Here it is...
It is an Atari Punk Console with a four step sequencer added. There are 2 photocells that can be switched on and off to replace the potentiometers for the APC. You can't seem them in this photo but there are 3 body contacts on the top of it. I've already given it away or else I would take some more pictures. The dome nail below the photocell switches is the reset button. You have to touch one of the body contacts and the reset button to get it to reset.
Here is the schematic I used...
This schematic is for 8 steps but I only used 4. Another thing that is different is I added a reset button. Also I didn't follow the schematic for the power switch.
The eyeball in the upper right-hand corner is the power indicator light. It looks awesome when it lights up. I was inspired by alot of Reed Ghazla's alien instruments. Although since I don't have a heat gun I wasn't able to melt the plastic around the eye. It would have looked way better if I had one.
There is a 1/4" mono out audio jack on the left side next to the big black volume knob. I found some old computer speakers by the dumpsters in my apartment complex. I built one into a test amp for prototyping and put the speaker from the other one into this beauty.
Here is another Atari Punk Console I built...
This APC only has a photocell for one of the potentiometers. There is also a tiny speaker in there so the whole thing is self contained. With the 9v battery, it's a really tight fit. I would put up some pictures of the inside if I still had it. It has a on/off/momentary on power switch.
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