when choosing your showcasing songs

  • @Lolatronn
    @Lolatronn 4 роки тому +4

    4:39 i dont know what i was expecting. I thought it was going to a a proper pcb. But that is better.

  • @Fpvfreaky
    @Fpvfreaky 4 роки тому +3

    Reminds me of them key ring things that used to sound like guns and stuff of the early 90s.

  • @seantheguy1391
    @seantheguy1391 4 роки тому +4

    I like that you chose The Legend of Zelda links awakening theme.

  • @keiyakins
    @keiyakins 3 роки тому

    It's basically a USB PC Speaker. I love it.

  • @OnnieKoski
    @OnnieKoski 4 роки тому

    The path through time and space that the Mario theme traveled to get to my ears just now is mind boggling. Amazing work!

  • @pafnutiytheartist
    @pafnutiytheartist 2 роки тому +1

    Time to do a USB-C one, even smaller, even sillier!

  • @PaunchyPanda
    @PaunchyPanda 4 роки тому +2

    3:18 convinced me this was in my recommendations only because Link's Awakening rereleased

  • @lollandster
    @lollandster 4 роки тому +100

    Have you made the USB-C version yet?

    • @mansonchan6257
      @mansonchan6257 4 роки тому

      i feel like throwing on an adapter will work.

    • @muchozolf
      @muchozolf 4 роки тому +10

      MansonYT it could be even smaller thought

    • @mansonchan6257
      @mansonchan6257 4 роки тому

      @@muchozolf fair point

    • @fss1704
      @fss1704 4 роки тому

      Take an otg cable and solder the leads directly into the plastic then make the stuff stronger by applying epoxy.

    • @fss1704
      @fss1704 4 роки тому

      I really don't like to put stuff on my tiny usb connector, that's dumb, the connector should only be used with a pc not to plug stick'y stuff like a lever.

  • @s_grib
    @s_grib 4 роки тому +9

    You could defos use this in a raspberry pi

  • @JustEnoughKeys
    @JustEnoughKeys 4 роки тому +2

    Can you imagine powering on your PC only to hear the POST code do this? 3:18

  • @golatificon
    @golatificon 8 років тому +1

    your channel should be named somthing like SmallSmaller where we, viewers put our suggestions in comments about what devices u should make smaller, and u choose the one with most likes or the one u can actually resize. THUMBS UP IF U AGREE!

  • @Martronic
    @Martronic 4 роки тому +1

    Lol I heard his laptop fan spin up... Awesome little device for playing with

  • @imark7777777
    @imark7777777 Рік тому

    Considering computers don't have PC speakers anymore this actually would be useful.

  • @chrisakaschulbus4903
    @chrisakaschulbus4903 4 роки тому +4

    i was thinking you made a little usb plug potentiometer... because you were showing that other circuit at the beginning ^^

  • @bland9876
    @bland9876 4 роки тому +16

    So this is basically just a really really really small USB speaker?

    • @diamondjplayer5599
      @diamondjplayer5599 4 роки тому +2

      Not really, you can only send midi data to it which is different for say a mp3

  • @digitalmind95
    @digitalmind95 4 роки тому

    excellent song choice to test!

  • @nottelling6598
    @nottelling6598 4 роки тому +1

    It could be useful for a desktop pc used for retro-gaming. There aren't many in-built computer speakers anymore.

  • @setphaser
    @setphaser 5 років тому +1

    make that midi dongle a latency free blue tooth midi audio and power dongle and you’re set for life

  • @Kramlets
    @Kramlets 4 роки тому

    Attach some storage to hold the MIDI data, a battery, and a single button to act as play & stop, and it could be a fun little novelty gift

  • @edgeeffect
    @edgeeffect 5 років тому +1

    Very handy.... I'm trying to work out how to "debounce" pots right now, so this could help a lot. :)

  • @XiaZ
    @XiaZ 2 роки тому

    Now, make it a USB host that accepts MIDI keyboard.
    Then put it all in a Micro-USB plug, or even a type-c plug if you can find a MIDI keyboard that supports it.

  • @Graytail
    @Graytail 3 роки тому

    Seeing this makes me wonder how small you could make a theramin

  • @mistalod
    @mistalod 4 роки тому

    finally! my dreams of playing a usb port have come true!

  • @secondsettweezer9884
    @secondsettweezer9884 4 роки тому

    adorable and beautifully done

  • @oxymoron296
    @oxymoron296 4 роки тому

    That R2-D2 always getting himself in all kinds of wacky adventures.

  • @dunkdon158
    @dunkdon158 4 роки тому

    Still sounds better than a gameboy

  • @pqrstzxerty1296
    @pqrstzxerty1296 4 роки тому +9

    The usb version to be honest I would call a soundcard as there is no human interaction to be a musical instrument - a synth. Its just the same as a musical birthday card.

