I love to tinker, with electronics, computers, models, gadgets. I’m the type of bloke who half builds, or builds and discards, it’s about the process rather than the end result.
So I have a cupboard full of bits, and was looking maybe for a DIY synth, my idea was a standalone box to run a plugin or two, but away from the screen and keyboard. So I tinkered, failed ,and the saw Zynthian, which seemed to be almost exactly what I was trying to achieve – a set of intruments, patches, maybe chaining with effects, nice organic controls (knobs!). And almost portable.
You can buy kits, but I’m sure can do a great custom build(!?). I have a Raspberry Pi 5 and a sound card thing for it, so lets get on!
I’ll start here:
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