@diyelectromusic

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Simple DIY electronic music projects - #Arduino, #RaspberryPi #MIDI, #synthdiy, where music and #STEM overlap. Home of the #LoFiOrchestra and follower of #MakersHour. I also try to list every time I get a #MakerFail too, as that is how I learn!

Blog: @diyelectromusic.com

Videos: @diyelectromusic

Non music-related making: @emalliab

Websitehttps://diyelectromusic.wordpress.com/about/
PronounsHe/Him
CountryUK
GitHubhttps://github.com/diyelectromusic/
diyelectromusic6h ago

I've just stumbled across the "unofficial retrofest ad" and I'm still chuckling at it now...

Hoping to be visiting again on the Sunday this year fingers crossed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DScdsdFIP_A

#RetroFest #RetroFest2026

RetroFest 2026 - The Unofficial Advert

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Show threaddiyelectromusic2d ago

@2001 It keeps getting better...

#Artemis2

diyelectromusic2d ago
There is a really weird juxtaposition of @2001 and #Artemis2 right now...
diyelectromusic2d ago
Quazar2d ago

Half Price Offer - SAM Revival issue 11

- The issue that focuses on sound on the #SAMCoupe computer. Full colour, professionally printed magazine (Originally released 2004, updated 2024). Includes 19 track audio CD.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/117127555134

#demoscene #demoparty #synth #chiptune #indiedev #z80 #retrocomputing

Show threaddiyelectromusic2d ago

But I have now published my walk through of part of the AVR emulation of AY-3-8910/8912 devices.

Fascinating stuff.

https://diyelectromusic.com/2026/04/06/ay-3-8912-8910-hardware-emulation/

#AY38910 #RetroComputing

diyelectromusic2d ago

Note to self:
"I do not need to build an AY-3-8910 out of discrete logic chips."
"I do not need to build an AY-3-8910 out of discrete logic chips."
"I do not need to build..."

https://github.com/mengstr/Discrete-AY-3-8910

But how cool would that be!

#AY38910 #RetroComputing

GitHub - mengstr/Discrete-AY-3-8910: AY-3-8910 made out of discrete 74-series logic ICs

AY-3-8910 made out of discrete 74-series logic ICs - mengstr/Discrete-AY-3-8910

GitHub
diyelectromusic5d ago
woodycool5d ago

Here it is, as mentioned earlier today, I've pulled the trigger and uploaded "Issue 1" of my new Disk Mag "Adventures In Retro"

Before I drop the URL, I'd like to use this opportunity to thank @MsMadLemon for the support and assistance in getting this project off the ground (as well as the other contributors I have)

You can download this from here:
https://www.adv-in-retro.uk/

#amiga #diskmag #amigaaddict #amos #retrocomputing

diyelectromusic5d ago

I've spent a good chunk of the day working through how the AVR emulation for the AY-3-8912 works - as you do.

I did wonder if it would run on a standard Arduino Uno/Nano, but no. The emulation assumes a 27MHz clock for the ATMega compared to the Arduino's usual 16MHz.

There are those Logic Green ATMega328P clones in a Nano clone board that go up to 32 MHz, so that might be something to look at, at some point though... I think they're still 5V logic.

https://github.com/Yevgeniy-Olexandrenko/avr-ay-board/blob/main/firmware/v1.0/sources/emulator.asm

avr-ay-board/firmware/v1.0/sources/emulator.asm at main · Yevgeniy-Olexandrenko/avr-ay-board

The replacement board for the AY-3-8910/AY-3-8912/YM2149F sound chip. - Yevgeniy-Olexandrenko/avr-ay-board

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diyelectromusic5d ago
dirk dierickx5d ago

The #Z80 #cpu is no longer produced since 2024, what to do if you need to replace a broken one? The picoZ80 is a drop-in replacement based on the RP2350 #microcontroller

Soon to be released.

https://eaw.app/picoz80/

#oshw #opensource #retrocomputing #raspberrypi

picoZ80

picoZ80 - RP2350 based drop-in Z80 CPU replacement with WiFi management interface. Cycle-accurate Z80 emulation using PIO for Sharp MZ-700 and other vintage computers.

engineers@work
diyelectromusic6d ago
Bryan Fink6d ago
Thoughts on two months of re-engaging with PeerTube as an alternative to YouTube:
https://blog.beerriot.com/2026/04/02/workshop-drawers-videos/
#PeerTube #MakerTube
BeerRiot Blog: Videos: Making Drawers for Workshop Cabinetry

I published new woodworking videos in March, for the first time in a year. There are two links for each video, because I've posted them all on two different services: the familiar YouTube, and the likely unfamiliar PeerTube.