    • @ft-rj
      @ft-rj 4 роки тому +4

      Sending midi info over a DAW is how, midi in can be played live

    • @pqrstzxerty1296
      @pqrstzxerty1296 4 роки тому +1

      @@ft-rj agree then if it had an midi input or any hid input, but it has not as the video stands.

    • @ft-rj
      @ft-rj 4 роки тому +2

      @@pqrstzxerty1296 midi input can be done over usb :v

    • @TheRealD4
      @TheRealD4 4 роки тому

      Your discussion is quite amusing tbh! I tend to agree with sylvain tho as Zxerty is contradicting his point. By his definition of an instrument Zxerty should actually argue that neither device is a musical instrument because whether it has a USB or MIDI connector, it still requires a separate HID connected for control because it doesn't have any knobs, buttons, keys etc built into the tiny device itself! Lol exhale.

    • @pqrstzxerty1296
      @pqrstzxerty1296 4 роки тому

      @@TheRealD4 Excatly, I did say hid is needed (midi or usb could be classed as a AI hid), else it be a programmed up instrument ie a soundcard.

  • @Trockenshampooleopard
    @Trockenshampooleopard 6 років тому +12

    This is indeed completely pointless. Which is, of course, why it's so amazing.

  • @TheUnnamed
    @TheUnnamed 4 роки тому

    dude this is really freakin cool

  • @oscargoldman85
    @oscargoldman85 3 роки тому

    You are nuts.
    I Love it.

  • @moritzpiehler
    @moritzpiehler 6 років тому

    I love your work. Its amazing!

  • @shurikenkat
    @shurikenkat 4 роки тому

    Link’s Awakening. Nice.

  • @KiR_3d
    @KiR_3d 6 років тому +1

    5:30 - ahahaha )) that's cute :)) a good solution will be a paper glass or a plastic glass if you don't have 1st. It can amplify the sound and add more mid. frequencies.

  • @scatological2538
    @scatological2538 4 роки тому

    disappoined that i clicked and it wasnt a very small Nick Valentine, however i like what i got

  • @midicleric.derekcrockett
    @midicleric.derekcrockett 3 роки тому

    ...but it's hardware, soooooooo we love it.

  • @THE_ONLY_GOD
    @THE_ONLY_GOD 2 роки тому

    Nicely done!

  • @paulunga
    @paulunga 4 роки тому +1

    Why is UA-cam recommending me this now? I mean, the Link's Awakening remake's been out for a while now.

  • @sandersonstunes
    @sandersonstunes 4 роки тому +1

    I would like to see this used like a talk box where instead of a tube in your mouth the speaker it's self is in your mouth.

  • @sir.spliffalot_mobile4968
    @sir.spliffalot_mobile4968 4 роки тому +2

    I love how much pain it's sound induces

  • @vgamejosh8
    @vgamejosh8 4 роки тому +1

    I love Links Awakening!

  • @Arsonist42
    @Arsonist42 4 роки тому

    beautiful, recognized the links awakening tune right away. I need one.

  • @snowiscold2002
    @snowiscold2002 3 роки тому

    Imagine hiding one of these in a datacenter somewhere 🤣

  • @rparker069
    @rparker069 4 роки тому +1

    mario theme? *nintendo hovers ominously in the background*

  • @AlexParr
    @AlexParr 4 роки тому

    Nice, you made a USB PC Buzzer

  • @screaminlordbyron7767
    @screaminlordbyron7767 4 роки тому

    Good plug in for the credit card keyboard!

  • @AiOinc1
    @AiOinc1 3 роки тому

    This setup would be great for, say, a vintage laptop which has no internal sound but has PCMCIA support and as such can drive a USB device. Or, more modern palmtop computers like the OQO model 01 and 01+ which have USB 1.1 but no onboard sound.

  • @ChrisLeeW00
    @ChrisLeeW00 6 років тому +1

    OMG the example song! Also, great work!

    • @vv9648
      @vv9648 6 років тому +2

      The legend of Zelda - Links awakening - Sword search

  • @NicksStuff
    @NicksStuff 4 роки тому

    I hope to see a smaller USB-C version, now =)

  • @Orkey
    @Orkey 4 роки тому

    This is so friggin cute

  • @mintk2598
    @mintk2598 4 роки тому

    i need one of these with a motion tracker. That way it plays until someone moves in front of it the device turns off.... leaving them confused at where it is coming from.

