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Lu 🎹 @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 17:42 UTC

A quick recap of what I'm currently working on: I'm building a subtractive monosynth on an STM32F446 microcontroller, with all code hand-written in assembly.

The goal is to build a synth expander that is inexpensive, independent from the computer and has enough physical controls to be suitable for live performance.

Part of the motivation for this project is that I didn't want to remain dependent on huge janky software stacks for doing music, especially now that things are quickly ensloppifying. Nor did I want to spend hundreds of euros on a hardware synth (and not learn a single thing about how they actually work in the process).

I've been working on this since May (with large study-related breaks in between) and it can now output a nice sawtooth signal over line out and react to MIDI Note On messages. Next up will be implementing envelope / NoteOff.

I live-toot at #LuBuildsAMonosynth and you can check out the current state at: https://git.sr.ht/~lhinderberger/monosynth

#synth #synthesizer #synthesizers #electronics #electronics

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Lu 🎹 @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 17:42 UTC

A quick recap of what I'm currently working on: I'm building a subtractive monosynth on an STM32F446 microcontroller, with all code hand-written in assembly.

The goal is to build a synth expander that is inexpensive, independent from the computer and has enough physical controls to be suitable for live performance.

Part of the motivation for this project is that I didn't want to remain dependent on huge janky software stacks for doing music, especially now that things are quickly ensloppifying. Nor did I want to spend hundreds of euros on a hardware synth (and not learn a single thing about how they actually work in the process).

I've been working on this since May (with large study-related breaks in between) and it can now output a nice sawtooth signal over line out and react to MIDI Note On messages. Next up will be implementing envelope / NoteOff.

I live-toot at #LuBuildsAMonosynth and you can check out the current state at: https://git.sr.ht/~lhinderberger/monosynth

#synth #synthesizer #synthesizers #electronics #electronics

#lubuildsamonosynth #synth #synthesizer #synthesizers #electronics

Lu 🎹 @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 17:42 UTC

A quick recap of what I'm currently working on: I'm building a subtractive monosynth on an STM32F446 microcontroller, with all code hand-written in assembly.

The goal is to build a synth expander that is inexpensive, independent from the computer and has enough physical controls to be suitable for live performance.

Part of the motivation for this project is that I didn't want to remain dependent on huge janky software stacks for doing music, especially now that things are quickly ensloppifying. Nor did I want to spend hundreds of euros on a hardware synth (and not learn a single thing about how they actually work in the process).

I've been working on this since May (with large study-related breaks in between) and it can now output a nice sawtooth signal over line out and react to MIDI Note On messages. Next up will be implementing envelope / NoteOff.

I live-toot at #LuBuildsAMonosynth and you can check out the current state at: https://git.sr.ht/~lhinderberger/monosynth

#synth #synthesizer #synthesizers #electronics #electronics

#lubuildsamonosynth #synth #synthesizer #synthesizers #electronics

Lu 🎹 @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 17:42 UTC

A quick recap of what I'm currently working on: I'm building a subtractive monosynth on an STM32F446 microcontroller, with all code hand-written in assembly.

The goal is to build a synth expander that is inexpensive, independent from the computer and has enough physical controls to be suitable for live performance.

Part of the motivation for this project is that I didn't want to remain dependent on huge janky software stacks for doing music, especially now that things are quickly ensloppifying. Nor did I want to spend hundreds of euros on a hardware synth (and not learn a single thing about how they actually work in the process).

I've been working on this since May (with large study-related breaks in between) and it can now output a nice sawtooth signal over line out and react to MIDI Note On messages. Next up will be implementing envelope / NoteOff.

I live-toot at #LuBuildsAMonosynth and you can check out the current state at: https://git.sr.ht/~lhinderberger/monosynth

#synth #synthesizer #synthesizers #electronics #electronics

#electronics #synthesizers #synthesizer #synth #lubuildsamonosynth

Lu 🎹 @[email protected] · 2026-09-19 · 17:42 UTC

A quick recap of what I'm currently working on: I'm building a subtractive monosynth on an STM32F446 microcontroller, with all code hand-written in assembly.

The goal is to build a synth expander that is inexpensive, independent from the computer and has enough physical controls to be suitable for live performance.

Part of the motivation for this project is that I didn't want to remain dependent on huge janky software stacks for doing music, especially now that things are quickly ensloppifying. Nor did I want to spend hundreds of euros on a hardware synth (and not learn a single thing about how they actually work in the process).

I've been working on this since May (with large study-related breaks in between) and it can now output a nice sawtooth signal over line out and react to MIDI Note On messages. Next up will be implementing envelope / NoteOff.

I live-toot at #LuBuildsAMonosynth and you can check out the current state at: https://git.sr.ht/~lhinderberger/monosynth

#synth #synthesizer #synthesizers #electronics #electronics