What's inside the Synthstrom Deluge?

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Do you have this urge to find out what's inside everything you touch? Did you take apart your dad's radio as a kid, but are too scared to do it to modern electronics? The Synthstrom Deluge is an all-in-one, battery-powered sequencer, synthesizer and sampler. And an all-around awesome little box. But what's inside?
CORRECTION: The screws in the knobs and the top of the cheeks are 1.5mm HEX, not TORX. Because of the way geometry works, a TORX bit will fit into a HEX screw correctly, but not the other way around. apparently this voids my disclaimer that "you should have the right tools and know what you are doing" completely.
Anyway, here's what's inside the Deluge:
- Renesas R7S721020VC ARM Cortex A9 32bit 400Mhz 3MB RAM
- Cirrus Logic CS4270 ADC/DAC 24bit/216kHz with 2 in 2 out channels
- Alliance AS4C32M16SM-7TCN 512M 32bit SDRAM (64MB)
- Microchip PIC24FJ256 16bit 32Mhz Micro-Controller
- 146 RGB LED, 28 single color LED, 4 7-segment LED
- 174 Membrane Switches
...and a bunch of other stuff that makes the Deluge blink, bleep and bloop the way it does.
To prove that no Deluge was harmed during the filming of this video, the entire soundtrack was composed, performed and recorded on my Deluge after it was successfully put back together.
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12 сен 2024

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@christianetchepare3071 3 месяца назад

Hi Olivier, Congratulations on all your videos. I sent my deluge for repairs to Majella Engineering in the Netherlands because the SD card reader was no longer working. So I was curious to see the inside of it. Good musical continuation!!

@tylergates4075 4 года назад

Soundtrack is absolutely beautiful

@DirtboxJams 6 лет назад

i am stunned how small the battery actually is. great video!

@SoundOfVinyl 6 лет назад

You forgot the Cirrus Logic CS4270 DAC wich makes sound the deluge so fantastic good ;-)

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

You're right. I didn't go over that, and a ton of other helper chips. oh and a few hundred smd resistors...

@SoundOfVinyl 6 лет назад

Rohan said a few times he did extended research for the audio i/o design that's the only reason I wanted to mention it , your video is excellent edited and has a ton of information, thank you

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

Updated the description.

@VJFranzK 6 лет назад

Nicely done! The "transparent view" is interesting.

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

Thank you Franz! I just lined up the shots. Pretty basic visual effects

@TheNormalUniverse 5 лет назад

Great video! Next time can you zoom in close to see how the button/led is arranged on the PCB?

@hovermotion 3 года назад

Superb vid....Now I am going to refinish the Beech-maple wood sides for a 30% black gloss finish, and have five rose gold knobs and two black...

@TheNormalUniverse 4 года назад

Hey I really enjoyed this video! Thanks for going through the trouble. You made that song on the deluge right? Nice work! The hi-hats are cool. I recognize that lead sound as a deluge preset. Is that organ sound a preset too?

@OlivierOzoux 4 года назад

Hey, sorry I missed that comment. I'm pretty sure I've started with stock sounds which I then modified to fit, so probably? As for the hats, I've imported a bunch of my own samples into the Deluge, but a lot of them are the usual 808/909/whatever samples so the hat is likely to come from one of those sources.

@ChromaticFarmer7 Год назад

Glad this exsits, since Im always so curious to look at the insides of the electronics I have, so this saves me from messing up the deconstruction, though it doesn't look more complicated than a laptop. Seeing the membrane switches does make me less hopeful for a velocity sensitive pad upgrade in the future though, since it seems like they might have to switch out the entire board for that to be possible? Anyways, relly cool vid!

@distantcomets 3 года назад

OMG this makes me so anxious

@lukeskywalker2656 4 года назад

The CS4270 is a high-performance, integrated audioCODEC. The CS4270 performs stereo analog-to-digital(A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion of up to24-bit serial values at sample rates up to 216 kHz.

@dualtrx 6 лет назад

Now i think i want a Dluge even more. :D Thanks mate.

@MrBasic 6 лет назад

Amazing! Great video! Thanks!

@UnfinishedIdeas 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video and listing the chips here! This is the perfect start for my own foray into my own audio hardware making.

@OlivierOzoux 5 лет назад

Welcome, sorry about the hex vs torx mess up. Sometimes the mind will convinced itself about things...

@barrierloss 2 года назад

don't start with an ARM chip lmao. start with an arduino or something. Atari Punk Console is always fun, Music From Outer Space is really really great. If you're looking to go the more programmed route I do think an arduino or getting a Raspberry Pi set up with supercollider or puredata would be great.

@P-S-T 5 лет назад

Hi! Do you or anyone knows if it is easy to change an encoder? I broked my Deluges Tempo encoder when I replaced my top panel to 3.0. Ordered a couple of encoders from Synthstrom. What do I need? Thanks!

@linkhostr 4 года назад

sure u can change it, just keep in mind that different solders may have different melting temperature; also check the potentiometer resistance value

@MrJanHjohnson 6 лет назад

note to self: do NOT buy a Deluge SN 180194 from Ebay...

