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Drone Commander

I am finalizing the board layout for my new miniature drone synth. I’m calling it the Drone Commander. Here’s a look at the board layout as it stands currently.

I’m using Alpha 16mm pots with DPDT push-pull switching, to minimize the control layout. Most of the knobs can be pulled/pushed to switch functions. With a total of 9 knobs, the synth offers two oscillators, two LFO’s, and a really nasty VCF. LFO1 is an analog variable-shape oscillator, and LFO2 is a pulse waveform that auto-synchronizes to LFO1 at a ratio of 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x. Both LFOs can be routed to the filter.