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Re: Building a synthesizer with no prior experience

Postby maxpiano » 17 Mar 2017, 09:51

What you have linked (a quartz oscillator for digital applications, nothing to do with audio) tells me that you have a long way to go, much more than you may think... to build analog synthesizer you need a strong knowledge (both theorical and practical i.e. circuit design, creating boards, soldering components) of analog electronics.

Of course you can also get some DIY Synth kit to start from and just try to build it by "blindly" following the instructions (you can find some Googling, Doepfer has a DIY Synth kit for example, but read the comments in their page http://www.doepfer.de/DIY_Synth_e.htm ), but then if any problem occurs during or after building you will not able to diagnose and solve it withouth a strong knowledge of electronics.

Long story short: you need experience to build yourself a synthesizer, but experience is made of learning and then start doing.
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Re: Building a synthesizer with no prior experience

Postby maxpiano » 18 Mar 2017, 09:28

PS: if you want to see a the schematic of a (relatively) simple synth, take a look at the Moog Werkstatt one, you can find it via Google and also here https://cdn.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Kit ... matics.pdf
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