[sdiy] SynthDIY vs guitarDIY?

[Michael E Caloroso]

One of my first DIY projects was an EQ circuit out of a guitar magazine,
which I installed in my bass guitar.  Then I got a copy of the Craig
Anderson Electronic Projects book and built some keyboard accessories from
there.  It progressed to a PAiA 47xx modular which I gigged with for three
years from 1981 to 1984 until I discovered my first Moog.  From there it
was primarily modifications and maintenance of gear, with the goal of
making them more reliable for gigging.  I still have that first Moog
(Source) and piles of other analogs I bought back then.

MC

On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Jarno Verhoeven at ziggo.nl <
jarno.verhoeven at ziggo.nl> wrote:

> 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
> > >>
> > >>
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