Join Holophon’s Cam Wiest in a beginner-friendly workshop that shares & celebrates the wonder of building your own voltage controlled, noise-making oscillator!
The workshop starts 10am on Saturday September 27 at the Saskatchewan Science Center.
The fee is $20 per person. Maximum of 10 participants. Financial aid available.
Using a common hex-inverter based design, participants will build a hackable oscillator and learn about electronic oscillation as an audio source. This workshop is leveled for beginners and will help participants develop their ability to:
Read a schematic
Understand basic features of a datasheet
Solder through-hole components
Apply voltage control concepts to other DIY / hacker-friendly projects.
Wavefield 2025 will be debuting the newest version of Wiest’s board design: expanding on last year’s development, 2025’s edition of the oscillator features a rudimentary implementation of voltage control - a common feature of analog synthesizers - intended to be driven by PWM signals commonly generated by microcontrollers from platforms like Arduino or ESP32.
No experience necessary. The workshop will take approximately 2 to 3 hours depending on experience and unforeseen technical difficulties.
