Beginners guide to eurorack

[fredrik]

Just a headsup that PC supplies aren’t really optimized for synth use; you want stable +12 V and −12 V, and the rest is mostly irrelevant (barely anyone uses the 5 V rail, boards that do need 5 V usually have their own regulator). That supply you link to isn’t that great in that respect:

(and I think you can build e.g. the FC supply for less than £30.00)

EDIT: Here’s the big power supply thread, with plenty of options:

Power supplies choices?

so im starting this topic as I get a lot of questions regarding power supplies, and there are a heck of a lot of options! the great thing is with this format is the power supply is the same as eurorack. so with that in mind. you can use the options open to eurorack. I guess it limits out things like the 4ms power as that has a eurorack power input module. but there are lots of options! the go to for me is the mfos style wall wart power supply and I always suggest either the wall wart one by mf…