The Task

• Assemble the above components.
• Read this document (you'll need a password to open it) [9MB]
• Assemble the unit - you should follow the instructions at least until the section entitled 'Your First Schematic' (first edition). Please go on as far as you can after this, but at least get to this point.
• Check that it works
• Experiment with different parts - resistors particularly. Try a potentiometer, try using electrodes, or just wires (lick your fingers). Try using LDRs. Document your findings from these experiments in your logbooks
• Optionally try adding another 'voice'. See the document above for details.
  
  
• Document the process with plans, photos, recordings and, yes, videos of it and of it working!
  
  
• Media files
  You must submit media files, such as video, audio or image files, but please ensure that video files are compressed to a reasonable degree. You should never submit dv files, but compress these to mp4. You should submit no file that is greater in size than 25MB/minute.
  
  
• Added value
  By completing the details of the task you will achieve at least a pass mark. By imaginatively and creatively considering how you might implement the task originally you can add value to your submission, and this added value may increase your mark significantly. Even when making videos of short demonstration tasks try to consider musical and performance criteria.
  
  
• Suggested questions to consider answering in your logbook
  1. What does this task tell you about the nature of synthesis in particular with regard to more complex commercial digital synthesisers?
  
  
• Include all these components in one section of your logbook. Include images within the logbook, and any audio or video recordings alongside.
  
  
• Submit your logbook to the i-Centre by 2pm on Tuesday 8th May 2018