Strumkeys, a synth you can strum
A project in Wapakoneta, OH by Roger Datres000days
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Strum, Sequence, Loop: Hand-Built Synth with Percussive Power and Airbrushed designs
Backers: 1
Funded: $456 of $20,000
Dates: Sep 2nd -> Oct 17th (46 days)
Project By: Roger Datres
Backers: 1
Funded: $456 of $20,000
Dates: Sep 2nd -> Oct 17th (46 days)
Project By: Roger Datres
$456
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 17 @ 20:26 -0400 GMT
2%
of goal
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Latest News
Didnt meet the goal, whats next? 
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I am slating release around March of 2026. I have gotten velocity and aftertouch to now work which is fantastic news. Please follow my channel DayTrace on youtube for news regarding this and other synths. I have to clean up the ui, find anymore... (Read More)
Still chugging along!
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I have added velocity sensitivity to the strum keys. I am hoping to have a switch like mode that switches between multi touch and touch sensitivity, this way we can maybe implement some aftertouch? Sorry for lack of videos and updates, it is october... (Read More)
Weekly update
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Breath controller didnt pan out, it is very stutter like, no matter how much smoothing I do, Im not sure if its because of like ambient air messing with the reading or what. Strumkeys is pretty much done anyways, Im just trying to add onto it anyway... (Read More)
2 extra waveforms are done!
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I finally got fm and karplus pluck done. I am still trying to add karplus string, formant, resonator, and vosim. I did get a version of the breath controller done before so I am pretty confident I can add that in as soon as I can figure out if these... (Read More)
GREAT NEWS! But some minor setbacks
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
no videos on the DayTrace yt channel this weekend, I did get a breath sensor working, however being a digital 24 bit sensor, its cycles were too intensive and lagged so it slowed the whole synth and made it only register 2 results bc of the lag, a... (Read More)
Big news and possibly upgrade?
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Currently trying to fix some glitches, I am contemplating turning reverb itself into 24 or 32khz sampling, this will save tremendous sdram space and should alleviate most of the glitches. I have an additional feature I may be implementing, I have to... (Read More)
We'll carry on!
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Will have videos except sundays on the DayTrace youtube channel, 9 am, 12 pm and then 6pm. May not reach our goal but I have plans to do limited batch releases/variations if we dont and will update about that when closer to the end date. I have... (Read More)
Video tutorials are up
September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
part 1 and 2 are up on my youtube channel DayTrace, I will be adding the 3rd around 6pm today (September 5th), part 3 will be going over the looper and effect box mechanisms. Thank you for your support! (Read More)
We are now live, thank you!
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I will be doing an in depth video sometime today or tomorrow, The initial project video is to mainly show the layout in a condensed video, I have since made a clear looper button, arp mode, fixed parameters for the effects, and have a key within... (Read More)
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