Tutorials, Schematics, Theory, and Fun for the DIY Audio World!
When we are building our circuits and DIY guitar stompboxes, power supply polarity is extremely important. Boss guitar pedals makes sure that their power adapters supply continuous power through a …
Video: Center Negative Power Jack Read More
If you’re missing any of these from your workbench, you’ll be creating more work… for yourself. Take a look at our handy dandy list and see what you’re missing that …
Electronics Workbench Essentials Read More
You’ve probably seen some weird plug-ins in the back of your keyboard that you’ve avoided like the black plague. They don’t take a normal quarter inch TRS male plug that …
MIDI for Beginners Read More
Over the years, I have greatly benefited from the generous work of the open source community. Whether it’s a reverse-engineered schematic of a early 70’s drum machine to source code …
Eagle CAD Printed Circuit Board Parts Library and Schematics FOR FREE on Github! Read More
In the DIY audio electronics world, getting electricity to power your circuits is merely a matter of connecting the right wires and voltages to the right spots! In this tutorial, …
DIY Center Negative Power Supply Read More
In this tutorial, we’re going show you how to get a lot of wire from an ordinary Cat5 Ethernet cable!
Easy Cheap 24 AWG Stranded Wire from a Cat 5 Ethernet Cable! Read More
My dad recently sent me a Hallmark birthday card that allows for a special message to be played when opened. What’s interesting about it is that a personalized message can …
Hallmark Digital Sound Recorder DIY Breakdown & Repurpose Guide Read More
The PT2399 is one of the most rewarding chips a DIYer can experiment with. A stock circuit from the datasheet can nearly complete a guitar pedal project, and there are …
PT2399 Digital Delay IC Read More
In this tutorial, we’ll be making our own S-Trig cables, which are useful for interfacing with older synthesizers made by Moog, Yamaha, and other manufacturers. These cables are not only …
DIY S-Trigger Cable Tutorial: How To Make Your Own S-Trig Cables and Other Assorted Circuits Read More