Collin's Lab: Atari Punk Console
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- A true classic for DIY synth makers & circuit benders, the Atari Punk Console can kick out some ear-catching square waves. It's easy to build and a lot of fun to play around with. It may be challenging to make traditional music with an APC, but hey - there's enough of that around already, right?
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wow, this is so retro, we used to make these boxes in the 80s, when i was about 10 years old, same chips, 555, 4000 series, 7400 series.. a bit more complex than just the 556 circuit though - more like your first box. We didn't really know what we were doing, just hacking together logic, multiplexers, shift registers, binary counters. We used to drive the neighbourhood nuts with battery operated ones, stuck to our bikes, roaming the streets, making crazy random "computer" noises..
Sounds like a fun childhood. Im jealous
such expressive facial expressions
Such facially expressive faces
I was expressed.
mekon92 YES! Yes!
Those books by Forrest are by far some of the best material I've come across especially when I started learning and even now! Super awesome to see them on this channel!!!
I built one, with a 8 ohm speaker. Then, connected in parallel to my 70W amplifier. THEN, I discovered the 8 ohm speaker could work as a microphone. My underwear became wet.
Generates some harsh square waves, so we'll use a round PCB...
Lmao
I loved watching these videos when they came out when I was in college. And I really think they had a part in keeping me interested in electrical engineering. Now I've been working in the aerospace industry designing controllers! Thanks!
How’s aerospace
Awesome video, the facial expressions with the Punk going ... Classic. That's what a Terminator would look like if they could take a crap, and what it would probably sound like.
Thanks for the videos! Your enthusiasm is great, your are easy to understand, and the projects are interesting. I'm not electronics guy, but I get a lot out of these videos.
The circular board is a really nice touch. That’s a pretty build.
The circular PCB is amazing, Great project!
Man...now that's the best trip I've seen in years. Jimi Hendrix and Woodstock...yeah. Go Collin.
This is my favourite video series on youtube. Even better than epic meal time.
Thank you Colin, you made me smile, and wish to again do battle with electronics.
I love your presentation style, it's really cool!
this a great build!!! thanks for making Collin !
Awesome! I am going to have to build one of these! Thanks, Colin!
the Alton Brown of the electronics world, great videos
I don't understand, but I love watching Collin's videos. Very interesting.
Collin: I only watch this channel for your stuff. More, please!
I dont understand about half of what Collin is talking about, but he's still enjoyable to watch.
i would love this man to teach me electronics at school
This was awesome. Just love the reaction after the first sound, laughing out loud.
Collin's Lab; the only reason to subscribe to makemagazine...
i really like your style btw! very clear and instructive video, without much of bs other reviewer add!
"The APC can generate some pretty intense square waves.... so how about a round PCB for geometric variety"
Haha love it
The “android breaking wind” sounded like the “woodpecker”. That was the over-the-horizon radar the soviets would use and it obliterated the amateur radio shortwave frequencies for minutes at a time. I remember hearing it when I was a kid first getting into radio and electronics back in the 70’s and 80’s.
My favorite project is from 3 chips- The Coron DS7 . It's an easy build and a neat thing you can do is run the wires intended for the pots to a breadboard instead and then you can go from there to the pots. This way you have the stock build that works, but now you have a breadboard to create any mod you want. Quickly you will discover that you can make it a two oscillator synth without having to add any active components. I used the earphone jack on an AM radio to act as a modulated input:-)
Awesome! I love your series:) Question, can you install a CV input to trigger it with an analog sequencer?
collin's videos are the best!
I wish my projects were so neatly set out and soldered!
Collin's videos are why I stay subbed :-)
This video is better than a lot of TV shows!
This is what makezine was about. Making stuff. And learning. The rest of stuff on make, well...
This guy deserves his own channel
What happened to this guy? He’s the best thing that ever happened to this channel.
I made this circuit, it's awesome!
That sounds soooo good!
I love Collin!!!!!!! He makes it so interesting with his quirks! Haa..... Love the music Collin. Please don't change it.
Another great video. I really enjoy the earlier videos. The somewhat newer, more polished videos I like too but the older stuff is the sht.
This is a proper make! I like it.
YEAHH!! More Collin please!!
I made one in breadboard but with two 555 timer ic. Really good for driving parents and siblings mad especially when they are watching tv! Now I plan to transfer into pcb.
Do you remember the guy from the video shop in Men in black ?!? Now he´s building genius circuits !! :)
Dude! You were great as the Red Skull in the new Captain America movie!
I just have to say: thanks for the video! and i really mean it!
I've never much liked using potentiometers to control pitch. Since they're only capable of smooth transitions from one pitch to another, it's hard to make sounds with a complicated structure. This thing seems to do a pretty nice job of getting around that, though, so thumbs up to Collin! And the designers.
