Wild bunch we are! A world wide force. My best to all and welcome to new members.
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So can I attend a community testing center to see if I took have contracted the electrovirus?
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Not quite, but if you’ve built something or have a problem and your first thought is on this forum, then you are infected. Maybe we could open such a test center to make sure 
Be ready to empty your wallet. The cost of this virus is not covered by any health insurance or government.
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Or start raiding your friends, neighbors, dumpsters and family for old tech you can cannibalize for parts. Cheaper and way more fun.
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In the beginning it was the same for me, good to practice, but now I prefer to buy my things. But sometimes I still see something special and I take it with me and solder out the components that I need
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Hi all. I started getting into the DIY synth scene about 3 years ago. Still a lot to learn but loving it. I’ve done a few LMNC modules (on stripboard) over the years and came to the conclusion to build something more portable/different than Kosmo format. So here is my “semi-modular” synth equipped with a DIY modular power supply (+/- 12V), LMNC’s super simple oscillators (3x), the MS-20 LPF, simple envelope generator, and a LFO from Roland’s 100M system. Its very basic/simple but is capable of some interesting patches. I plan on doing another similar build with 3340 VCOs, instead of the simple transistor osc(s). This current build was just a challenge for myself and I’m quite happy with the results. Only thing left to do is some labeling. Cheers!
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Dang that’s a pretty little machine! what did you do to the metal?
Some copper knobs would look sweet AF on that, or some chunky nuts
(tries to not make a D joke)
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Thanks! Its a chemical patina applied to carbon steel sheet metal. Basically a thin copper coating and another coating on top that makes that blue-ish/purple rainbow effect.
I like the copper knobs idea! Can’t say I’m sold on those generic black ones…
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It looks like a nice bit of old factory equipment but the knobs are factory new =D
what about bashing up/treating some copper end caps? that’d probably work. idk, i trust your aesthetics =]
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Wonderful idea!! Might have to try that this weekend!
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Looks like a seventies piece of hi-fi equipment! Great work! The idea of DIY semi-modular is intriguing.
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Thanks! I’ll be making version 2.0 soon. Just waiting on materials.
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This thing looks sturdy as fuck, i love it.
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Hello humanity! my name is Jonas
but i prefer the name professor …or professor suspect… i’m 23 years old and am working on making it onto the stage with my music and art … of course with epic stage design, modular synth and leds n’ lazers and stuff!! i discovered this passion through my current band and sam’s work of course…
There are 3 Gameboys wriggling waiting for the unreleased pcb’s… hurry on!!!
Here are a couple of impressions of what ive done so far! (some of them are unfinished) 
(Instagram: professor.suspect)
(SAM IF YOU READ THIS, IM THE GUY WHITH THE 5xCOMMODORE 1702 MONITORS TO SWAP)
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cool stuff !!! welcome here 
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Absolutely love the wooden and plexi Fartbox ! I wanted to make the bottom of mine clear too 
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Hello all…
I’m Flounderguts (or Flounder, or FG) here and on several other forums (muffs, electro-music, etc).
I build and play theremins, and I got into DIY synths to support that. I actually grew up in a home with and Atari ST (or 3 or 4) and a JX-3P, Juno 106, FB-01, and some electronic wind instruments. I wasn’t interested back then, but I’m happy to have them now!
I like desktop boxes, and I’ve built lots of MI, MFOS, and classic noise boxes. I’m also into lofi, tapes, contact mic stuff, and test equipment. I have built and collected quite a lot of modular stuff, but I’ve yet to put it all in a case…I built my own jumbler to use stuff across formats.
Right now I’ve spent a lot of time making an expansion for the Soma Labs Lyra-8 DIY, and I have a website for that. A post at muffs directed me here, and it seems more active than E-M, so here I am!
I’m an engineer at work, and I have lots of experience sourcing parts and pcbs.
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Welcome! You’ll fit right in 
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Welcome !
Now that you speak about it… we’re always out of “Alpha” 9mm B100K pots here 
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