Rebirth reborn as a hardware synthesizer
The original version might have been released almost 25 years ago, but Propellerhead’s Roland-aping ReBirth software still holds a special place in many computer musicians’ hearts. Take Sam Battle (AKA Look …
Music Synthesizers – Design and construction
Music Synthesizers – A Manual of Design & Construction, by Delton T. Horn was a book on a DIY synthesizer project, published in 1980. Although the book seems to be …
Berry – Electronic Synthesizer projects (book)
We found this little book, written bij M.K. Berry in 1981. It offers a modular approach for building: a single chip synthesizer, built around the SN76477N, analog delay line, programmable sequencer, building VCO’s, ADSR Envelope shaper and more. Find a downloadable version of the book on our website page.
The history and current state of DIY Synth kits
Reverb did this background story of DIY synth projects and kits and the current state of DIY projects. Please note that this article does not cover all synth projects, and …
(Updated) Suddenly the magic is back again – ARP 2500
Update: May 15, 2023: The second part of this series has been available for quite some time. Rolf Kasten from Czech Republic owns an interesting website about microcomputers and (DIY) …
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Patchcord – A German synthesizer interest group
In our pile of vintage documentation we found this interesting magazine called ‘Patchcord‘. This seems to be a magazine supporting the works of the interest group for synthesizers in German …
SynthCard DIY – By Benjie Jiao
Benjie Jiao from the Philippines started this fun project ‘SynthCard‘. This is what he writes: “During the lockdowns of 2020 to 2021, I taught myself electronics by building guitar pedals. …
Joel Thurman’s MFOS project
Some time ago I found out about Joel Thurman, who’s building an MFOS synthesizer. I asked him if it were ok to publish some pictures and do a feature about …
Pi in Electronic Music
This Tuesday (March 14, 2023) it will be international Pi-day again. Pi (often represented by the lower-case Greek letter π), one of the most well-known mathematical constants, is the ratio …
Build an ARP Odyssey yourself
The new ARP Odyssey FS Kit from Korg offers enthusiasts a unique opportunity to build their very own ARP Odyssey FS duophonic synthesizer. Featuring the same analogue circuitry as the original, Korg say this DIY …