[sdiy] Elektor Formant synth build

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Hi Josh
Why not go old school all the way and etch the PCBs yourself?
Its quite easy to do!

In my experience the formant is a nice system, but also nothing special.
For modules that use difficult to source parts you can just use a different
schematic with similar function.
Quite a few SDIY list members have plenty of suitable module schematics
online.

While your at it, better add in a few other non formant modules too.
You might end up with a more musical system as the original is quite
"technical" in its design.

Also please keep in mind, something complex like the formant may be less
suited as a first project!

Go have fun,
Theo

Groetjes Theo

On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 2:02 PM, josh wilkinson <j_wilco at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hello All,
>
> My name is Josh Wilkinson, i am part of a Hackerspace in Brisbane
> Australia.
>
> Myself and a group of electronics enthusiasts (ranging form electricians
> to programmers to mechatronics) are keen to build the Elektor Formant synth.
> We have been reading book 1that was published with all the schematics and
> notes in it.
> Has anyone had any experience building this synth?
>
> Our main priority obviously is generating a proper PCB file that we can
> replicate for the modules. Has anyone already converted the PCB schematics
> in the book to Gerber files?
> If anyone has and feels like sharing that would be incredibly helpful.
>
> Also any leads on tracking down the tricky Fairchild chips?
>
> Really any experience with this build would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Josh and HSBNE Crew.
> Sent from my iPhone
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