Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Sunday, October 04, 2026
The 1010music Blackbox OG Just Got SP-1200 Mode, Chords and Sidechain (Unofficial Firmware Mod)
video upload by Justin Joe
"Twelve new features on the original 1010music Blackbox, added with an unofficial firmware mod: solo, chords, Elektron-style note conditions, SP-1200 / SP-12 / S950 lo-fi modes, a 24 dB filter, a sidechain ducker, slice start/end on the knobs, and a granular delay. It's free, the code is open, and it runs on top of stock firmware 3.1.9.
🔧 GET THE MOD (free) + get an email when new builds drop:
https://justinjoe.com/blackbox-mod
No compiling needed: download 3.1.9 from 1010music, run it through the browser patcher, copy it to your card.
⚠️ Unofficial. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by 1010music. Original Blackbox only (not Blackbox 2). At your own risk. The mod does not include 1010music's firmware; you bring your own copy."
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LABELS/MORE: 1010music, AI, DIY, New Updates, News
LABELS/MORE: 1010music, AI, DIY, New Updates, News
Saturday, October 03, 2026
He built a synth - Introducing the Lab 60
video upload by Labyrinth Of Spirits
"I have been working on this for a while and it is finally, mostly, done. I might add an effects circuit into it and swap the guitar stomp pedal switch out to a softer latching switch...but we shall see.
This is a modified Tsynth, built inside of a Casio CT-670, with a Juno Chorus clone added for good measure.
Resources worth checking out: https://github.com/gligli/juno-chorus... -- especially the issues page
https://groupdiy.com/ -- this is a great forum (Huge thank you to DMP, c1184701, and Midphase for all their insight and help)
https://www.tindie.com/products/elect..."
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LABELS/MORE: Casio, DIY, Labyrinth Of Spirits, New DIY, New Makers, New Synths, News, Teensy
LABELS/MORE: Casio, DIY, Labyrinth Of Spirits, New DIY, New Makers, New Synths, News, Teensy
SS1 #lmz #lmzvuk #analog #synth
Friday, October 02, 2026
Pocket Viewer Wavetable Synth
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LABELS/MORE: Circuit Bending, DIY, Tim Kaiser
LABELS/MORE: Circuit Bending, DIY, Tim Kaiser
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Overlooked Module #19: AI Synthesis X Filter (AI024)
video upload by Musical Miscellany & More
"Here's another Overlooked Module in the world of Eurorack. I built this one during Knobcon 14 (2026) at one of the DIY workshops. It's a great sounding 3320 filter that is reminiscent of many iconic 80's synths. Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/musicalmisce...
Join my Discord Community: / discord"
See the introduction post here.
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LABELS/MORE: AI Synthesis, DIY, eurorack, MATRIXSYNTH Members
LABELS/MORE: AI Synthesis, DIY, eurorack, MATRIXSYNTH Members
CHOMPI is Open Source!
video upload by chase bliss and CHOMPI CLUB
"Our little pal CHOMPI is officially being discontinued.
That's the bad news.
The good news is that we've decided to make it open source as a result. You now have everything you need to edit firmware, create your own firmware from scratch, and even physically build a DIY CHOMPI of your own.
We're also releasing a new beta firmware called WAVE – a wavetable synth – that's available for everyone to play with, and an ideal starting point for open source work.
You can find everything you need to get started on the CHOMPI website.
Open source info here:
https://www.chompiclub.com/opensource
WAVE firmware here:
https://www.chompiclub.com/firmware"
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LABELS/MORE: Chase Bliss, CHOMPI, DIY, News
LABELS/MORE: Chase Bliss, CHOMPI, DIY, News
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Reco-Modular & Phaser
Monday, September 28, 2026
Synthesizers.com Introduces Q108 Amplifier DIY KIT
"We're so excited to share with you the new Q108 Amplifier DIY KIT!!
The Q108 Voltage Controlled Amplifier is a staple of any synthesizer system.
The amplitude of any waveform can be controlled by another signal such as an envelope generator, sequencer, oscillator, etc.
