Build your own affordable vintage gear

Every music producer or audio engineer dreams of owning a vintage LA2A, 1176 1073, or any other classic unit. However, one glance at the price of an original version makes you glad we have access to plugins now. Even though the quality of plugins keeps getting better, sometimes owning an analog hardware device just adds […]
Starting out with Eurorack Modular Synthesis Part 3 – Patching

This is the last part of the series on how I made my first DIY Eurorack setup. In Part 1 I talked about the modules and the case, while in part 2 I explained a little bit about the problems I went through when building the modules. This article is about my setup, how it […]
Starting out with Eurorack Modular Synthesis Part 2 – Building

Part-1 of this modular journey series was about orientating myself into a new modular world. In this part, I’m going to show you the process I went through to actually build all modules. I started out with the simplest module you can imagine. A passive mult. I bought this one from AISynthesis and is just […]
Starting out with Eurorack Modular Synthesis Part 1 – Planning

I have always been intrigued by Eurorack or modular synthesizers in general. The ability to pick and choose your own synthesizer building blocks and the ability to customize the signal flow opens up an infinite amount of sound design possibilities. And while software like VCV rack is fun, nothing beats the real deal of a […]