The Tiny-TS an Open-Sourced DIY Touch Synthesizer
A project in Fagersta, Sweden by Jan Ostman000days
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Do you like synthesizers?\nDo you like small?\nDo you like DIY and Open-Source?\n\nThen this is for you!
Backers: 149
Average Pledge Per Backer: kr388 SEK
Funded: kr57,845 SEK of kr20,000 SEK
Dates: Dec 8th -> Jan 7th (30 days)
Project By: Jan Ostman
Backers: 149
Average Pledge Per Backer: kr388 SEK
Funded: kr57,845 SEK of kr20,000 SEK
Dates: Dec 8th -> Jan 7th (30 days)
Project By: Jan Ostman
kr57,845 SEK
current pledge level
Last Updated: January 7 @ 18:30 -0500 GMT
289%
of goal
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Latest News
Have doubts? 
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Smaller than a Volca and a Monotron but better keys and sound. Need a stick as the Stylophone? This one is capacitive like your iPad and works with your fingers only. But a capacitive stylus works. Analog? Sorry no, but being DSP-based it still has... (Read More)
Preprogrammed ATmega328
January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The ATmega delivered in all the pledges is of coarse preprogrammed and works straight away in the Tiny-TS. No need to program it. (Read More)
Campaign coming to an end
January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
When this campaign comes to an end, in 3 days, there will only be the PCB option available for purchase on the market. The rest will be DIY including programming the chip yourself. Why? Because this has been a DIY project from the beginning. All the... (Read More)
STL-files available at Thingiverse
January 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The files for printing the casing are now available at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2012211 (Read More)
The new "Monotron"?
January 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The Tiny-TS may be smaller than the Korg sibling but, have a larger, more playable keyboard, have more adjustable synth parameters, has CV/Gate inputs and outputs, and open-source hardware/software. So you decide which is the most fun? (Read More)
Tiny-TS firmware update handles CV inputs
December 26th - via: kickstarter.com
The Tiny-TS is only monophonic and doesn’t have an arpeggiator. But with the v1.1 firmware it now also handles CV and Gate input from a sequencer to make it play arpeggios. On startup it checks if the Gate output is grounded. If it is it reverses... (Read More)
Atmel saw it and liked it!
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
And I know why. Extremely simple yet professional. Having a capacitve keyboard and a great sound it is very professional compared to other noise makers built on the AVR MCU. The keyboard is very playable with your finger alone compared to Stylophones... (Read More)
Thanks for all your support
December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
People dont ordinary think that something that small would be any kind of proffessional sound. But it is. Only the keyboard is small. The sound is huge. (Read More)
The Tiny-TS is funded!
December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The Tiny-TS is funded with 22 days to go.Thanks to all of you that already helped funding the project. You can still pledge for the synth. As I promised when if the goal was met there is now alternate firmware for the synth engine. A 2-operator FM... (Read More)
3D-printed case will be included with the prebuilt Tiny-TS
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The prebuilt Tiny-TS will be delivered with a 3D-printed case. If you pledged for any of the DIY versions the STL-file will be available on the project site for download and printing yourself. (Read More)
Alternate firmware
December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
If the Tiny-TS gets funded I will offer alternate firmwares that gives MIDI output instead of the Gate and an additional sound engine with 2 operator FM sound. So if you have not already pledged, please do so. (Read More)
A truly remarkable piece of gear
December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
You can have a real synthesizer in your pocket and sculpt great sounds on the bus or train with just a set of headphones using real hardware knobs. Or jam away live with a battery powered amplifier. The keys are more responsive than you would... (Read More)
A wolf in sheep clothes?
December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Don't let the size fool you. This is not your ordinary Arduino Graintable synth. This one is related to much bigger siblings only differing in the size of the keyboard, not synthesis sound. It may be small but has a huge sound. (Read More)
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