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Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter

821 pointsby random_moonwalklast Wednesday at 2:12 PM159 commentsview on HN

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nimrodytoday at 1:51 PM

It's beautiful and the demo video shows how someone with music background can make even such a limited tool sound so amazing.

fnytoday at 2:19 PM

Great work! This brings back memories of futzing with knobs on a boombox as a kid.

For your sake, I hope you built a heaphone jack.

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mttchtoday at 4:18 PM

This is great, i’d kickstart it, my 5 year old would love it.

phplovesongtoday at 2:31 PM

As a father to a daughter this warms my heart. Well done daddy! Points to you!

dep_btoday at 5:21 PM

The korg monotribe is magic for kids

broasttoday at 3:41 PM

So cool, I think all kids would love this

warrenmillertoday at 3:35 PM

is it feasible to built one with a PCB? just straight to the UNO like your initial prototype - did that work ok?

oldestofsportstoday at 3:18 PM

This is very impressive, it looks great!

yigaliranitoday at 6:31 PM

build it at scale and make a fortune

Krissotoday at 4:35 PM

Dad of the year <3

RobertWesnertoday at 4:12 PM

I can't put into words how awesome this is. Perfect demo.

lovegrenobletoday at 1:42 PM

Absolutely, Kickstarter is a good idea

sgallanttoday at 3:57 PM

My kids would love this.

TurkishPoptarttoday at 6:22 PM

Good lord, you must have an amazing wife/support system to give you some peace while you designed this amazing toy.

ronbentontoday at 2:24 PM

Wow looks professional

bitwizetoday at 3:09 PM

The other day I came across a post on Facebook that was just some guy grousing that the new Teenage Engineering gadget looked like "a baby's activity center". And now we've come full circle: a baby's activity center that's actually not far off from Teenage Engineering kit.

skrebbeltoday at 1:38 PM

wow

dude250711today at 1:54 PM

Another good option for a child: https://www.eltamusic.com/solar-42

On a serious note: https://www.ericasynths.lv/shop/standalone-instruments-1/bul...

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