Eurorack stuff?
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Stickman393
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Synthcube has some good kits and stuff.
Though truthfully, it helps to know a bit about synthesis as well. Start with wrapping your head around subtractive synthesis. Oscillators, filters, AttackDecaySustainRelease. Lots of IC's that condense a lot of functionality into a tiny package.
Personally, I say either get a full fledged semi-modular that's eurorack friendly, build a DIY rack, and start adding to it. Behringer does some GREAT clones of older synths for dirt cheap. I LOVE my Model D.
Though truthfully, it helps to know a bit about synthesis as well. Start with wrapping your head around subtractive synthesis. Oscillators, filters, AttackDecaySustainRelease. Lots of IC's that condense a lot of functionality into a tiny package.
Personally, I say either get a full fledged semi-modular that's eurorack friendly, build a DIY rack, and start adding to it. Behringer does some GREAT clones of older synths for dirt cheap. I LOVE my Model D.
JustGlyphs
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I like this guy and his Intro to Eurorack series
though his channel is about synths generally, not modular specifically.
Mylar Melodies https://www.youtube.com/c/mylarmelodies/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid Sarah Belle Reid https://www.youtube.com/user/sarahbellereid/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid and DivKid https://www.youtube.com/c/DivKidVideo/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid are solid resources on youtube for learning modular synthesis.
The Modwiggler (formerly Muffwiggler, idk when that change happened haha) forum is the largest online community for Eurorack I know of https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/index.php
It can be an extremely expensive hobby, though DIY can help that. A lot of people end up not liking it as much as they expected. You could try out a cheaper modular system like AE https://www.tangiblewaves.com/ or it might be better to get a semi-modular that interfaces with Eurorack as Stickman suggested like the Behringer models.
I'd recommend trying out a virtual modular synth like VCV Rack (free) https://vcvrack.com/Rack to learn about synthesis and see if you like it before dropping money on a physical case, power supply, oscillator, VCA, filter, LFO, etc.
Mylar Melodies https://www.youtube.com/c/mylarmelodies/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid Sarah Belle Reid https://www.youtube.com/user/sarahbellereid/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid and DivKid https://www.youtube.com/c/DivKidVideo/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid are solid resources on youtube for learning modular synthesis.
The Modwiggler (formerly Muffwiggler, idk when that change happened haha) forum is the largest online community for Eurorack I know of https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/index.php
It can be an extremely expensive hobby, though DIY can help that. A lot of people end up not liking it as much as they expected. You could try out a cheaper modular system like AE https://www.tangiblewaves.com/ or it might be better to get a semi-modular that interfaces with Eurorack as Stickman suggested like the Behringer models.
I'd recommend trying out a virtual modular synth like VCV Rack (free) https://vcvrack.com/Rack to learn about synthesis and see if you like it before dropping money on a physical case, power supply, oscillator, VCA, filter, LFO, etc.
SYLV9ST9R
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Starting to look myself. I like https://aisynthesis.com modules for DIY, as it's mostly through-hole, as there are a lot of DIY modules that involve SMD (as you get more complicated/compact). https://pushermanproductions.com/product-tag/4hp/ also offer PCBs with the SMD component pre-soldered. I think starting with the basics with DIY modules make sense, and you can then add commercial modules down the line or "upgrade" some parts down the line. There's a lively second-hand market as a lot of folks are always changing things up, so there are always good deals if you're looking.
mybud
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So here's a fairly up to date pic of my Eurorack rig. Built most of the modules myself, except for the really complex ones. If you decide to explore this route, it can be a lot of fun fiddling with patch cords, and so on, but maybe check out a digital emulation first (as other contributors have also suggested) to see if it's your bag. Try to opt for suppliers who provide schematics with their build docs, else troubleshooting can be tricky.
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mybud
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The one concern you might be up against is the +-12 (or 15) V power requirements. They don’t work nicely with +9V at all, needing AC (I think, or at least -12, 0, +12V) to function properly. That said, there are some cheap and cheerful power supplies available. Frequencycentral.co.uk has some, which run off AC transformers and are reasonable.
Feral Feline
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I like sifting through the rackage for signal-processing stuff to stompify.
There’s a LOT of cool circuits that need to be brought down to the floor.
There’s a LOT of cool circuits that need to be brought down to the floor.
PunchySunshine
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This guy is fun.
Bricksnbeatles
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Still wanna get into eurorack, but I still can’t even justify buying half a dozen JFETs, let alone a eurorack power supply, rails, and the wood necessary to build an empty case hahahaha
