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[[File:MIDIBox SID (by Max Farnea) inside 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Insides of a [[MIDIBox SID]] by Max Farnea.]]<categorytree mode=all style="float:right; clear:right; margin-left:1ex; border:1px solid gray; padding:0.7ex; background-color:white;">Contents</categorytree>''This article, <!--(along with the [[Main Page]])--> is intended as a top level page. You should be able to browse the whole wiki from here.''
'''Synthesizer do it yourself''', '''Synth DIY''' or '''SDIY''' is about creativity, making, modifying, or repairing [[electronic musical instrument]]s and related equipment yourself. Many people with an interest in [[electronics]] and [[music]] are now discovering that a Synth-DIY project is feasible.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130113202557/http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/index.php?MAINTAB=SYNTHDIY Synth-DIY] at Music From Outer Space.</ref> More advanced synth DIYers design and build their own [[synthesizer]]s. What’s needed is a design, parts and tools, and especially the skills.<ref name="sos">[
== Ability and know-how ==
The single most important factor in synth DIY is your skills. You'll need to be able to read and understand [[Schematics|circuit diagrams]], identify [[electronic component]]s, and [[fault-find]] non-working circuits.<ref name="ks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20170420052751/http://www.cgs.synth.net/help.html Help page] of Ken Stone's Modular Synthesizer site] -
== Tools ==
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==== Circuit simulation ====
{{Main|Electronic circuit simulation}}
Simulation allows us to understand the operating principles of electronics.
This application is essential for those who wish to learn about electronic simulation.
[https://www.falstad.com/circuit/circuitjs.html Falstad] By Paul falstad
Kicad also has a SPICE simulation feature
[https://www.kicad.org/discover/spice/ Kicad and SPICE]
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In the 1970s [[Electronic hobbyist]] magazines such as [[Practical Electronics]] (PE), [[Wireless World]], [[Electronics Today International]] (ETI) and [[Elektor]] were at the forefront, publishing designs for the synth builder. To build some of those designs, one needed a firm grasp of electronics and constructing even the smaller models was not easy.<ref name="sos" />
Things changed when ETI, in conjunction with
The Elektor [[Elektor Formant
Bear in mind that magazine designs are frequently inaccurate or incomplete. The [[Practical Electronics Analogue Sequencer]], for instance, published in April 1977, will not function correctly without the modifications published in September 1977.<ref name="sos" />
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Aaron Lanterman's lectures [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/ece4803 ECE4803B: Theory and Design of Music Synthesizers], 2006 as well as [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/ems10 ECE4893A: Electronics for Music Synthesis], 2010 and [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/ems 2008] are available online.
* Synth design podcast : [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HpizuckShwQ Synth design podcast on youtube]
== See also ==
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* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2795&start=all&postdays=0&postorder=asc DIY learning resources], Mod Wiggler Forum, Jan 2009
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59922 what percentage do you save going DIY?], Mod Wiggler Forum, May 2012
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=265562 Talk me out of getting in way over my head for my first project], Mod Wiggler Forum, Aug 2022
[[Category:Simple synth DIY]]
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