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Month: June 2020

Eurorack SMD Synth DIY

MI Peaks build

June 24, 2020November 30, 2020 by Keith Gentry

Peaks is a dual channel multifunction module – it can be an ADSR, a clockable LFO, or a bass drum/snare drum. It’s a nice easy build with relatively few components. It’s 0603 but the ARM…

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MI Tides build

June 24, 2020November 30, 2020 by Keith Gentry

This board is of similar complexity to MI Clouds and Rings (the biggest challenge being the STM and the DAC in terms of fine pitch soldering), and I wasn’t expecting any major issues building it,…

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Testing out Beat Repeat

June 21, 2020November 10, 2020 by Keith Gentry

A quick test before it goes into the rack. 4 3340 VCOs, one AMing a VCA. homebrew Electric Druid LFO into O_c running Hemisphere firmware in ASR mode, Ladder filter, 8 step seq, ST modular…

Effects Eurorack SMD Synth DIY

Kammerl Beat Repeat (MI Clouds)

June 20, 2020November 30, 2020 by Keith Gentry

This is Mutable Instruments’s Clouds with an alternate firmware, turning it into a clocked sample slicer/rearranger (amongst other stuff). I really like this module, CV control of the parameters really brings it to life for…

DIY tips Effects Eurorack Synth DIY Through hole

AD633 Ring modulator

June 20, 2020November 30, 2020 by Keith Gentry

A while back I built an AD633 ring mod guitar pedal from Mad Bean Pedals (Freekout) which sounds great, so I had a look around for a Eurorack version and came across this simple schematic…

Eurorack Synth DIY

VNIcursal VCA – Zlob Modular

June 20, 2020November 30, 2020 by Keith Gentry

6 VCAs in 8 HP. What’s not to like. This is a busy through hole board with lots of vertically mounted resistors. I built two of these from PCB. If you’re building this, make sure…

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Unpacking 0603/0805 etc passives from cut strips

June 20, 2020November 10, 2020 by Keith Gentry

If you do any SMD synth DIY work, you’re going to have to unpack tiny components from cut strips. In doing so, you’re also going to experience pinging them across the room by mistake, never…

Effects Eurorack Synth DIY

MI Rings

June 4, 2020November 30, 2020 by keith

Built this from a PCB from www.amazingsynth.com – mutated panel is from www.pusherman.com. The Davies (?) style knobs – the white and grey ones under the two top controls – are from AliExpress. Although supposedly…

Circuit bending

Alesis SR16 circuit bend

June 4, 2020November 30, 2020 by keith

About 10 years late to the party with this one but there you go. Added: patchbay for the sound ROM’s address and data lines (standard stuff) LTC 1799 from www.circuitbenders.co.uk with a Vactrol for pitch…

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