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

Ha ha ha. I knew I should have obfuscated that serial number to protect that poor Deluge’s identity... Don’t worry, the operation went well and the Deluge is as good as new! 😜

@bembeleee 6 лет назад

Nice thanks! The soundtrack is excellent the sounds are amazing I love it

@danmorrison667 5 лет назад

I need to replace the pads on my Deluge as they've become discoloured from a dodgy laptop case...so this video is really helpful :) (but pretty daunting too!)

@OlivierOzoux 5 лет назад

Did you contact Ian/Rohan at Synthstrom? They both go out of their way to be helpful to customers.

@danmorrison667 5 лет назад

@@OlivierOzoux Yeah I've got a fresh set of pads on route to me

@wojciecholejnik6558 6 лет назад

Thanks so much for this video!

@luckstat64 6 лет назад

great vid, good to know how to get to that battery safely

@theshinyobject2438 4 года назад

Just what i needed thanks

@theshinyobject2438 3 года назад

Operation Success!!! All my dead buttons are fixed. THANKS

@proyectocaracoles 6 лет назад

Cool soundtrack! Really enjoyed the video and the music!!!

@henninghoefer 2 года назад

So - a complete disassembly is necessary to change the battery?

@OlivierOzoux 2 года назад

No you just need to take out the side panel. It’s a semi-permanent rechargeable battery so you should only need to replace after a few years.

@Paul_Y_T 5 лет назад

fantastic video - thanks! Can't help wondering what type of wuckfit gives this a thumbs down.

@OlivierOzoux 5 лет назад

Thanks 🙏🏼 probably someone that didn’t like the fact that I confused an hex and a torx? 😜

@MrVoonix 4 года назад

The ram is not 512Mb, but 512M aka 64Mb :)

@OlivierOzoux 3 года назад

Thanks, missed that one. Corrected in the description

@kentxx12 5 лет назад

Good video and music,thats reminds me of a album :Double Fantasy - Universal Ave ;) 9

@zacharyteibel8580 3 года назад

Ahhh what are you doing!!! You're hurting it!!

@Messy_Jesse 3 года назад

What part would I need to replace the tiny led screen? Would it show more data with a larger led?

@OlivierOzoux 3 года назад

The “clock display”? You can’t do anything because the CPU is directly driving the display and making each segment turn on and off to create numbers and “letters” so no you can’t replace it without changing both the electrical connection to the display and re-programming the firmware. The best you can do is replacing the red number with another color

@Messy_Jesse 3 года назад

@@OlivierOzoux What would you charge to repin a bigger display and reprogram the firmware? :)

@OlivierOzoux 3 года назад

I am not the droid you are looking for...

@harpingon Год назад

Good news! New Deluges with OLED screens! Retrofit available :)

@ineffable_potentiality_01 6 лет назад

hey it was tight to talk to you in person!

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

Likewise! I should have prepped a performance for the event, but it's been a crazy week

@ineffable_potentiality_01 6 лет назад

@@OlivierOzoux it would be tight to throw a party with you, I like your style!

@AdamRobertshaw 6 лет назад

1:22 - you scuffed your deluge paint finish! Best use a shim underneath metal tools to prevent damage in future ;)

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

I know, right? What people will do to gear on RU-vid... I guess we should be glad that the blender craze is over

@jrodohio 5 лет назад

@@OlivierOzoux The Deluge...Will it blend???

@OlivierOzoux 5 лет назад

The sheet metal on the case is pretty thick. I’d say no, bu a good hydraulic press should be able to pancake that thing pretty flat... 😜 (in theory, because I’m not testing that)

@lichproducer8223 3 года назад

Do you have this urge to find out what's inside everything you touch? Don't touch me!

@AnalogMonoxide 6 лет назад

Cool they use an easily replaceable li-ion cell :)

@SuperCuu 6 лет назад

it worth the money

@badhamster9300 6 лет назад

1.5mm hex driver for the knob grubscrews, not a torx...

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

I've always used the term torx for the 6-sided star. to me a hex is a flat hexagon.

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

but maybe you're right because I didn't shine a light in there, and the torx for the wood cheeks just happens to fit perfectly.

@badhamster9300 6 лет назад

The knobs are definitely 1.5mm hex, as are the cheek screws. A Torx bit will fit though.

@OlivierOzoux 6 лет назад

Yeah, I definitely fumbled that one. I pulled the torx set first, and the right-sized six-sided star will fit inside an hexagonal hole correctly, but not the other way around. So much for my disclaimer: "Do not attempt if you do not know what you are doing or have the right tools" because apparently I failed on both count... 😱

@badhamster9300 6 лет назад

haha we've all been there man! :)

@1710000huh 5 лет назад

why only 400 mhz though? Why no 1800? Or higher?

@drgoodusername 5 лет назад

They met design requirements with 400. Requirements drive components against cost... why charge for more expensive chips in this if the thing can't use it? There is probably overhead on 400 to some degree, because they would not want underperformance if someone tried to test listed performance specs. So in summary - they would have wasted money putting a faster chip in. I would have liked to see multi audio out - at least two mono / one stereo