SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T13:32:43-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsByron J. on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitByron J.urn:uuid:81cb6748-1703-cee0-a471-89582092283c2014-09-26T12:56:59-06:00<p>If you want the simplest connection:<ul>
<li>Tie the grounds on both boards together.</li>
<li>Remove the speaker from the Gram Piano.</li>
<li>Run a wire from the GP's speaker '+' terminal to the 'IN' terminal on the SP.</li>
</ul><p>If you turn off all the waveform selector switches, you 'll get the Gram Piano output, as filtered by the SparkPunk filter. If you turn on the waveforms, you get the GP mixed in with the SparkPunk.</p><p>If you're a little more adventurous, you could put a potentiometer in between, configured as a <a href="https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/voltage-dividers" rel="nofollow">voltage divider</a>, to give you an input volume control.</p></p>
Customer #495246 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitCustomer #495246urn:uuid:b171b3c3-72c4-e5a6-5c9e-8fd1142a129b2014-09-26T12:45:37-06:00<p>Planning on wiring the Gram Piano into this thing, any tips or anything I should watch out for?</p>
Byron J. on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitByron J.urn:uuid:f6a83e34-e5a9-027b-358f-14f6c0b10d802014-09-04T17:44:57-06:00<p>I'm glad to hear you enjoyed making your SparkPunk!<p>If you're concerned that it might not be working correctly, try the following:</p><p>Turn on P1, and turn off the other switches, and press the button. The Pitch1 knob should change the pitch, and you shouldn't be able to hear any response to turning Pitch2.</p><p>Then reverse that - turn off P1, and turn on P2. Now Pitch2 should change the pitch, and Pitch1 won't have any influence.</p><p>Then, turn off all four switches and press the button. You shouldn't hear much of anything - maybe some quiet background hiss.</p><p>If you can try that and report back, I can confirm whether it's working, or help you sort out what is going on. You may have inadvertently found your way into circuit-bending territory!</p></p>
Rhett C on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitRhett Curn:uuid:ddc62fb2-9c5e-b798-c969-9005264f23282014-09-02T17:14:38-06:00<p>I really enjoyed making this kit. This was my first time soldering IC's, and after this kit I feel much more confident in my soldering skills overall! The way the pitch changes regardless of the position of the switches makes me wonder if I didn't hook it up correctly even though I can definitely tell a difference in the knobs' behavior when P1 or P2 is on. Overall, I'm very satisfied with this purchase, especially for it being a fun kit that left me feeling more skilled after I was done!</p>
Customer #514055 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitCustomer #514055urn:uuid:2b9c07c1-e952-0f59-70f3-d7d1dfe894492014-08-25T19:01:42-06:00<p>Here's my write-up on this kit. Lots of fun. <a href="http://www.shivasongster.com/2014/08/sparkpunk-project/" rel="nofollow">SparkPunk</a></p>
Madbodger on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitMadbodgerurn:uuid:43f038f0-e9f7-ec55-9898-82c6ac8714612014-08-22T11:10:19-06:00<p>I actually built a similar sort of sequencer back in the 70s with a 555, counter, 1-of-16 decoder, 16 trimpots, and another 555 as the audio oscillator. It sort-of worked, but the pots interacted some, the TTL decoder didn't really pull things down to ground very well, and it wasn't nearly as configurable as yours. Ah, memories.</p>
kirby g on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound Kitkirby gurn:uuid:14a25c88-a9b8-2fcc-ec70-277d8cc0efe42014-08-10T11:49:16-06:00<p>While putting mine together yesterday I found out that the box it comes in is magical. I put some standoffs on it and mounted the board to the box and it magically assembled itself. Should really have that in the description, would save people a lot of time putting it together.<p><a href="http://youtu.be/0qIaUPwvTAQ" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/0qIaUPwvTAQ</a></p></p>
brennen on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound Kitbrennenurn:uuid:c31ae777-ac73-be4a-98ea-e243fcec0ccc2014-06-26T14:23:11-06:00<p>"the new Daft Punk record" functions, semantically, as a wildcard.</p>
Customer #495246 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitCustomer #495246urn:uuid:8e65351c-9d04-a2ac-e860-0ddb98eebb692014-06-26T12:29:02-06:00<p>Haha more like most of every Daft Punk record.</p>
