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 …
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 …
Build your own 1V/Octave VCO
We noticed this interesting article on Allaboutcircuits . It was created by Robin Mitchell in August, 2016. It seems to be part 1 of a series about building your own …
Scott Raymond’s Electronium
This article appeared in the Gear History range of features at Reverb.com, November 15, 2022. The article is produced by Mark Brend. Please note that all (c) are with Reverb …
SynTesla VII – by Pierre-Jean Tardiveau
The SynTeslas, no Elon Musk doesn’t build synths yet, The Synteslas are a range of stunning custom synthesizers made from well-known commercial products. The first SynTesla DIY Synthesizer was a …
SynTesla II – by Pierre-Jean Tardiveau
The first SynTesla DIY Synthesizer was a steampunk design based on the Waldorf Streichfett by Pierre-Jean Tardiveau. After this project, Pierre-Jean worked on the SynTesla II, another Steampunk Synthesizer, but …
Thonk 10 Year anniversary – Sale!
The DIY-synth-for-breakfasters amongst you – or the Eurorack modular builders/collectors probably know Thonk already: a UK (Brighton) based company specialised in components and modules for modular / eurorack synths. Within …