The Workshop Oscillator Machine (WOM) has been designed as a simple DIY kit to introduce some basic electronic techniques in workshop events. Parts kits with PCB, all components and detailed instructions are sold from time to time (generally only when I hold workshop events and have spares). As of Nov09, the kit has been changed slightly to Version3 - see below for details.
The WOM is a compact one-board-synth featuring 3 oscillators (with pitch dials, plus range and sync switches), 3 channel mixer / drive / tone section, power starvation (stable or instable switchable) 1/4"
jack out or onboard mini-amp, 9 dials, 8 switchs, 11 body contacts and 9v
battery operation.
Sound Demo MP3s from V1 WOM (lofi recording straight into laptop / no effects):
Part 1 - basic oscillations / mixing plus power starvation at the end
Part 2 - showing the OscSync sounds
Part 3 - full play with starvation, body contacts, random
Workshop Events - small sessions for 10-15 people have been held around the UK, in Germany, Portugal, Spain and Norway. Everyone gets to build their own kit (to keep at the end) and it is simple enough to complete in only a few hours, even for people with zero prior electronics experience.
There will be no further events in 2009 - if you are interested in organizing a workshop event in 2010, please get in touch via the
Contact Page.
WOM Kits - these DIY kits include absolutely
ALL parts. Kits are easy to put together and all you need are a few basic tools (Soldering Iron /
Solder / Wire Snippers).
You can download:
The main instruction documetation (PDF c.1Mb)
Further details - schematic, bill-of-materials, etc (PDF c.250Kb)
Hi-resolution schematic (jpeg 150Kb)
And there is a thread for Q&A at the Muff Wiggler Forum here
Added on Tuesday 30 December, 2008.
