Frequency Central Continuum Phaser
Phasers, what’s not to like. I remember hearing synth strings through a phaser as a kid, probably on something like Oxygene, and thinking “what the fuck is that”. They’re probably one of the sounds that…
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Casio HT3000 – NJM 2090 VCF modifications
First keyboard I ever had was a Casio MT-68, and the first actual synth I ever owned was a Casio CZ-101, so I have a love of old ’80s casios (I’ve got a load of…
Eurorack Schematics Synth DIY Through hole
Eurorack cassette tape head interface: Magnetophon
With the intention of mucking about with cassette tape and crappy tape delays, I built Tom Whitwell’s Magnetophon, which brings the signal from a cassette tape playback head into Eurorack. Nothing to say about the…
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Picoverb Euro conversion with LTC1799
I bought a couple of Alesis Picoverbs on Ebay for peanuts with the intention of using them in my modular. Of course, anything you can think of has been done already, and surely enough, there’s…
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Jak Plugg Typhoon (Clouds variant)
Waiting to trim the LEDS to the panel… This is the Jak Plugg expanded Clouds, with all the alternative firmwares at once (Superparasites), and extra controls & functionality like Greyscale’s Supercell. PCB/panel from Pusherman again.…
Drum machine Eurorack Synth DIY Through hole
Prok drums
These are great. They’re four modules – bass drum, snare, hi-hat and clap – based around an adaptation of Tom Whitwell’s (Music Thing Modular) Radio Music. It’s synthesis rather than samples, and each module can…
Eurorack SMD Synth DIY
Antumbra Cara (Mutable instruments Marbles 8 hp clone)
I’ve been putting this build off for a while, because it can’t just be flashed with a pre-built .hex file like Clouds, Rings, etc – the Mutable development environment has to be installed, the firmware…
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Desoldering tip – FLUX.
At some point, we’re all going to have to remove a soldered component. For processors with fine pitch and lots of pins, hot air and Kapton tape is the best plan. For through hole passives,…
Eurorack SMD Synth DIY
Jakplugg UGrids
Built this 8hp version of Mutable Instruments’s Grids drum/trigger sequencer, ordered from Pusherman, where there’s an excellent guide on flashing it (like Branches, it’s not STM based) from Casey Holmes. No build issues. Here it…