Welcome to the LoFi Future blog. We are a small UK based company that specializes in modified synths and retro games consoles for use in chiptune music and other genres. Here you can see the build process of some modules and keep up to date with sales and events.

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~ Sunday, April 29 ~
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KORG Octotron Auction Ending Today!

KORG Octotron Auction Ending Today!


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~ Saturday, April 28 ~
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Here is my first sketch of what i want to make of A Casio SA20
Proposed features: 2 555 LFOs (patchable)Delay section. MOD section (just the circuit bends)Small patch bayand a built in 5” oscilloscope (from a bent portable TV I’ve had laying around for too long)Sorry about the crappy pic, need to get me a scanner!

Here is my first sketch of what i want to make of A Casio SA20

Proposed features: 2 555 LFOs (patchable)
Delay section. 
MOD section (just the circuit bends)
Small patch bay
and a built in 5” oscilloscope (from a bent portable TV I’ve had laying around for too long)

Sorry about the crappy pic, need to get me a scanner!

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~ Monday, April 23 ~
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The First LoFiFuture Product Showcase

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Circuit bent Akai S2800i Sampler Demo 

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~ Thursday, April 12 ~
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KORG Octotron Demo/Test (Modified KORG Monotron with 8 step sequencer)

Here are some sweet sounds of my latest synth creation with some keys (: (Delay from RV7000 reverb)

Hoping to finish this project tomorrow, lets hope I don’t get lazy. 

Oh and re-filming the S2800 bend tutorial over the next few days, lost half of the footage! just going to have to reverse engineer it for the video

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~ Sunday, April 1 ~
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Today’s repair
Going to be busy today guys, got 3 projects to work on. First of all I just got this Hiwatt cab in for repair, depending on how interesting/repairable the problem is I may make a video on this one. 
On top of that I’ve got the Akai samplers breakout cable to finish soldering and the KORG Octotron sequencer needs some pots replacing before its final assembly. 
I’ve got 2 weeks off college now to expect a lot of posts!

Today’s repair

Going to be busy today guys, got 3 projects to work on. First of all I just got this Hiwatt cab in for repair, depending on how interesting/repairable the problem is I may make a video on this one. 

On top of that I’ve got the Akai samplers breakout cable to finish soldering and the KORG Octotron sequencer needs some pots replacing before its final assembly. 

I’ve got 2 weeks off college now to expect a lot of posts!

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Part 2 of the Akai Circuit bending tutorial is coming today, also some more updated on the KORG Octotron synthesizer. 

For now, enjoy this song…

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~ Saturday, March 31 ~
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How To Circuit Bend An Akai S2800 Sampler - Part One


Here it is guys, part one of this tutorial, Part 2 should be up tomorow

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~ Wednesday, March 14 ~
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Korg Monotron paired with an 8 step sequencer: The Octotron
I decided to put the External HDD enclosure to the side for a while and use this wooden box instead. I’m making a top panel for the Monotrons controls and all the CV patching out of clear acrylic. The 8 step controls will be on the front of the box. The battery packs will be mounted on the underside of the box witch will be raised by four feet made out of circular cut offs. Since the only battery pack i had for AAA batteries was a 4 cell, i modified it to act as 2 dual batteries. I’m adding a switching circuit so you can select witch bay the monotron is powered off. great feature for live situations. The sequencer circuit is hidden in the box on its PCB risers. Expect a lot more progress tomorow, im working through this build quite quick.

Korg Monotron paired with an 8 step sequencer: The Octotron

I decided to put the External HDD enclosure to the side for a while and use this wooden box instead. I’m making a top panel for the Monotrons controls and all the CV patching out of clear acrylic. The 8 step controls will be on the front of the box. The battery packs will be mounted on the underside of the box witch will be raised by four feet made out of circular cut offs. Since the only battery pack i had for AAA batteries was a 4 cell, i modified it to act as 2 dual batteries. I’m adding a switching circuit so you can select witch bay the monotron is powered off. great feature for live situations. The sequencer circuit is hidden in the box on its PCB risers. Expect a lot more progress tomorow, im working through this build quite quick.

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~ Sunday, March 4 ~
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I removed the old wall mounted TV signal isolator for our old NTL box. Seemed a shame to waste the old enclosure so i built a Voltage controled oscillator into it. Pitch and volume controls with CV in and audio out.

I removed the old wall mounted TV signal isolator for our old NTL box. Seemed a shame to waste the old enclosure so i built a Voltage controled oscillator into it. Pitch and volume controls with CV in and audio out.

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