Soldering Stations

Temperature-Controlled Soldering Station

Recommended

Reliable temperature control, fast heat-up, interchangeable tips.

Soldering Tips Assortment (T12/T18)

Good Value

Varied tip shapes for through-hole, SMD, and heavy pads.

Lead-Free Solder (0.6–0.8mm)

Beginner Friendly

No-clean flux core for reliable joints. Choose 0.6–0.8mm for through-hole.

Hand Tools

Meters & Scopes

True RMS Multimeter

Essential

Measure voltages, resistance, and continuity for debugging builds.

Digital Oscilloscope (β‰₯ 50 MHz)

Level Up

Visualize waveforms, tune filters, and verify modulation signals.

Prototyping

Breadboard & Jumper Kit

Starter

Quickly prototype circuits before committing to PCBs.

Stripboard / Veroboard

Semi-Permanent

Great for small modules and analog circuits without custom PCBs.

Hook-up Wire (22–26 AWG)

Essential

Stranded, silicone-insulated wire for flexible, durable wiring.

Components

Resistor Kit (1% 1/4W)

Must Have

Common E12/E24 valuesβ€”ideal for filters, mixers, and VCAs.

Ceramic & Film Capacitors

Assortment

Timing caps for oscillators and filters; keep multiple tolerances on hand.

Op-Amps (TL072/NE5532/OPA2134)

Audio Grade

Core building blocks for mixers, filters, and amplifiers.

OTA (LM13700)

Synth Classic

For VCAs, VCFs, and other current-controlled circuits.

Pots, Switches & Jacks

Potentiometers (9mm / 16mm)

Panel

Linear (B) and Audio (A) tapers in 10k–1M. Keep spare nuts and washers.

Toggle Switches (SPDT/DPDT)

Panel

Rugged toggles for routing and mode selection.

3.5 mm Panel-Mount Jacks

Eurorack

Mono 3.5 mm jacks for patch connections (PJ398/PJ301 variants).

Power & Cables

Bench Power Supply (Β±12V)

Testing

Adjustable outputs with current limiting for safe bring-up.

Patch Cables (3.5 mm)

Eurorack

Flexible, low-noise cables in assorted lengths and colors.

Eurorack Hardware

IDC Power Cables (10/16-pin)

Essentials

Ribbon cables for connecting modules to the busboard.

M3 Standoffs & Screws

Hardware

Mount PCBs and panels securely with assorted lengths.

Microcontrollers & Dev Boards

Teensy (Audio Projects)

DSP

Great for real-time audio synthesis and DSP using the Teensy Audio Library.