Customer #480172 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitCustomer #480172urn:uuid:0b121575-539f-66ae-bf85-335a6ecd6e472014-06-22T06:48:07-06:00<p>Yah, if you could just, make a video that shows the difference between this and a regular APC, that'd be great.<p>Clearly it's not just "Here's the APC, now with 10% more squealing!" - your modifications, presumably, have added some sort of tangible change to the sound of the device, right? How about a video where you explain, with audio demonstration, what that difference is? Maybe use an oscilloscope to show how the second tone source affects the interplay of the oscillators? How deep do the sub-octaves get? Can this generate serious bass?</p><p>Your little tune is cool, but not particularly useful.</p></p>
Byron J. on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitByron J.urn:uuid:2280e4b8-f281-2c7f-3e26-ee8dccffae5f2014-06-17T15:56:03-06:00<p>Gettin' my Mims' on:<p></p><div class="center-block text-center"> <a href="https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/learn_tutorials/2/2/6/mixer.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://cdn.sparkfun.com/r/600-600/assets/learn_tutorials/2/2/6/mixer.jpg" alt="Mixer Schem"></a> </div><p>Click it for larger version.</p></p>
Microman on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitMicromanurn:uuid:6313e01e-7060-19ab-10a4-c794a3e60fbc2014-06-16T16:40:05-06:00<p>I really do want to see some schematics on that 4-channel DIY mixer.</p>
Byron J. on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitByron J.urn:uuid:b754c154-0b50-d320-be93-07488159c17c2014-06-16T11:41:37-06:00<p>It's that robot-voice thingy. Used on tunes such as:<ul>
<li>Lipps Inc's <em>Funkytown</em></li>
<li>Kraftwerk's <em>Autobahn</em></li>
<li>Most of the new Daft Punk record</li>
</ul></p>
ArduinoPerson1243 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitArduinoPerson1243urn:uuid:bbf4165b-e832-6d9a-529b-2f954c981bd22014-06-13T17:50:36-06:00<p>Ahhh... I get it now.</p>
ArduinoPerson1243 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitArduinoPerson1243urn:uuid:49917531-161c-c88e-3c75-6e24d79b5f502014-06-13T17:49:17-06:00<p>What is a Vocoder?</p>
ArduinoPerson1243 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitArduinoPerson1243urn:uuid:ab1ea660-8cf3-7a98-d4b1-9b40f7b98d2e2014-06-13T16:14:25-06:00<p>Just ordered it(SparkPunk)!!! [EEKS!!!] [JUMP WITH JOY!!!]</p>
Byron J. on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitByron J.urn:uuid:784e94b8-47c6-c158-d1ae-56a10214e87c2014-06-13T15:19:30-06:00<p>The original dual-555 circuit was designed by Forrest M. Mims. It's in several of his old books, usually called something stoic like "tone generator."<p>Some lo-fi/noise musicians started building the Mims' circuit, and the name "Atari Punk" was applied, probably because it sounds like the primitive pulse-train sounds that a 2600 made. Games like Combat and Night Driver.</p><p>It has nothing to do with Atari Co or their products, and isn't a game in itself.</p><p>The SparkPunk is pretty different from the Mims' APC design. The biggest similarity is that it's something small that takes a 9V battery and makes electronic sounds.</p></p>
M-Short on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitM-Shorturn:uuid:169f976f-1614-49f1-4931-909f788c26b22014-06-13T15:13:25-06:00<p>No, its been around for a while and it sounded like an Atari (thus the name). Its a noise maker (check out Rob's link below)</p>
Brian Peisley on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitBrian Peisleyurn:uuid:9c2065b4-850d-2cf2-27ac-9c39d486f4032014-06-13T15:13:24-06:00<p>Are you guys putting together a mixer kit too, or just the console?</p>
ArduinoPerson1243 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitArduinoPerson1243urn:uuid:027a6ed5-183b-44c8-3565-874f618f7bc22014-06-13T15:03:36-06:00<p>How did Sparkfun get inspiration on this kit?</p>
ArduinoPerson1243 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitArduinoPerson1243urn:uuid:1e2d4be5-4512-f456-fdee-a8473ace231c2014-06-13T15:02:06-06:00<p>Sooo... Atari came up with it and it is a game console package?</p>
ArduinoPerson1243 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitArduinoPerson1243urn:uuid:20082466-b5bf-5554-854b-acb7a406b2912014-06-13T15:00:50-06:00<p>Sooo... Atari came up with it? And is it like a game console? Still a bit confusing.</p>
Customer #220272 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitCustomer #220272urn:uuid:1f110b83-b527-e68b-15fc-59b3bb2a01cd2014-06-13T13:28:55-06:00<p>Now it just needs a Vocoder.</p>
RobertC. on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitRobertC.urn:uuid:5e79bd1c-a5e0-9fe6-9fb3-058e733eb59e2014-06-13T09:54:37-06:00<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Punk_Console" rel="nofollow">check it</a></p>
ArduinoPerson1243 on KIT-11177 - SparkFun SparkPunk Sound KitArduinoPerson1243urn:uuid:de28de31-61f4-659d-208d-bca4e9dccedd2014-06-13T09:14:01-06:00<p>An Atari what Console? I have never heard about that...</p>