Obscura – an inexpensive minimal chiptunes MIDI synth

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Arcano Systems has introduced the Obscura – an inexpensive minimal chiptunes MIDI synth.

Obscura is an Arduino-compatible 8-bit synthesizer that allows you to create NES, C64, and Amiga-style chiptune music by simply connecting a MIDI device.

No programming is required. This monophonic MIDI synth comes programmed with software that includes 16 preset patches.

• Patch 0: 12.5% duty-cycle pulse waveform
• Patch 1: 25% duty-cycle pulse waveform
• Patch 2: 50% duty-cycle pulse waveform
• Patch 3: sawtooth waveform
• Patch 4: 8-bit sine waveform
• Patch 5: 4-bit triangle waveform
• Patch 6: 8-bit triangle waveform
• Patch 7: arpeggiated octaves (25% duty-cycle pulse)
• Patch 8: arpeggiated octaves (50% duty-cycle pulse)
• Patch 9: arpeggiated octaves (8-bit sine)
• Patch A: arpeggiated octaves (8-bit triangle)
• Patch b: vibrato (12.5% duty-cycle pulse)
• Patch C: vibrato (25% duty-cycle pulse)
• Patch d: vibrato (50% duty-cycle pulse)
• Patch E: vibrato (8-bit sine)
• Patch F: vibrato (4-bit triangle)

Users with programming experience will be able create their own custom software for Obscura using the Arduino IDE. (Obscura is based on the Arduino Leonardo platform.) Arduino pins 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 are broken out for hardware hacking and experimentation.

The Obscura is being developed as a Kickstarter project. The synth is available to project backers starting at US $95.

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