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Inside a Mellotron M400: How the Mellotron Works

Inside a Mellotron M400: How the Mellotron Works

I finally finished restoring the Mellotron M400 that’s been here for a while and decided to make a video where I explain how it works! Check it out if you’re...

Inside a Mellotron M400: How the Mellotron Works

I finally finished restoring the Mellotron M400 that’s been here for a while and decided to make a video where I explain how it works! Check it out if you’re...

Waldorf MicroWave 1 - SysEx Factory Presets

Waldorf MicroWave 1 - SysEx Factory Presets

Waldorf Microwave 1 (artist’s rendering) I hate to have to tell you this but your Microwave 1 will always be noisy. Its low sample rate will make it always click...

Waldorf MicroWave 1 - SysEx Factory Presets

Waldorf Microwave 1 (artist’s rendering) I hate to have to tell you this but your Microwave 1 will always be noisy. Its low sample rate will make it always click...

Moog Model 15 Modular

Moog Model 15 Modular

Moog Model 15 Modular Synthesizer (1974) A Moog modular restoration is a very unique and specific kind of restoration experience, which I’ll try to show mainly in photos because it’s...

Moog Model 15 Modular

Moog Model 15 Modular Synthesizer (1974) A Moog modular restoration is a very unique and specific kind of restoration experience, which I’ll try to show mainly in photos because it’s...

Desoldering Tutorial: Tools, Techniques and Helpful Tips

Desoldering Tutorial: Tools, Techniques and Hel...

the frikkin desoldering gauntlet I would say that desoldering is much harder than soldering. It took me a couple weeks to get good at soldering and several years to get...

Desoldering Tutorial: Tools, Techniques and Hel...

the frikkin desoldering gauntlet I would say that desoldering is much harder than soldering. It took me a couple weeks to get good at soldering and several years to get...

EML ElectroComp 101 - 1 volt per octave conversion mod

EML ElectroComp 101 - 1 volt per octave convers...

Update, 8/2019: we are now selling PCBS and kitsf that make it easy to install this mod! Click here for details. This is a really fun synth! EML was a...

EML ElectroComp 101 - 1 volt per octave convers...

Update, 8/2019: we are now selling PCBS and kitsf that make it easy to install this mod! Click here for details. This is a really fun synth! EML was a...

Roland Jupiter 6 - calibration tips

Roland Jupiter 6 - calibration tips

Roland Jupiter 6 The Jupiter 6 is one of Roland’s two most beloved 80’s polysynths, the other being the Jupiter 8. While I was looking for service documents for the...

Roland Jupiter 6 - calibration tips

Roland Jupiter 6 The Jupiter 6 is one of Roland’s two most beloved 80’s polysynths, the other being the Jupiter 8. While I was looking for service documents for the...