There’s one thing that has eluded MIDI-duino builders, though: implementing a MIDI synthesizer with a DIY shield. It’s a good thing, then, that [Keith] put up a Kickstarter for his AvecSynth ...

One avenue few designers have explored is the idea of ‘bowing’ a synth engine, in the manner you would stringed instruments like a violin or cello. DIY-minded Japanese musician Washiyama Giken has ...

A good starting point is the Arduino Make Your UNO Kit, providing everything you need to build an Arduino Uno microcontroller from scratch and then use it to build your very own synthesizer.

[Charles Gershom] has been tinkering around with his keyboard and Arduino in order to build his own version of a MIDI controlled synthesizer. It looks like he’s gutted the enclosure of some c… ...

The Pocket Operator Modular 400 from Teenage Engineering is an analog modular synthesizer that you put together yourself. If you’re at all interested in DIY kits or synths, this might be a great ...

Synth-master Unearthed Circuits has combined four oscillators with various levels of pitch adjustment and come up with Drone Machine; the joystick individually mutes or activates each one.

DIY electronic music makers, start warming up your soldering irons: a pair of hardware hacking designers have created a miniature two-button, solar-powered synthesizer with a 3-D printed wrist ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The start of the new year means that many of us have resolved to learn a new skill or two, so the ...