Monday, February 24, 2020

The new XFM2 FPGA Synthesizer Module #Synth #Music #FPGA #Midi

The XFM2 Synthesizer Module is a 64-voice, 2-part, 6-operator FM Synthesizer with built-in effects processor, built on an FPGA chip. The build is based on two pre-assembled development boards: the Digilent CMOD A7-35T (FPGA, USB, SRAM) and the Adafruit UDA1334A (I2S stereo DAC). This combination allows to get the module running in less than 10 components (about $99 total cost). Via Hackaday:

A user manual, installation guide, and the binaries that have to be loaded into the FPGA – using the provided instructions – are all made available. Unfortunately no HDL source is provided, but that shouldn’t take away from the fun of assembling an FM synthesizer board like this.

RenĂ©  said that based on the feedback to the XFM project, he is now working on a visual user interface for the board. Once this is all working and depending on the feedback from XFM2 users, he may decide to start a crowdfunding campaign.

Read all about this board here. And see the video below.

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