Leonard Hofstadter + Matrix Agent = this genius!
This guy is the epitome of nerdiness. He is a true nerd. Also he looks like the video rental guy from Men in Black 2.
Sweet vid. I'll be doing electronics next year at high school so I'll get into stuff like this. =D
Love this collin!
This guy is absolutely great! :D
This dude need to upload videos daily, with electronics tutorials for begginers would be helpful.
I made one in an Altoids tin using two photoresistors. Definitely a fun project.
nice video and very informative. Respect
Collin, You're absolutely fantastic. I'm delighted you exist, if ever we should meet I'm buying you a pint.
nice as always
I built and sold approximately fifty of these in 2003-2004, including one to Kaustic Machines. I believe I still have the shipping confirmation, in fact (they went to some interesting places all over the world and to some interesting people). I didn't call them "Atari Punk Synths", though. I've always found that moniker irritating, because these have not the slightest relationship with Atari hardware. I called them, "Ghetto Synths" and also "Sputnik One". To be real honest, to me, they sound pretty obnoxious compared to Atari's outstanding line of vintage audio ICs. This is strictly a starter project. You will hurt your ears and the ears of others. :D I'm sorry for all the pain I've brought others by having built these. haha The circuit, which I modified to be even more obnoxious, originally came from "Oscillators Simplified with 61 Projects", written in 1987 by Delton T. Horn. I still have that book!
Actually, this circuit originally came from "Engineer's Notebook: Integrated Circuit Applications" by Forrest Mims III, published in 1980. And I still have that book.
I feel the same way about how it has nothing to do with punk
Finally, something I can build!
Hey Collin, where do you get your background music? I absolutely love it and would like to get the tracks. Thanks!
mounted today, it works!
love all dat pure sounds
How about a diy synth variable doorbell
resistors on each bell button and one main siginal sync for whole house doorbell.
Love the schematics on squared paper - So old school ;)
Just found me a new gadget to annoy the crap out of the family. Thanks!
He looks like he is in heaven when he tries his creation! :)
yes! more Collin!
"See all that stuff in there, Homer? That's why your robot never worked."
Marge Simpson
you're the coolest geek on youtube.
That thing sounds like my alarm clock when it tries to wake me up in the morning.
Brings back, well almost, memories of Playing Yar's Revenge on me 2600 years ago.
Hey guys, I'm just starting out and am curious what components were used as the power plug on and to the PBC? (The little black 'box' with the positive red dot and the pins that were at the end of the 9V plug cable) I'd really like to replicate that, so any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
You need a round PCB to keep the electrons inside with such a harsh waveform! You don't want them to go flying all over your shop.
great job
Still wish there was a parts list and maybe a better schematic, though I know I could probably find it online.
the only reason why im still on makemagazine...
I am subscribed to make: only because I want to see collin's videos
I have probably built 15 of these, but gotten 5 to work properly. Not too sure what is wrong, but suspect it might be the size of caps or pots
I love the old Collin's lab theme song.
yeah man. With regards to number 1 comment. you have the right voice for voice over, edits are good info is great. you should expand to all kinds of video's dude. Just go hard dude, GO HARD!!!!
yes collin! make more videos bro!!!!!!!!
What should I do if I want to add more pots/switches to have more sounds?
good for acid music !! ;)
freakin cool have to say. im loving dyi electronics even more ever video i watch :D
is there any website where i can learn basic electronic? because im really interested in it
Terrific keep it up.
GREAT Video :)
COLLIN! PLEASE make a video showing the making of the 'soundlab'
Thanks for posting! For the life of me, I don't understand why people vote down helpful tutorial videos.
Is it because of the full frontal nerdity? Maybe a warning label should be applied.
this is amazing :)
would it sound more pleasing if you filtered out square wave to be little more sine-like?
yay this is seriously geeky stuff!
Can you please post a link to the first device you were using or show us how to make it. I know it might take long or be a long video but you if you can make a series or something out of it I would appreciate it. Or if you can give a slide show or text instructional, anything I would be very grateful. Thanks
awesome! Keep it up
Awesome, thanks!
I've built this exactly like schematic (with two 555 instead of one 556) and it keeps burning the second chip, the monostable.
Dude you're amazing! Don't even listen to stupid ignorant people who can't even try to imagine what's all behind this knowledge! They're just able to eat and shit! Great video!
what connectors did you used...can you suggest which connectors are most common..?
My Atari Punk colsole is quite modded and much more expressive. I built two, put them in the same compartment, with dual controls and switches that turn the audio off between the two so you can make quick notes with it. My next Atari Punk Console experiement will be using a crap keyboard from a consignment shop to control the pitch (resistors of different values on each key. It will be monophonic, but it might be more controllable that way).
haha i love your videos i'm going to make one right now thanks..
long live nerds long live collin. ur a rockstar