Integer-N PLLs are smaller, better, cheaper, and faster, but they have poor frequency resolution. Ultra-low-jitter, multi-GHz, fully programmable frequency references are now available and can be used ...

There is likely to be more than one of you who has eyed up a child’s toy synthesizer in a second hand store, and considered ...

The FastLED Cookbook provides practical guides, step-by-step examples, and copy-paste recipes to help you create stunning LED effects - from your first blink to advanced animations. src/README.md ...

Who doesn’t like Star Wars, LEDs, and music? [Stathack] was looking for a unique piece of art to put in his living room… so he decided to make his own Vader EQ. The EQ is a massive 4′ x 5′ piece made ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments - YouTube Last year, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker set up ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a fractional spur cancellation technique designed for fractional-N frequency synthesizers. A time domain quantitative analysis is conducted to provide an intuitive ...

We reported on the arrival of The Orchid, the first product from Kevin Parker’s new venture Telepathic Instruments, back in November 2024. Since then, the compact composition synth has garnered cult ...

Abstract: A 3.6-GHz digital fractional-N frequency synthesizer achieving low noise and 500-kHz bandwidth is presented. This architecture uses a gated-ring-oscillator time-to-digital converter (TDC) ...

When Alien: Earth reached its finale, the show pulled back a curtain that had been shimmering in the background all along. Atom Eins wasn’t just another child soldier raised under Boy K’s command. He ...

Sam Prekop may be most familiar to astute listeners as the frontman of eclectic Chicago band the Sea & Cake, but he’s also built a robust catalog of modular synth-driven projects as a solo artist and ...

Electronic pop star Little Boots - AKA Victoria Mason - has confirmed that she has a new day job: lecturing on the Commercial Music course at Bath Spa University in the south west of England. “New era ...