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Stanley Pain



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:37 am    Post subject: DIY/kit building advice please
Subject description: bass pre-amp/ filter bank
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i'm looking to get into the world of kit building/DIY synths in my "spare" time.

treat me as a beginner, but someone who will be able to draw on the help of far more technically able (but non-musical) electricians/solderers for advice and help.

also, the first project i would like to do as cheaply as is reasonably possible.

i would like to have some kind of Tube channel to add warmth to a variety of inputs.
i also want a filter bank.

is it/would it be advisable to combine some kind of pre-amp with a filter bank?

any suggestions examples of schematics online? how should i approach this?

thanks in advance

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hey Stanley,

A good first stop may be Ken Stone's Cat Girl Synth (CGS) site. He's got PCBs for all kinds of very cool stuff, including a Tube VCA and Wavefolder. He's got boards for building a fixed filter bank (is that what you had in mind?) as well.

He posts all the schematics for his boards if you want to build them totally from scratch, but you'll quickly figure out it's easier and just as economical to get his boards, which are quite reasonably priced.

http://www.cgs.synth.net/

Cheers,
Scott

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

For a first project I would recommend a kit that has all the components needed to build the circuit.
Look at some of the PAIA kits, they have a nice tube preamp.

http://www.paia.com/

The kits come with all the required parts and good instructions, and are fairly easy to assemble. I have built a few of their kits over the years, and have never had a problem with any of them.
If you are not very experienced with soldering, I would recommend getting some of those prototyping boards that have the predrilled holes with the copper traces around them, and stick little pieces of wire in them, and practice your soldering until you feel comfortable with it.
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