Erica Synths has announced the availability of the EDU DIY System & Kit Set, two options for creating a complete DIY Eurorack modular synthesizer.
The mki x es.EDU DIY System was developed by Erica Synths and Moritz Klein, with the goal of letting people learn how to design analog synthesizer circuits from scratch. The kits are not designed for you to just solder and put in your rack. Instead, the developers want to guide you through the circuit design process step by step, explaining every choice they’ve made and how it impacts the finished module.
Two complete options are available: the Kit Set, which only includes the modules; and the System, which includes a DIY case and cables.
The mki x es.EDU DIY System includes:
DIY eurorack case for mki x es.EDU system
3 x braided patch cables (sets of 5 pieces) of different lengths
EDU DIY VCO
EDU DIY VCA
2x EDU DIY EG
EDU DIY Sequencer
EDU DIY VCF
EDU DIY Mixer
EDU DIY Noise/S&H
EDU DIY Output
EDU DIY Wavefolder
The mki x es.EDU DIY Kit Set includes:
EDU DIY VCO
EDU DIY VCA
2x EDU DIY EG
EDU DIY Sequencer
EDU DIY VCF
EDU DIY Mixer
EDU DIY Noise/S&H
EDU DIY Output
EDU DIY Wavefolder
Pricing and Availability
Both options are available now, with the following pricing:
- mki x es.EDU DIY System – € 630.00
- mki x es.EDU DIY Kits Set – € 500.00
Yet another mono is rack mono module…
How about releasing 64 poly, 16 multi timber, desktop based synth?!
Tell us you completely miss the point of this product without telling us.
reasonable price, good set of functions; why oh why , ruin it with the stick pots??? it would have been a beautiful system with actual functional controls.
I suspect it’s also to differentiate the “cheap” line from their higher-end products. Like Apple’s behavior when they stick the iPhone SE in an out-of-style case. It also saves them a little bit of money.
Moritz Klein covered the parts choices/compromises in his first video on the project, IIRC. Thisnproject is meant to teach, and keeping costs low makes this project accessible to more people to more people. It also allows Erica Synths to handle scale and logistics for this project without eating the cost of higher end components.
Reasonably priced or metal pots and knobs, your choice.
Unless I’m mistaken, the PCB footprint for the “stick pots” (Song Huei or something of that nature) is the same as a 9mm Alpha pot, so if the small pots are what’s holding anyone back from going this route, it’s an easy enough change to upgrade it a bit by purchasing the desired pots and whatever knobs you choose. It’s a really cool project, and it looks like a great beginner system.
yup, you are exactly right Johan. I do that with some equipment. if the front panel silk screen was large enough it would even look ok.
I just checked one of the manuals (the one for the ?ave folder) . This is really well done. The explanations are honest, well explained, without oversimplifying matters. It is really a DIY kit that can help teach not only how synths work specifically but it’ll introduce beginners in electronics in a fun way to more than only resistors, pot meters and capacitors.
And at a good price point