An Initial Gain control allows manual adjustment of the amplitude and a Level Control determines the impact of the control signal.
Both Linear and Exponential responses are available to simulate a variety of real-world sounds. Positive and negative output signal polarities are provided.
Two inputs are provided for mixing."
You can find posts featuring the Synthesizers.com Q108 here.
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LABELS/MORE: 5U, DIY, New DIY, News, synthesizers.com
LABELS/MORE: 5U, DIY, New DIY, News, synthesizers.com
Open Source Programmable Guitar Pedal using STM32
video upload by GuitarML
"Project Link: https://github.com/GuitarML/GuitarPed...
Walkthough of my custom STM32 based digital guitar pedal. I give an overview of the features, and then dive into the project hardware and software. I also show a demo of the included Reverb/Delay.
00:00 - Pedal Features
4:25 - Open Source Project Overview
5:58 - KiCad Schematic
10:35 - KiCad PCB layout
16:55 - STM32CubeIDE and code
23:05 - Reverb/Delay Effect Demo
Patreon:
/ guitarml"
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LABELS/MORE: DIY, New DIY, New Synth Effects, News
LABELS/MORE: DIY, New DIY, New Synth Effects, News
Sunday, September 27, 2026
OB-X One Teaser
video upload by TjimmyChonga
"Two Oberheim OB-X voice cards (Crowbx clones).
Custom everything else."
Thursday, September 24, 2026
WGD Modualr Has Been Busy… 3 New Eurorack Projects!
video upload by wgd modular
"In this video, I’m giving you a quick update on what I’ve been working on over the summer and showing three new projects that have recently made their way into my Eurorack setup.
🎛️ First up is kefir, a simple 24HP four-channel stereo mixer with input normalization. I needed another stereo mixer for my 1U row, so I took one of my already proven mixer designs and turned it into a dedicated 1U utility module.
🍉 I also made a 1U version of melon. Since a 4HP Eurorack module fits perfectly into a 1U row when rotated by 90 degrees, I designed a new 22HP panel for the existing melon PCB. The module now fits nicely into my 1U row, and there are already more new firmwares in development including a port of the Mutable Instruments Elements engine.
🌱 Lastly, I completely redesigned my Daisy-based stereo multi-effects module. The new version is called carciofo and is built around the new Electrosmith Seed 3. It is only 6HP wide and adds two buttons and a WS2812B RGB LED for a much more flexible interface.
For this video I’m also taking the new Quattro firmware for a spin, which puts drive, chorus, delay and reverb behind the four knobs."
⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Intro 00:03 – Coming Up 00:19 – Kefir: 1U Stereo Mixer 00:50 – Melon goes 1U 01:42 – Melon Mod 303 Demo 02:30 – Carciofo: 6HP Stereo Multi-FX 03:01 – Quattro demo 04:18 – Final thoughts
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Akai S900 and S950 with custom Operating Systems
video upload by Mike Feedback
"I developed a custom operating system for the Akai S900 and Akai S950 samplers which turns them into real-time signal processors. You can run audio through them and have them add that 12-bit grit without having to worry about sample time.
If you have an s900 or s950, download it for free:
https://s900fx.com
https://s950fx.com
#akai #beatmaking #boombap #hiphop #akaimpc #hiphopbeats #12bit #lofi #sample #s900 #s950 #mpc #s900fx #s950fx"
This one is in via Ivan Trajkovic aka deejayiwan.
S900FX and S950FX Anti-Alias mod
video upload by Mike Feedback
"I corrected a sample rate bug and added the ability to turn off the anti-alias filter in the latest version of S900FX and S950FX.
S900FX and S950FX are custom operating systems for the Akai S900 and Akai S950 that turn the hardware into signal processors that allow you to apply their 12-bit grit to the audio signal in real-time. Pass the audio through them and record into your modern sampler.
