New to list

[Ben Garland]

Ryan,

I am also new to the list (Hi List!). Here are some helpful resources I have
found during my adventures into DIY Synthesis. This information should answer
all of your questions.



Synthfool -- http://synthfool.com/

(Kevin Lightner's excellent resource)



PAiA -- http://www.paia.com/

(John Simonton's great source for modules and kits.)



MOTM -- http://www.synthtech.com/motm/

(Paul Screiber's excellent source of modules and beginner information.)



Midwest Analog Products -- http://mall.lakes.com/~map/

(Thomas Henry's great source of modules and plans.)



Blacet Research -- http://www.blacet.com/

(Just found them today. A source for more modules.)



Oakley Systems -- http://www.techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk/projects.htm

(More modules.)


Hopefully by looking at these sites you will get an idea of what a modular is.
They go from handheld size all the way up to the size of a large room. There is
an excellent PDF file you can download from MOTM that details the basic modules
you need to get started as well as the tools you will need to build them.

http://www.synthtech.com/motm/motmcat20.pdf

Check out the end section titled "What Modules Do I Need?" and "Can I Build
These Kits?" I found it very informative.


I'm sure the veterans of this list will chime in with even more useful module
and information sources that I haven't mentioned.


Have fun!

Ben




On 4/26/00 at 6:21 PM, capo5446 at yahoo.com (Ryan Schell) wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to the list and I was wondering a few
> things. First, I realize that most diy projects are
> modulars, and from my understanding a modular is a
> bunch of different modules hooked together. Is this
> right and could someone explain this some more to me?
> What kind of modules would there be and typically how
> many modules are there? Also can these synths compare
> to preassembled ones you can buy and around how much
> do they cost to make? How do you get sounds into
> modulars, or do you have to make them yourself?