178 Results for "DIY"

Hoerold VoIS is an analog stereo vocoder – and a massive DIY project

Looking for an analog studio vocoder? Used a soldering iron before? Here's a promising new option: The Hoerold VoIS has 18 frequency bands and comes with a stereo mode, among many other features.

NAMM 2019: Teenage Engineering releases Pocket Operator modular system

Teenage Engineering has come up with their own brand of modular synthesis as part of the Pocket Operator family. Colourful, groovy, capable and seriously fun these are a stunning entry into the world of ...

Korg MS-X: an extreme Korg Monotron makeover

Got a Korg Monotron knocking around? Why not turn it into a fully fledge Korg analogue synth with the Soul Machine Korg MS-X extreme modification guide. Be warned - this will invalidate your warranty.

Rakit Metal Synth: a mad percussive and metallic noise box

Build your own percussive and noise shaping synth box with a Polivoks inspired filter and bags of personality. The Rakit Metal Synth is an easy build, great value and a load of fun to play with.

Build your own MIDI controller with the Highly Liquid MIDI CPU board

Fancy dreaming up a MIDI controller? The Highly Liquid MIDI CPU could be the heart of your ideal controller. All you have to is solder on the knobs and faders and tell it what you want it to do.

Brunswick: an affordable, naked DIY synthesizer from Future Sound Systems

Future Sound Systems bring their particular blend of dirt and phase modulation to a remarkably good value synthesizer kit. Brunswick will bring the beef if you bring the soldering iron.

Otto’s DIY Cookbook – handy recipes for Eurorack modular DIY

Otto's DIY Prototyping Environment is getting a Cookbook with recipes for building Eurorack modules. This free download kicks off with a simple VCO and teaches you about synthesis and circuits at the same time.

Eurorack Modular DIY: Could you build your own modules?

A new series on tackling the challenge of building Eurorack modules is available now on YouTube. Molten Modular DIY will take you through the first steps and beyond into building a whole rack.

Unexpectedly tuneful Ellitone Multi-Synth from noise maker Ellistronics

Ellistronics have moved beyond noise and distortion into unexpected tones and melody for their latest handmade synthesizer the Ellitone Multi-Synth. They sell out really fast so get one while you can!

Get some guitar feel in your electronic music with the StrumPad MIDI Controller

A remarkable open source MIDI project that creates the feel of strumming a guitar. Feed chords from a keyboard into StrumPad and then strum away with your fingers to output a very expressive strummed ...

Zeppelin Design Labs Quaverato Harmonic Tremolo: DIY or readymade?

Designed and built (if you want) in Chicago, the Quaverato Harmonic Tremolo pedal has a digitally controlled all-analogue signal path, with both harmonic and more traditional tremolo settings.

New synth from Modal Electronics poised for release

A teaser video from Modal Electronics appears to give us a blurred view and sonic potential of something called Skulpt. I'm hoping for a 70 quid CRAFTPoly to go with my CRAFTRhythm and CRAFTSynth.

Modular Synthesis School idea floated on Kickstarter

Modular Moon wants to open a Modular Synthesis School in Amsterdam to teach synthesis, sound and DIY modular to new generations of modular fiddlers. Is Kickstarter the best way to raise funds?

Melody Puzzle Modular Synthesizer: playful 8-bit handmade patch machine

A conundrum of a modular synthesizer waiting to be puzzled over. The Melody Puzzle experimentally patches together all sorts of combinations in the hope of finding the solution to your musical yearnings.

Superbooth 2018: Din Sync bring us Gilbert, a blue Roland-inspired monosynth

The strangely named Gilbert is a homage to the best era of Roland synths. Featuring technology from the SH-101, SH-09 and MC-202. It will be available in two weeks as a kit so you can build yourself a classic.

Superbooth 2018: Black Corporation Kimiji polyphonic synth open for preorders

The Kimiji 8 voice polyphonic analogue synthesizer is on show at Superbooth and Black Corporation have just opened the shop for preorders on this slightly mysterious synth.

Erebus is reborn as Lil’ Erebus DIY Kit and sells like hot modular cakes

By a stroke of complete genius, the lamented Dreadbox Erebus paraphonic synthesizer is back in kit form as the Lil' Erebus DIY Kit for under €200. They won't have stock for long!

Moog reveal the front panel of the Subharmonicon that you can build at Moogfest

Fancy a little DIY synth project? Get yourself an Engineers Pass to this years Moogfest and build the remarkable Subharmonicon. They've just revealed the front panel - will it ever be available to the rest of ...

Polyphonic Solina strings in your Eurorack? Meet StringTheory

Make Synths Not War has created the StringTheory module that brings 4-voice Solina Strings into your Eurorack. It's played by MIDI, not CV which won't suit everyone but makes it very good value.

Build a brand new synthesizer with the Moogfest 2018 Engineer Pass

This years' Moogfest Engineer Pass two-day workshop will be building the Sub-Harmonicon a completely new electronic instrument based on some really old electronic curiosities that Moog will make awesome.

Build your own Korg MS-20 filter clone with the AI Synthesis AI004 OTA

AI Synthesis have created a tribute to the Korg MS-20 filter in the AI004 OTA Voltage Controlled Filter. It's deliciously cheap as a kit with a full build guide and those nice red knobs.

TSNM: Touch Sensing Note Memory for getting touchy-feely with your Eurorack

Doboz has finished the Eurorack version of the TSNM controller that offers note and pressure action, arpeggiation and sequencing in a very neat and affordable package. Get your fingers in there!

Roll your own Eurorack modules with Otto’s DIY prototyping environment

Ever wanted to build your own Eurorack module? Otto's DIY Eurorack Modules is a prototyping ecosystem that lets you quickly and easily put a module together in a durable and safe format right into your rack.

NAMM 2018: Kami-Oto cardboard keyboard from Yudo

Build yourself a MIDI keyboard out of cardboard with this cool little Kickstarter project called Kami-Oto from Japanese company Yudo who were hanging out in the convention centre foyer.