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chaosprinttoday at 4:49 PM0 repliesview on HN

Great finish. I was busy designing and soldering the prototype synthesizer during the summer, but I had to put it on hold because my baby was born in September.

I had the same problem back then: injection molding is quite expensive to start. But you could consider a more creative approach: using a PCB directly as the panel, such as a TE's Pocket Operator. Korg also has this solution for some educational products. Alternatively, you could use 3D printing; there are many inexpensive services in China. CNC doesn't have the mold-making issue, but it's more expensive and doesn't seem suitable for children.

Another interesting point: after my child was born, I didn't have much time for my sound work. But recently, I was surprised to find that I spend most of my time playing white noise on Glicol (http://glicol.org/) and it works great for my kid.

``` o: noise 42 >> lpf ~mod 1 >> mul ~mod3

~mod: sin ~mod2 >> mul 200 >> add 1000

~mod2: sin 0.1 >> mul 0.04 >> add 0.1

~mod3: sin 0.04 >> mul 0.3 >> add 0.8 ```

Good luck with kickstarter!