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== Entry level projects ==
== Entry level projects ==
* [[Passive mult]] - Probably the easiest module to possibly build, all you need is some [[jack]]s, some wire, and a soldering iron. This module allows you to split a signal to be sent to multiple destinations. ''Passive mults are not suitable for V/octave CV control, because the voltage may drop when split, due to varying impedances in the destinations'''
* [[Passive mult]] - Probably the easiest module to possibly build, all you need is some [[connectors|jack]]s, some wire, and a soldering iron. This module allows you to split a signal to be sent to multiple destinations. ''Passive mults are not suitable for V/octave CV control, because the voltage may drop when split, due to varying impedances in the destinations'''
* [[Atari Punk Console]] - one of the simplest audio-generating circuits. There are [[CV]]-controllable versions available, however,''they do not track voltage'', and so are not suitable as melodic voices.
* [[Atari Punk Console]] - one of the simplest audio-generating circuits. There are [[CV/Gate|CV]]-controllable versions available, however,''they do not track voltage'', and so are not suitable as melodic voices.
* [[Baby 8 step sequencer]]
* [[Baby 8 step sequencer]]



Revision as of 11:48, 3 July 2019

This page is intended as a list of simple but useful components that can be built for a modular synth.

If you're new to DIY electronics, please read the Synthesizer do it yourself page first.

This list of modules is intended to be format-agnostic (so, can be built for Eurorack, 4U, 5U etc.). Because of this, complete DIY kits are not included.

For more complex all-in-one synthesizer projects, see Category:Projects.

Entry level projects

  • Passive mult - Probably the easiest module to possibly build, all you need is some jacks, some wire, and a soldering iron. This module allows you to split a signal to be sent to multiple destinations. Passive mults are not suitable for V/octave CV control, because the voltage may drop when split, due to varying impedances in the destinations'
  • Atari Punk Console - one of the simplest audio-generating circuits. There are CV-controllable versions available, however,they do not track voltage, and so are not suitable as melodic voices.
  • Baby 8 step sequencer

Further reading

  • Make: Analog Synthesizers by Ray Wilson, Maker Media Inc., 2013, ISBN 1-4493-4522-0 - easily readable, contains a lot of practical advice about soldering and construction, yet does contain some technical explanations of how some of the circuits actually work.

External links

General sources of schematics and layouts

This page has been split to Passive mult on 3 July 2019. The history of this page serves as the attribution history for the contents of that page, before then.