[sdiy] Great DIY polysynths

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Sat Aug 8 00:51:03 CEST 2026 

I love the desktop module, the UI is kind of artistic.

On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM Chris McDowell via Synth-diy
<synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
> Same here Roman, I took 'em all apart for no good reason.
>
> First and second polysynths though:
>
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
> > On Aug 7, 2026, at 11:50 AM, Roman Sowa via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
> > Too bad I can't show you my first synth. Or 2nd either.
> > I destroyed them, not thinking it's something an older me would love to have. :(
> >
> > Roman
> >
> > W dniu 2026-08-07 o 16:17, Benjamin Tremblay pisze:
> >> Ummm I’m not going to describe my first synths. I was 16.
> >> Benjamin Tremblay
> >>>> On Aug 7, 2026, at 10:06 AM, Jacob Watters via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> For my first synth, I literally just stuck an old EQ front panel into it and reused all the pots in my own circuits. It's not pretty, but it got the job done.
> >>> https://www.jacobwatters.com/images/synth/synth1.jpg <https://www.jacobwatters.com/images/synth/synth1.jpg>
> >>> *Jacob Watters*
> >>> JacobWatters.com <http://jacobwatters.com/>
> >>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM Roman Sowa via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:
> >>>    My first DIY modules had marking printed on paper, sprayed with
> >>>    transparent acrylic paint and glued to (mostly) aluminium panels.
> >>>    Still looks good today, reaching about 25 years.
> >>>    http://sowa.synth.net/modular/index.html
> >>>    <http://sowa.synth.net/modular/index.html>
> >>>    And my polysynth made a decade earlier didn't have any markings at
> >>>    all!
> >>>    Just beautfull color spray painted all over the steel plate panel. It
> >>>    didn't actually need any marking, because all controll was done by
> >>>    up/down & left/right arrows with 1x40 LCD. Kind of like the synth
> >>>    vibe
> >>>    was in early 90's
> >>>    Roman
> >>>    W dniu 2026-08-06 o 22:33, Oren Leavitt via Synth-diy pisze:
> >>>    >
> >>>    >
> >>>    > On 8/6/26 11:47 AM, Mike Bryant wrote:
> >>>    >> Actually comparing a lot of modern DIY stuff with 1960s/70s
> >>>    electronics,
> >>>    >> I think I know which looks a lot more 'homemade' 😄
> >>>    >
> >>>    > When I built my first modular synth, I made front panels from
> >>>    sheets of
> >>>    > Masonite. I spray painted them white, applied labeling, dial
> >>>    ticks, and
> >>>    > other art with a fine ink pen with the aid of rulers or stencils.
> >>>    > Applied a top coat of Krylon to seal it all in. Came out pretty
> >>>    nice.
> >>>    >
> >>>    > One of several pictures of it on my Flickr:
> >>>    > https://flic.kr/p/2stGyzF <https://flic.kr/p/2stGyzF>
> >>>    >>
> >>>    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>    >> *From:* Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org
> >>>    <mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org>> on behalf of John
> >>>    >> via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> >>>    <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>>
> >>>    >> *Sent:* 06 August 2026 17:07
> >>>    >> *To:* SDIY List <synth-diy at synth-diy.org
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> >>>    >> *Subject:* Re: [sdiy] Great DIY polysynths
> >>>    >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:20:09 +0000
> >>>    >> "Chromatest J. Pantsmaker via Synth-diy"
> >>>    <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>>
> >>>    >> wrote:
> >>>    >>
> >>>    >>> Your complaint is that the labels are on printed material
> >>>    instead of
> >>>    >>> silk screen? Really?
> >>>    >>
> >>>    >> "This DIY synthesizer being discussed on the synth-DIY mailing list
> >>>    >> looks distinctly DIY, what's up with that!?"
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