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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>'''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">[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan00/articles/netnotes.htm ''Build Your Own Synth Websites''], Sound On Sound by Ken McBeth, Jan 2002</ref> Unless assembling relatively inexpensive circuits like the [[Atari Punk Console]], synth DIY can be an expensive pastime.
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== 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">[
=== EDA ===
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