Get them for free." [links above]
Update: new demo from Mikus Pilatus:
New Akai S950FX OS - monitoring thought converters and filter
video upload by Mikus Pilatus
"What a legend ! 2x new Akai S900 / S950 OS out and they are both dope."
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LABELS/MORE: AI, Akai, DIY, New Synth Effects, New Updates, News
LABELS/MORE: AI, Akai, DIY, New Synth Effects, New Updates, News
Sunday, September 20, 2026
[$8] DIY eurorack modular synth SSI2144 VCF | based on Sound Semiconductor SSI2144
video upload by HAGIWO
"My 93rd original eurorack modular synth DIY projects.
Sound Semiconductor SSI2144 Low pass filter VCF
working documents (schematics)
https://note.com/solder_state/n/n5c10...
Please support me to continue projects.
In patreon you will find content about my background , technical information.
/ hagiwo"
Saturday, September 19, 2026
JvR Spin F1 Elektor Formant Dual
video upload by Jos van Ras
"The JvR Spin F1 Formant Dual is a high-performance Digital Signal Processing (DSP) multi-effects unit designed for the DIY Elektor Formant Synthesizer system. Powered by an ATmega328P microcontroller (standalone DIP-28 package) and a Spin Semiconductor FV-1 DSP chip, this module architecture bridges old-school analog synthesis with modern digital studio effects.
For more info contact me on http://www.josvanras.com/"
"Elektor Formant in a new Design
Modules are all for sale and also complete systems. See under DIY-Projects."
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
9/15/26 (2050 test) 2050 + MFB OSC-02 & dual ADSR + Ladik S-143 & U-202 + CXM 1978 + MIDIVERB II
video upload by Cfpp0
"9/15/26 (2050 test) Jakub Jasiński 2050 + MFB OSC-02 & dual ADSR + Ladik S-143 & U-202 + CXM 1978 + Alesis MIDIVERB II
If you came for metallic falcon screams, jump to 1:19. This unbranded 2050 module was made custom by Jakub Jasiński for the previous owner. It’s plugged in a 4ms pod, but it’s getting 5v DC externally. It’s not a clone, but it seems to have been based on the Zerosum Inertia 6550-99, which is probably the greatest voltage controlled oscillator of all time. The Ladik S-143 (through the U-202 and multiplied) is sequencing the 2050 tune input and pulse input, as well as the MFB OSC-2 CV1. The triangle on the OSC-2 is running to the sync input on the 2050. An envelope from the MFB dual ADSR is running to the 2050 drive input. The delay is from the Peavey DDL-3 and the reverb was blended on CXM 1978."
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LABELS/MORE: Alesis, CXM, DIY, Jakub Jasiński, Ladik, MFB, New Makers, New Modules, Peavey
LABELS/MORE: Alesis, CXM, DIY, Jakub Jasiński, Ladik, MFB, New Makers, New Modules, Peavey
Build Your Own Audio Plugins, No Code Required, With Amorph AI Driven Plugin Platform
Build Your Own Audio Plugins, No Code (Amorph v1 Beta) video upload by Artists in DSP
"Amorph is a free audio plugin. You build, play, and share your own tools inside the DAW — the sound, the knobs, and the code sit on your computer.
This is the full how-to. Install. The window. Three ways to build. Remote. Lock. Share.
A patch can be an instrument, an effect, or a MIDI processor.
Download Amorph v1 Beta:
https://artistsindsp.gumroad.com/l/am...
Getting started:
https://artistsindsp.com/get-started-..."
Modular Town : a synth hidden in a town (Amorph)
video upload by Bungle Society
"Modular Town — a synthesizer town, drawn by hand.
