diy-synths
Synth maker
A platform for designing and sharing DIY synthesizers and related hardware projects.
List of open-source synths 🎹
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SORTABLE LIST / SUBMIT DESIGN / DISCUSSION | |||
| ATtiny Punk Console | 25 | almost 2 years ago | — ATtiny85 implementation of Atari Punk Console |
| Ambika | — Multi-voice, hybrid synthesizer. Descendant of Shruthi-1 | ||
| Anushri | — DIY digitally controlled analog monosynth | ||
| ArduTouch | 195 | almost 4 years ago | — Arduino-compatible music synthesizer |
| Arpie | — Compact, highly-functional, MIDI arpeggiator | ||
| BE2N | — BE2N is a 22HP eurorack module with two specular Benjolins at its core | ||
| Coron DS7 (DS8) | — Percussion & Drum Synthe | ||
| Drone & Drama | 1 | about 1 year ago | — Simple drone synth based on Teensy |
| DrumKid | 98 | 6 months ago | — Lo-fi aleatoric Arduino drum machine |
| Echo Rockit | — Small, portable synth / effect processor | ||
| Faderbank 16n | 337 | 4 months ago | — 16 faders MIDI-controller which is compatible with modular world |
| Fasma Festival | — Yet another Teensy drum machine with clock sync | ||
| Flounder | 13 | about 1 year ago | — Teensy based usb midi keyboard + controls + stereo audio |
| Kelpie | 57 | about 4 years ago | — Portable polyphonic digital synthesizer |
| LMN-3 | — OP-1 inspired DAW-in-a-box | ||
| Le Strum | 60 | 4 months ago | — Compact and very simple yet funny MIDI strummer |
| Lil CMOS toolbox | 8 | 4 months ago | — CMOS-based semi-modular synthesizer |
| Lil' mono | 8 | 4 months ago | — Simple east coast analog synthesizer |
| Lunchbeat | 28 | almost 11 years ago | — 1-bit percussion sounds and a sequencer |
| MIDIvampire II | — 4 voice drum machine that is powered from the MIDI data line | ||
| Meebleeps Freaq FM | 110 | 28 days ago | — Dual-Voice 2 operator 8-bit FM Arduino Synth with 2-track generative sequencer, Mozzi library, Volca form-factor |
| Meebleeps Mutant | 63 | 28 days ago | — 8-Bit 2-oscillator subtractive Arduino synth for generative techno, using Mozzi library, in Volca form-factor |
| Meeblip Micro | 38 | almost 13 years ago | — Hackable monophonic synth based on atmega32 |
| Meeblip SE | 38 | almost 13 years ago | — Hackable monophonic synth based on atmega32 |
| Meeblip Triode | 48 | over 7 years ago | — Hackable monophonic synth based on atmega32. It consists of 2 PCBs stacked together |
| Mega MIDI | 98 | over 2 years ago | — MIDI-compatible Sega Genesis/Megadrive Synthesizer with REAL sound chips |
| Mini Dexed | 1,115 | 6 days ago | — FM synthesizer closely modeled on the famous DX7 |
| Mixtape Alpha | — Credit-card sized Atmega328-based 4 voice synth | ||
| NSynth Super | 2,435 | almost 4 years ago | — An experimental physical interface for the NSynth algorithm |
| NTH synth | 5 | about 11 years ago | — 8-bit hackable mono synth |
| Nano minipops | 38 | about 6 years ago | — Korg minipops made around Arduino |
| Noise Toaster | — Simple, full analog noise synth | ||
| Norns shield | 495 | over 1 year ago | — Norns is an open, dynamic instrument creation platform and musical computer |
| OTTO | 2,634 | almost 2 years ago | — Digital hardware groovebox, with synths, samplers, effects and a sequencer with an audio looper |
| OpenDeck | 648 | 5 months ago | — Open platform for ultimate MIDI control deck building |
| POLY555 | 68 | about 2 years ago | — Polyphonic, analog, square wave synth based on the timer chip |
| Paper Bits | — Paper Bits is a small, modular synthesiser system. Voltage controlled, stripboard compatible | ||
| Plinky | 137 | 11 days ago | — Plinky is an 8-voice polyphonic touch synthesiser that specialises in fragile, melancholic sounds |
| Polaron | 192 | about 4 years ago | — Digital drum machine based on the Teensy 3.6 |
| Polykit X1 | 68 | 11 months ago | — Full analog, semi modular (!), patchable synthesizer. It is an interface that works in conjunction with open source voice card |
| Portable synth | 386 | about 3 years ago | — OP-1 style portable groovebox based around Teensy 4 |
| PreenFM 2 | 129 | 8 months ago | — Preenfm brings the old FM synthesis in small open-source modern DIY boxes |
| Protean | 10 | about 1 year ago | — ATtiny-based motion texture source |
| Quantum DJ | — Electromagnetic noise to 1bit sound converter | ||
| Real SID shield | 3 | about 7 years ago | — Digital interface to SID chip (Commodore 64) |
| S54 (Liv's Synth) | 2 | 11 months ago | — Hybrid mono synth build with full analogue signal path |
| Shruthi-1 | — Hybrid synthesiser with digital generators and swappable analog filter boards | ||
| Sound Lab Mini-Synth | — Full analog legendary design by Ray Wilson | ||
| Sound Lab Mini-Synth MkII | — Full analog Ray Wilson's synth. Descendant of Sound Lab Mini-Synth | ||
| Teensy Audio FX | 73 | about 3 years ago | — Playable effects modeled on the Teenage Engineering PO series |
| Teensy Beats Shield | — Handheld audio sequencer. PO style | ||
| Totoro | 5 | 11 months ago | — Cheap and easy to solder 2 oscillators synth |
| WTPA2 (Where is the party at 2) | — 8-bit audio sampler kit which does some stuff that no other samplers out there do | ||
| Wee Noise Maker | — Pocket size sampler/sequencer with audio DAC, headphone amplifier and audio input | ||
| YM2149 Synth | 94 | over 7 years ago | — Neat little chip that was used in various retro arcade machines and consoles, including the Atari ST |
| Yowler | 20 | almost 2 years ago | — Versatile small form noise/drone synth |
| ZeKit | 20 | over 2 years ago | — 4 voice paraphonic synth |
| Zynthian | — Open Platform for Sound Synthesis & Processing build on top of Raspberry Pi | ||
| x0x heart | — Heart of the infamous TB-303, surgically extracted to be transplanted into your designs | ||
| x0xb0x | — Full reproduction of the original Roland TB-303 synthesizer, with fully functional sequencer | ||
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