The Synthesizer Objects

[Mako321]

I want to build one. My friends and I are trying to make music and such and I want to learn to build/use a synthesizer to make their crappy quality audio sound nicer and cool like. I have no idea where to start, so far I've been googling and trying to learn how this stuff works, but it would be awesome if you guys could get me started. Amper is making one too now. Huzzah!

 

[Ampersand]

555 timer oscillator + conveniently placed resistors and pots = audio frequency.

 

[Mako321]

Sounds awesome, now to get a few million of these. Or diodes and one 555 timer if that will somehow work. What about messing with audio from an analog input?

 

[Ampersand]

I'm not sure about playing with sound signals. I only know so far how to create one and modulate it.