syn¶

syn is a hardware synthesizer we are building with dok. I wrote the initial code as a linux/jack program in C with the hope that someday this code would run on real hardware. This dream is now a reality.

control panel (early prototype)¶

Mar 12, 2025

@dok finished routing all tracks in kicad for control panel + silkscreen with pretty labels using KiBuzzard

Mar 28, 2025

we received 5x pcbs

Mar 31, 2025

we soldered two units, flashed a usb firmware and had successful bring-up.

Apr 2, 2025

I wrote a usb-midi firmware and received first control changes

April , 2025

The month was spend furiously writing usb firmware code to make the synth functional for revision25.

April 20, 2025

We released Summoning our 32Kb linux intro @revision25 made with our tools and syn rewrite and our fresh control panel. Quite an experience watching it live from the big hall

stm32¶

Jan 29, 2025

@dok did a fixed point rewrite of syn and we ported it to stm32f411.

This was the very first notes and control changes sent via uart. Nordrack2x only used as a midi controller, audio from the evaluation board using a stm32f411 firmware I wrote (no hal).