Minimoog

I've always wanted a Minimoog of my very own. Right now they run around three to four thousand dollars on Ebay, so I figured I'd build my own. Fortunately, I won't have to do it entirely from scratch. Parts can be found here and there. The main thrust of my work is to go through the schematics and produce a new set of boards. Presented here are schematics and eventually board patterns produced using gEDA.

Notes and Commentary

Keyboards Sunday July 18, 2010
Schematics Tuesday July 20, 2010
Parts Sunday August 1, 2010
Dimensions Tuesday August 3, 2010

gEDA Schematic Files

Power Board
- regulators.sch Modernized dual voltage regulator.
- noise.sch Circuit No. 3, Board No. 3, Noise Generator
- modmix.sch Circuit No. 15, Board No. 3, Modulation Mix Amplifier
- headphone.sch Circuit No. 11, Board No. 3, Headphone Amplifier
Rectifier Board
- rectifier.sch Rectifier

PNG Images of Schematics

Power Board
- regulators.png Modernized dual voltage regulator.
- noise.png Circuit No. 3, Board No. 3, Noise Generator
- modmix.png Circuit No. 15, Board No. 3, Modulation Mix Amplifier
- headphone.png Circuit No. 11, Board No. 3, Headphone Amplifier
Rectifier Board
- rectifier.png Rectifier

Resources

Synthwood Specializing in replacement wood parts for New and Classic Analogue Synthesizers
Analogics Another source of custom synthesizer woodworking. The curly maple is beautiful.
Analogue Haven They sell naked keybeds from Fatar.
Fantasy Jack Palance's Synths Minimoog Operation Manual, Minimoog Schematics, Minimoog Sound Charts
http://sites.google.com/site/minimoogwiki Here's another effort to clone a Minimoog. This one is rackmounted.
Mini - BR This guy replicated the outside of the Minimoog and completely rearranged the circuitry. Here's a video of it.
Arpeggi8's Minimoog Arpeggi8 made the interesting design decision of mounting pots directly to the circuit boards.
The Synth DIY Mailing List Talking with others interested in homebrewed synthesizers.

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