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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 ==
The least [[tools]] you can start with are a good soldering iron, a desoldering pump or braid, fine wire-cutters, long nose pliers and a decent [[digital multimeter]].<ref name="sos" /> Also useful are an [[oscilloscope]] capable of DC coupled input, a solderless [[breadboard]], a bench power supply, a [[function generator]] and a [[frequency counter]].<ref name=mfos">[https://web.archive.org/web/20190613231955/http://musicfromouterspace.com/index.php?CATPARTNO=&PROJARG=ELECTRONICS%252Fgettingstarted.html&MAINTAB=SYNTHDIY&VPW=1342&VPH=761 ''Getting started in electronics''] on Music From Outer Space by [[Ray Wilson]]</ref>
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==== EDA ====
{{Main|Electronic design automation}}
For more advanced DIY 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 [[gEDA]], [[Autodesk EAGLE]], [[KiCad PCB EDA Suite|KiCad]] or [[DIYLC]].
==== 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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== Kits and PCBs ==
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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 [[
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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The Moog Modular manual is huge and contains all the schematic diagrams and some of the setup and calibration notes, but beware. Although the designs are all there, some of them use parts which may be hard or impossible to get hold of. It also has to be said that some modules, such as the [[oscillator]]s and [[envelope generator]]s, were better implemented in later designs such as the second-series [[Minimoog]], [[Prodigy]] and Rogue. Schematics for the latter two are extremely readable, as are the associated setup notes, and the circuits work.<ref name="sos" /> Another synth from the past which makes a good construction project is the [[Oberheim SEM]] (Synthesizer Expansion Module). This synth isn't too difficult to construct, and features a [[voltage-controlled state-variable filter]].<ref name="sos" />
Using circuits from a former commercial product, using a schematic from a service manual can also be problematic, as these too can contain errors.<ref>[https://www.
=== Books ===
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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 ==
* [[Getting started in synth DIY]]
* [[
* [[Datasheet]]
* [[Electronics books]] for books about electronics.
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== External links ==
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* [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
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