SynthEngineer Blog

Start your synth building journey right: choosing the perfect first kit, gathering essential tools, understanding electronics basics, and turning a box of parts into your first working synthesizer.

Discover what makes oscillators tick: waveform shapes, voltage control, simple DIY circuits, and how these building blocks transform DC power into musical signals you can shape and modulate.

Master the visual language of electronics: component symbols, signal flow patterns, common synth circuits, and practical tips for reading any schematic with confidence and understanding.

From naïve waveforms to bandlimited techniques and phase-friendly FM, this article explores practical oscillator DSP that stays stable, alias-free, and expressive under modulation.

Engineering principles for low-noise modular systems: rails, returns, decoupling, star grounds, and practical measurement strategies to find and fix hum and hiss.

A practical blueprint for composing modular-style patches in JavaScript: scheduling, graph design, parameter smoothing, and performance tricks for glitch-free sound.