Welcome to the official page for Synthtar!

The Synthtar was inspired as a fusion between Guitar Hero and a synthesizer. As a Guitar Hero player and a musician, this is meant to be an instrument to take advantage of both of those skillsets.

For the most up to date information, check out my GitHub here.

System Diagram

Power saving strategies:

- low power microcontrollers (Teensy LC is low power by default, ~15mA draw at full load, Arduino Nano can be modified to draw about the same at full load)

- PWM'd indicators: dimmed indicators use significantly less power, and indicators only need to be bright enough to be visible.

- Pulsed sensors and inputs: by only giving power to the matrix and analog inputs when I'm reading them, I save energy.