[sdiy] Minimoog clone

[cheater cheater]

don't focus too much on the look of it.. recreating the sound, even
with perfect copies of schematics and all original components, is
going to be much more difficult for you.

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 07:52, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jul 2010, David Ingebretsen wrote:
>>
>> ~~ I'm interested in making my own Minimoog clone.  synthwood.com will be
>> a
>> ~~ big help, as will Mark Smith's page at
>> ~~ http://www.meadowfield.freeuk.com/synth/mini.html.  Two biggies appear
>> to
>> ~~ be where to get suitable rocker switches and how to build the bend-mod
>> ~~ wheel unit.
>> ~~
>> ~~ Has anyone here built a Minimoog clone?  I'd love to hear from you.
>
>> Here are a couple of other sites doing a mini clone or information:
>>
>> http://www.arpeggi8.com/synth/minimoog/mini.html
>>
>> http://www.fantasyjackpalance.com/fjp/sound/synth/synthdata/16-moog-minimoog
>> .html
>> http://www.toptell.com.br/index.htm
>>
>> Why not use a SynthWood wheel box? Bolt in and go. One, both, or neither
>> wheel can be a return to center wheel for a pitch control.
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320543907442
>
> It looks like the arpeggi8 is a mirror of the meadowfield one.  Somehow I
> missed the Synthwood wheel when I was perusing Synthwood's website.  I also
> found http://www.sintetizadores.com.ar/ who sells replacement panels. That
> leaves, I think, keys and rocker switches as the harder-to-find pieces.  An
> appropriate chassis shouldn't be too hard to find.  Then there's the fun
> part of laying out the circuit boards.  Am I missing anything else?  Thanks!
>
> --
> David Griffith
> dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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