[sdiy] SynthDIY vs guitarDIY?

[Michael E Caloroso]

That should read Craig ANDERTON, d at mn autocorrect.

MC

On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Michael E Caloroso <
mec.forumreader at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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