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DIY synths database

Curated collection of DIY-friendly hardware synthesizers and related musical equipment you can build on your own. All open source.

ENDOGEN: a deep experimental exploratorium of lowercase synthesis - CDM Create Digital Music

Enter an organic sound machine that will take you to an imagined sound world somewhere between a temple garden and a half-awake dream. ENDOGEN is a dazzling tool, built in Max and SuperCollider, that explores notions of lowercase synthesis. There's a lot to cover as far as what it can do -- but you should also feel empowered to play and get lost.

The Sound Lab Is a Simple Analog Synth

David Johnson-Davies' single-board synth works without a microcontroller.

Serum 2: wavetable champ becomes much more in huge, free update - CDM Create Digital Music

Serum 2, 11 years in development, is here. And it looks ready to take on its rivals, with an updated interface, arpeggiator expanded oscillator architecture (phase distortion!), granular and multisampler and spectral oscillators, new effects features, and - surprise, even a clip sequencer. It's really an all-in-one synth now without sacrificing its trademark accessibility. Here's everything in a nutshell.

AcidBox [Mynah]

AcidBoxMynah is an alternative firmware that turns the Mynah into an acid groovebox.

10 Cent Microcontroller Makes Music

Compared to the old 8-bit Arduinos, it’s incredible how cheap modern microcontrollers like the ESP32 have become. But there are even cheaper options out there if you don’t need that kin…

Teenage Engineering’s EP-136 KO Sidekick is part DJ mixer, part interface, part effects unit – and surprisingly affordable

The latest addition to the EP range could be the ideal accompaniment to a compact hardware setup

Zynthbox – Open-Source Music Workstation

Zynthbox is a system for fast and easy music creation and capturing ideas. It is based on a ZynthianOS image, adding a GUI written in Qt/C++ using JUCE/Tracktion, while preserving the underlying Synth and FX engines of Zynthian (look here to find out more about them and the open synth platform). The workstation concept of Zynthbox is made to be customizable and extendable, allowing to share such resources, like sounds or even full arrangements with other users over a libre platform. We currently offer a beta version for download (go here), that works on the Raspberry 4 (Model b) with the default headphones output and a 7inch (1024×600) touch screen .