Modular Town is a single Amorph instrument: a hand-drawn village you scroll through, where every knob, step-sequencer and jack is mounted on a building facade wired by hand, just like real hardware. 🏭 Filter (Cutoff/Resonance) on the factoryVCO1 / VCO2 on the vending machinesDetune and Attack/Decay/Release tucked into the houses🥁 A 16-step drum machine (Drums Volume, Accent, Drive) running through its own sequencer🍜 Ramen Bass Shop, a mono bass synth with its own 16-step piano roll, playable live or sequenced. A day/night cycle you flip from a shop sign. Delay (Time/Feedback/Mix) on a canal-side wall. A full patch panel route LFO, ENV and random modulation across the whole village with real cables✨ Reverb, aged-paper texture and film grain for a sketchbook feel"
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LABELS/MORE: AI, Artists in DSP, DIY, New DIY, New Makers, New Soft Synths, News
LABELS/MORE: AI, Artists in DSP, DIY, New DIY, New Makers, New Soft Synths, News
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
RudeBox - Drum Synthesizer
video upload by Illegal State Of Mind
"RudeBox is a DIY single-voice drum synthesizer built around an ESP32-A1S.
BUILD YOUR OWN RudeBox! https://jakubthedeveloper.github.io/R...
It started as a simple synth-tom experiment, but gradually evolved into a much more flexible percussion synth capable of producing deep kicks, toms, short noisy hits, laser-like sounds and all kinds of strange electronic percussion.
RudeBox is played dynamically from an external drum pad, with hit velocity affecting the generated sound. Its controls allow shaping the oscillator, pitch envelope, amplitude decay and transient click/noise:
• Sensitivity
• Oscillator Pitch
• Shape — triangle → square → pulse
• Pitch Drop
• Envelope → Pitch
• Decay
• Click Level
• Velocity → Amplitude
In this demo I’m using RudeBox together with:
• *Novation Bass Station II* — bass / synth lines
• *Korg Volca Sample* — additional drums and samples
• *Allen & Heath ZEDi-10* — mixing everything together
The idea behind RudeBox was to build something simple, immediate and playable rather than another menu-driven digital instrument. Despite running on an ESP32, it behaves much more like a small piece of dedicated hardware: plug in a pad, turn the knobs and play.
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LABELS/MORE: Allen and Heath, DIY, JakubTheDeveloper, Korg, New DIY, New Drum Machines, News, Novation
LABELS/MORE: Allen and Heath, DIY, JakubTheDeveloper, Korg, New DIY, New Drum Machines, News, Novation
Monday, September 14, 2026
ROM EXPANSION – For EPROM Drum Machines by DUCKTRONIC
DUCKTRONIC has made a ROM Expansion currently compatible with Oberheim DX and Linn drum machines. You can find the user manuals for each on a Google drive here.
The following is the intro in the DX manual:
"The ROM EXPANSION extends the Oberheim DX with 104 sounds, most of which originate from the early 1980s. This makes it possible to recreate the sound of drum machines from that era. It is also possible to save custom-assembled soundsets and load them again at a later time.
Installation requires the CONTROL BOARD with the "Sound Control" software, the CONTROL PANEL, and six EPROM BOARDS with EPROMs. If only individual instruments are to be modified, fewer EPROM BOARDS are required accordingly.
Installing the ROM EXPANSION does not require any mechanical modifications or irreversible changes. The original state of the Oberheim DX can therefore be restored at any time."
You can find a YouTube playlist with demos here.
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LABELS/MORE: DIY, DUCKTRONIC, Linn, New DIY, New Makers, News, Oberheim, synth guts
LABELS/MORE: DIY, DUCKTRONIC, Linn, New DIY, New Makers, News, Oberheim, synth guts
Treasure Hunter Optical Theremin
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LABELS/MORE: Circuit Bending, DIY, theremin, Tim Kaiser
LABELS/MORE: Circuit Bending, DIY, theremin, Tim Kaiser
Behold DigiTaur - a DIY digital bass synthesizer
video upload by Mute State
"A teensy based digital bass synth heavily inspired by Moog Minitaur, with a few twists of my own."
Note Mute Synth brought us the Semiotic Sequencer – Online Text Based Sequencer just posted below.
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LABELS/MORE: DIY, MOOG, Mute State, New DIY, New Makers, News, Teensy
LABELS/MORE: DIY, MOOG, Mute State, New DIY, New Makers, News, Teensy
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