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Ukraine’s Tembra Modular continues workshops, gear despite attacks
Through blackouts, bitter cold, Internet disruptions, and nightly attacks, Ukrainian DIY producers Tembra Modular persist. The two-person shop continues to run workshops and produce DIY kits and assembled modules. Blackouts can’t stop them: their production often takes place literally by candlelight. Here’s Kaximia to tell us the story of their modular synth resistance, and why you should be conscious in your choice of what hardware you use.
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Bastl’s Kastle 2 and Citadel Eurorack are now DIY kits, open source platforms
It started with Kastle 2, Bastl Instruments’ cute and clever handheld. It could be a multi-effect, a sample player, a synth. Then Citadel modules came along and did those things in Eurorack. Now, Bastl’s got a surprise: you can buy these as DIY kits, and a big chunk of the Raspberry Pi-powered platforms are being released as open source. Here are all the details.
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2026
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What’s new in the DIY world of Music Thing’s Workshop System
It’s a Very Workshop System Jamuary. Music Thing’s patchable music lab-in-a-lunchbox has proved that small-batch personal hardware can attract a select, dedicated community sharing great stuff with one another. Let’s catch up with what’s been happening in that magical village of synth wonder in the past year. Don’t forget, the ideas and code here are all open — meaning this could inspire more.
Peter Kirn - January 7, 2026
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Inside Kyiv’s hackerspace, a growing DIY synth and experimental noise scene
Peter Kirn - October 16, 2025
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A 1970s DIY modular from Elektor Magazine just got reborn
Peter Kirn - August 14, 2025
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MD1: classic drum machine kits for Ableton Move, Note, and more
Peter Kirn - May 28, 2025
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Befaco’s new, updated modules in hardware and free for VCV Rack
Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025
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This is a bound book you can build into a complete modular system
Peter Kirn - December 17, 2024
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NTS-3 is kaoss pad as kit, complete with SDK – plus updated NTS-1
Peter Kirn - January 19, 2024
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