[sdiy] SynthDIY vs guitarDIY?

[Jarno Verhoeven@ziggo.nl]

I am originally a bassplayer, I started DIY electronics with high end audio, but
soon realised most of these projects are way too complex, and often rely on
esoteric/ unobtainium components. I then started building effects pedals, talk
about other end of the spectrum, but I never really used them as lugging around
an effects board on top of my 100 kilos of bass amp seemed superfluous,
especially for the odd song.
That's when I realised building "audio Lego" (ie. modular synths) is way more
interesting :-)
 
 

> Op 4 september 2016 om 17:20 schreef Magnus Danielson
> <magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org>:
>
>
> I've seen people over the years start out with stomp-boxes to then
> continue with synth modules as they feel they have mastered the
> soldering iron enough to take on larger projects.
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus
>
> On 09/03/2016 11:05 AM, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> > I deal with both groups and I agree with Paul's points.
> >
> > Pedals have a much lower bar to entry than synths. Building a simple
> > fuzz can need as few as five or six components. Classic pedals like the
> > Dallas Rangemaster are equally simple. A "simple" synth would be
> > something like the Wasp or the Minimoog!
> >
> > Both this and the fact that there are more guitarists to begin with
> > means there are a lot more people giving pedal DIY a go. I would say
> > that it also means the level of knowledge for pedal builders is often
> > lower. No-one would try and build a synth unless they could read a
> > schematic, but I often hear people say "I can't really read schematics"
> > on DIYStompboxes.com <http://DIYStompboxes.com>, for example. With the
> > many kits available, the truth is you *can* build yourself some pedals
> > without ever having to read a schematic or order specific parts. Just
> > take the bits out of the package and solder it together like it says in
> > the instructions.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > On 3 Sep 2016, at 05:08, Paul Perry <pfperry at melbpc.org.au
> > <mailto:pfperry at melbpc.org.au>> wrote:
> >
> >> The differences flow from this:
> >> 1. there are 100 DIY stompbox guys for every synth DIY guy - probably
> >> more.
> >> 2. Stompboxes are (usually) far cheaper.
> >> 3 And far simpler too (usually.)
> >>
> >> Both groups cover include the extremes of wealth, knowledge, social
> >> skills, and sanity.
> >> In both groups, those extremes can be VERY extreme.
> >>
> >> Paul Perry, Melbourne Australia
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> *From:* Barry Klein <mailto:barryklein at cox.net>
> >> *To:* 'synth-diy' <mailto:synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >> *Sent:* Saturday, September 03, 2016 9:45 AM
> >> *Subject:* [sdiy] SynthDIY vs guitarDIY?
> >>
> >> During some internet browsing on synthDIY interests I got off on a
> >> guitar electronics tangent and became amazed at the number of
> >> forums supporting guitarDIY and the number of kits/boards available.
> >> I’m sure some of you participate in both. Please comment on how
> >> they compare in customer knowledge, market size, maturity, and
> >> anything else you could add.
> >>
> >> Barry
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Synth-diy mailing list
> >> Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl <mailto:Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >> http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Synth-diy mailing list
> >> Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl <mailto:Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >> http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Synth-diy mailing list
> > Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Synth-diy mailing list
> Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/attachments/20160904/5fbf92a9/attachment.htm>