Building the Beast: My Journey to a Large Analog Synthesizer
1.1 // THE GATEWAYEvery obsession has a starting point. For me, it was Blacet Research. They offered both complete and DIY modules for the core building blocks: Oscillators...
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Back to 1981: Recreating the Roland Jupiter 8
1.1 // A MASTERPIECE OF MINIATURIZATIONUnlike its sibling, the Deckard's Dream, the ISE-NIN is impressively compact. The kit consists of the main PCBs, a high-quality front panel, and...
Creating Music with an Atari Falcon030
1.1 // A VINTAGE | MODERN STUDIOWhy bother in 2026? The answer lies in three letters: DSP.Unlike its predecessors, the ST and STE, the Falcon shipped with a...
Yamaha CS-80: Engineering the Blade Runner Sound
1.1 // BLACK CORPORATION: THE REBELLION BEGINSIn 2017, a whisper went through the synth community: Black Corporation was attempting the impossible. Their project, Deckard's Dream, promised an 8-voice...
Reclaiming the Oberheim OB-X Sound
1.1 // THE SILENT BLUEPRINTSThe Version 2.4 voice cards arrived like a riddle. There was no manual, no guide, and effectively zero documentation online for this specific revision....