  • @syedmusahaider3280
    @syedmusahaider3280 4 роки тому

    this is actually cool and amazing :D

  • @theoneforce5885
    @theoneforce5885 4 роки тому

    Second wave of getting it in your recommendations by UA-cam algorithms

  • @MaxMineur
    @MaxMineur 4 роки тому +11

    You should let it warm up a bit first next time. You'll get much warmer and fuller tones out of it.

    • @user-uf4lf2bp8t
      @user-uf4lf2bp8t 4 роки тому +1

      Warmer=/=better

    • @JR-White
      @JR-White 4 роки тому +1

      But fuller=sexier (is this an algorithms joke? You decide)

  • @raresideb
    @raresideb 4 роки тому

    That's adorable-

  • @McOuroborosBurger
    @McOuroborosBurger 4 роки тому +6

    Build more and achieve USB hub polyphony.

  • @kruemmelbande5078
    @kruemmelbande5078 4 роки тому

    Finally. A small nice speaker for my pc.

  • @CristiNeagu
    @CristiNeagu 4 роки тому

    You _ground_ Zener diodes in half...? That's crazy.

  • @holocaustxlx2819
    @holocaustxlx2819 3 роки тому

    Fucken crazy!technology is awesome.respect brother thanks for sharing this. 🤘

  • @MrPink-xv5el
    @MrPink-xv5el 4 роки тому +1

    is that
    *a buzzer stuck on an usb?*

  • @notalostnumber8660
    @notalostnumber8660 2 роки тому

    So you can have a piezo speaker in usb which with a driver (or whatever) you can redirect motherboard speaker to midi data to this...
    I really want this

  • @TheBypasser
    @TheBypasser 4 роки тому

    Outstanding! Also cheers from a fellow AVRASMer, glad people still use the Only True Language, not that Arduino shit! By the way you can trim the size even more. First of all, there is a SOT-23-6 variant of the atTiny, which is... really tiny :) Also (unless it kills the signal) you can try getting rid of the Zeners for the resistive dividers. You seem to have a proper aim with the iron, so I'd recommend moving from 0805 to 0603 because... Well, because 0402 are pain in the rear and always tend to escape, yet 0603 are pretty neat.

  • @creepkilla007
    @creepkilla007 4 роки тому +2

    This synth is so silly SillyChamp

    • @user-uf4lf2bp8t
      @user-uf4lf2bp8t 4 роки тому +1

      Stop trying to be cool by using twitch stuff on YT

    • @creepkilla007
      @creepkilla007 4 роки тому +1

      @@user-uf4lf2bp8t when did we put up borders between websites? And using twitch emotes is the exact opposite of trying to be cool. Judging by your skewed perception of what trying to be "cool" is, I'd say you must be a complete fucking loser lmao.

    • @incog.nyto.
      @incog.nyto. 4 роки тому

      @@creepkilla007 We put borders when the actual fucking website can't output emotes related to the text you're typing. What even is the point of saying: "SillyChamp" on youtube. I don't even know what emotion that's supposed to convey. Like Wtf

  • @nobuyukinyuu
    @nobuyukinyuu 4 роки тому +1

    I'd love to hear one of these things play Chronos by Tim follin.

  • @chefjoesplaylists2565
    @chefjoesplaylists2565 2 роки тому

    The technique is called dithering.

  • @Tridd666
    @Tridd666 4 роки тому

    Oh so that's why this video was linked from the Scott Falco DX video

  • @LelandHasGames
    @LelandHasGames 4 роки тому

    Lol. It’s so cute! I want one!

  • @EvanPurkhiser
    @EvanPurkhiser 4 роки тому

    Your voice reminds me a lot of the Vimcast guy! good stuff!

  • @BottomOfTheDumpsterFire
    @BottomOfTheDumpsterFire 4 роки тому

    Since it's just a beeper, why not play some ZX Spectrum classics like Chronos? You could get a lot of mileage out of a 1-bit sound chip.

  • @DavidShepheard
    @DavidShepheard 4 роки тому

    Wait! What happens if you plug this into your Stylophone business card?

  • @trenchdigger3609
    @trenchdigger3609 4 роки тому

    basically a portable pc tower speaker

  • @vrcocoa
    @vrcocoa 4 роки тому

    My left ear loves your commentary

  • @xCoffeeNWeedx
    @xCoffeeNWeedx 4 роки тому

    You seem very knowledgeable about USB. I knocked over my laptop, and now I get a message that says 'power surge on the USB port' the USB works on the other side. Any tips??

  • @mackenzierynebagtong8549
    @mackenzierynebagtong8549 4 роки тому

    That's so small! That can be used for testing USB connectivity.

  • @fornkly
    @fornkly 4 роки тому

    Oooh Link's Awakening!

  • @LukeHasAVlog
    @LukeHasAVlog 4 роки тому +2

    I have no idea what’s going on