Cacophonator
Electronic DIY (2006)

PopularDIY originally based on a single IC 40106 the first project was projected by Arthur Harrison and Kevin Buckhold. Note that a commercial version was realesed by SubtleNoiseMaker (PIC)

NOTE: the name "cacophonator" is a mix between "cacophony" and oscillator.

DIY layout depends on what you want to build: plastic box, tin can, wood case or other recycled stuff... it is up to you! this one was very very cheap and does not implement advanced functions.

Main panel features 6 knobs + 1 volume pot, 1 lever switches for drone sustain modeor push button for manual triggering.
Back panel terminal connectors:
- mono output

 

Power supply just plug an external PSU or batteries.

VOICE this noisebox uses a IC 40106 hex schmitt trigger and it generates 6 identical oscillators with individual pitch frequencies and a non periodic modulator LFO. It works like a source of random noises quite unpredictable but soon boring.

 

AUDIO DEMO

demo 1 demo 2

demo 3 demo4

 

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