173 Results for "DIY"

Tops and Flops: Bent Necks and Broken Dreams

This week's Tops and Flops sees the revival of a Telecaster with a bent neck, and other highlights in the week of a musician.

Wendy Carlos Documentary, Tubbutec Controllers and a Monster Delay Module: Synth Journal

In this week’s Synth Journal, we check out Tubbutec’s new controllers, a powerful delay module, and a mini documentary about Wendy Carlos.

Electronic Mods for Electric Guitars: 50s Wiring, Blender Pot and Co.

50s wiring, blender pot, 4-way mod: In this article we present some of the most effective and popular electronic mods for electric guitars.

Erica Synths EDU DIY Labor: Design Your Own Synth from Scratch!

Have you always wanted to design your own synths and modules? The Erica Synths EDU DIY Labor is just what you need!

Synth Journal: Love Hultén, Behind The Scenes of a Eurorack Factory & more!

Welcome to Synth Journal! This new weekly column from the GEARNEWS team of synth writers brings you all the latest stories, news, and gossip from the wonderful world of synthesizers.

Synthux Academy Simple Touch: Daisy-Powered Touch Synth can be Anything

Simple Touch by Synthux Academy is a Daisy-based touch device that can be anything: synthesizer, looper, drum machine, effect, you name it!

Audiotonix STEAM Mixer: What Is A DJ If He Can’t Solder?

Cutting, scratching and soldering: Mixing console experts Audiotonix announce USB-powered educational STEAM two-channel mixer kit.

Why even bother with Windows (rather than Apple)?

The eternal question: Which operating system is the best for music production, Windows or macOS? Let's find out.

Midweek Modular: DIY Hats, Nibbles and Daisy Seeds

This week in Midweek Modular we learn how to build a HiHat module, try to fathom bit accumulation, and plug a Daisy Seed into an FX Boy.

E-mu Emulator II: How I upgraded a 1984 sampler for modern production

In this post we look at how to go about restoring a vintage Emulator II sampler from the 1980s and retrofit it for use in a modern studio.

JHS NOTAKLÖN – $99 DIY Solderless Klon clone

The JHS NOTAKLÖN is a new $99 DIY Solderless Klon kit and sold out overnight. Plus some lucky buyer has received a Golden Ticket in their box

How To Solder Instrument Cables: Make Your Own Jack Cable!

Soldering your own cables can save you a lot of money – and it's easy! Read our guide to find out how to solder your own instrument cables.

Catalinbread Knight School Fuzz DIY pedal kit

Catalinbread Knight School Fuzz pedal is based on the Jordan Boss Tone and is available as a DIT kit or a fully built pedal.

NAMM 2023: 4MS Looping Delay and Sampler modules with DIY options

4MS is announcing a new line of modules and kits kicking off with the simple but effective Looping Delay and Sampler, either fully built or DIY.

Korg Nu:Tekt HD-S and Nu:Tekt TR-S: DIY pedals?

Can Korg convince the guitar community with the new Nu:Tekt TR-S and Nu:Tekt HD-S or are they too expensive? And do you want to build them?

Midweek Modular: ChikiPower, EuroDexed and Crazy 6-eyed sequencing

This week in Midweek Modular Befaco gives us a cool little PSU, Noisy Fruits packs Dexed into Eurorack, and we explore 32 steps of Crazy Chicken.

Home recording pioneers: How to sound like Eurythmics

Easily one of the most influential synthpop acts of all time, Eurythmics took the world by storm in the early 80s. We find out how!

Dreadbox Erebus and Hades DIY Kits available now in limited numbers

The discontinued Erebus analog synthesizer and Hades bass synth are being brought back to life as Eurorack-style DIY Kits: get them while they're hot!

Erica Synths mki x es.EDU DIY System: An entire DIY modular synth

This is the whole series of Erica Synths educational DIY modules in a completely fascinating modular system, with or without the case and power supply

Erica Synths EDU DIY Wavefolder: Time for unusual timbres

The final module in the Erica Synths and Moritz Klein EDU DIY modular Eurorack series is here, and it's a very cool little Wavefolder.

Cut your own vinyl with the Teenage Engineering PO-80 Record Factory

We check out the Teenage Engineering PO-80, a portable monophonic record cutter that also plays 7-inch vinyl. Smells like Teenage spirit!

Erica Synths EDU DIY Output module: Line and headphone output

The latest EDU DIY module from Erica Synths is the humble Output module. It provides line level and headphone output for better integration.

MicroDexed-Touch: FM, VA, Sampling and sequencing in a neat little box

MicroDexed gets another makeover into a touch-screen and Teensy-based mini-synth called MicroDexed-Touch. It offers FM, VA sampling and sequencing.

Erica Synths EDU DIY Noise/S&H: Understanding randomness

The next module from Erica Synths & Moritz Klein is the EDU DIY Noise/S&H. It can add ballast to your filter sweeps and randomness to your modulations