[sdiy] Getting Started with DIY Synths

[Lena Kolb]

Can you recommend some specific kits which are as cheap as possible? I'm
still a student, so I don't have a lot of money.

Am Mi., 11. März 2020 um 21:50 Uhr schrieb Pete Hartman <
pete.hartman at gmail.com>:

> They are generally very small SMD, so I would say probably not.
>
> It would depend on your soldering experience.
>
> Ptee
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 2:31 PM Lena Kolb <lenakolb2204 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Are the Mutable Instruments Modules good for beginners. I've heard they
>> are open source
>>
>> Mikko Helin <maohelin at gmail.com> schrieb am Mi., 11. März 2020, 19:49:
>>
>>> Yes, it would be a good idea to first first build a small rack with some
>>> selected ready-built Eurorack modules (Doepfer, Behringer etc.) and then
>>> start filling the empty space with DIY modules. It might be useful also to
>>> check things like Expert Sleepers Silent Way VST (
>>> https://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/silentway.html) and find a compatible
>>> audio interface (ES-3/6, https://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/es3.html).
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 4:03 PM Florian Anwander <
>>> fanwander at mnet-online.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>> @all Lena answered directly to me, but not to the list:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Lena!
>>>>
>>>> Here are my suggestions:
>>>>
>>>> Start with Eurorack modular stuff. The biggest problems for a beginner
>>>> are not the electronic things, but the mechanical stuff.
>>>> Also you can rely on existing working parts (housing, modules and/or
>>>> the powersupply) and add your diy modules then.
>>>>
>>>> Start first with a kit that is delivered with PCB and parts. Thonk
>>>> should be a good place to start. https://www.thonk.co.uk
>>>> In my beginnings nothing made me more proud than a working device I
>>>> soldered from a kit.
>>>>
>>>> Then you may continue with building a module on a stripboard /
>>>> veroboard / breadboard pcb using a given schematic (potential sources for
>>>> schematics were already named on the list). Software like VeeCad may help
>>>> you to design the pcb. Sourcing the parts,  developing the layout on the
>>>> stripboard and creating an own panel will be the challenging tasks here.
>>>> After that you may either develop your first own circuit, or start
>>>> modifying other circuits.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Florian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 11.03.20 um 13:15 schrieb Lena Kolb:
>>>>
>>>> My Knowledge is mainly musical, but I've soldered stuff a few times. No
>>>> smd soldering yet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Florian Anwander <fanwander at mnet-online.de> schrieb am Mo., 9. März
>>>> 2020, 11:49:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> what knowledge do you have about synths, electronics, and/or soldering?
>>>>>
>>>>> It is something different whether you are musician "only" or whether
>>>>> you
>>>>> are skilled with soldering electronic kits like guitar pedals.
>>>>>
>>>>> Florian
>>>>>
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