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===EDA===
For more advanced DIYersDIY there is also the requirement for suitable [[electronic design automation]] (EDA) software, for the ''[[schematic capture]]'' (design of schematics), [[PCB layout]], [[Gerber files]] etc. such as [[CadSoft EAGLE]], [[KiCad]] or [[DIYLC]].
 
== Kits and PCBs ==
{{Main article|Electronic kit}}
[[PAiA Electronics Inc|PAiA]] have been producing analogue synth [[kit]]s since 1967. The [[PAIA Fatman]] is a complete synth to build from a proven design. It has two [[VCO]]s and a good [[VCF]] similar to that of the second-series [[ARP Odyssey]]. The schematics are easy to follow and anyone is allowed to build it providing they don't market it as their own.<ref name="sos"/> There is a selection of links to bare [[Printed circuit board|PCB]]s and kits at [http://www.cgs.synth.net/modules/index.html Ken Stone's Modular Synthesizer site].
 
==Designs==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] is a great resource. [http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/ All About Circuits] for well explained stuff. [http://www.doctronics.co.uk/resources.html Doctronics] is a good reference for [[Integrated circuits|IC]]s when you're not sure what something does. At [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/sdiy/datasheets/ Aaron's Synth DIY] there is a list of useful parts. At [http://www.birthofasynth.com/Thomas_Henry/Pages/VCO-1.html Birth of a synth] there are some DIY modules, with explanations, for example the [[VCO-1]]. Although it is better to practice with very simple circuits before starting this kind of project, even though this is a fairly simple circuit.<ref name="sdiy-may-13">The Synth-diy Archive, [http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/pipermail/synth-diy/2013-May/thread.html Hello, and some questions], May 2013</ref>
 
===Synth kits===
{{Main article|Electronic kit}}
[[PAiA Electronics Inc|PAiA]] have been producing analogue synth [[kit]]s since 1967. The [[PAIA Fatman]] is a complete synth to build from a proven design. It has two [[VCO]]s and a good [[VCF]] similar to that of the second-series [[ARP Odyssey]]. The schematics are easy to follow and anyone is allowed to build it providing they don't market it as their own.<ref name="sos"/> There is a selection of links to bare [[Printed circuit board|PCB]]s and kits at [http://www.cgs.synth.net/modules/index.html Ken Stone's Modular Synthesizer site].
 
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