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RetroCade Synth

  • DesignLab 1.0.8 and RetroCade 1.3 Released!

    DesignLab 1.0.8 and RetroCade 1.3 Released!

    We just completed a new release of DesignLab and RetroCade Synth. DesignLab 1.0.8 has the following changes: DesignLab 1.0.8 – 2017.01.04 [DesignLab Libraries] -Added a new Video Audio Player example. -Fixes for RetroCade Synth libraries. RetroCade Synth 1.3 has the following changes: 1/4/2017      Version 1.3.1 -Fix for some LCDs that have contrast issues.…

  • Synth secrets revealed!

    Synthesizer fans are usually fond of programming them. In the following article, you’ll find out about the author’s approach to program every instrument at a time. Moreover, when reproducing the complex sounds of a particular instrument, the author breaks up the formulas into several articles and details how he got the results. Via hackaday.com

  • “Really Dumb” MIDI Monitor For RetroCade

    Forum member Offroad recently hit us up with an example project, which is  based on the Papilio Pro and the RetroCade Synth. He’s calling it the Really Dumb MIDI Monitor.  This deserves a bit of explanation: For starters, Offroad explains what he means by the term, “really dumb meaning: All the fun stuff like printf(“%02c”, byte) happens in…

  • RetroCade user DKSTR puts up a test track on Soundcloud

    New RetroCade user DKSTR just got up and running with his RetroCade Synth and knocked up a quick test track. Check it out on SoundCloud! Track on SoundCloud

  • RetroCade V1.1: C64 SID Analog Filters are here!

    Breaking news! The long awaited implementation of the analog filters for C64 SID chip are here! The new V1.1 RetroCade release includes everything you need to play SID files from your SD card and enjoy the new analog filters. Grab a copy of the Windows Installer and start enjoying the SID goodness. Not a Windows…

  • Firing Up The RetroCade Synth: First Impressions

    We found another great article by Phillip Howard from Raspberry Pi @ Gadgetoid, this time on Getting Started With The Papilio RetroCade Synth. In the image above, you can see the RedroCade MegaWing plugged into its host Papilio Pro. This is the setup that Phillip used for the purposes of his article. After some initial…

  • Additive Synthesis Using Altera DE2-70 FPGA

    We found an interesting video on YouTube demonstrating additive synthesis on an FPGA – in this case an Altera DE2 board. These guys have set up a MIDI controller keyboard to send note-on, note-off, and velocity for each note played to the DE2. The DE2 has been programmed with VHDL to decode the MIDI messages,…

  • Some Cool Ideas For Hacking With The RetroCade

    Hola, amigos! We found some cool videos on YouTube showing what other folks are doing with FPGA audio synthesis that we’d like to share with you. You may find some inspiration/ hacking ideas herein; these are just some of things that are possible with FPGA synths (such as our own RetroCade Synth)! There are some…