About this site

Synthbuilders is an independent publication I launched in January 2023. My goal with it is to show how anyone can build synthesizers without prior knowledge, from scratch.

Sections

The website is broken down to an Analog, a Digital and an Experiments section.

Under Analog and Digital, posts are sorted in chronological order and the articles build on top of each other — much like a book.

The Experiments section contains random ideas, resources and findings — much like a blog.

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About me

My name is Peter Zimon but people call me Zimo. I'm a designer, a husband, a constant learner, dad of three kids and a basketball addict. I graduated at the Budapest Technical University, I have an EE masters degree.

My kids made me do this

I got involved with building synths around 2020 and since then I've been constantly creating electronic instruments. You can take a look my original synths on my personal site at peterzimon.com.

I'm not a professional electrical engineer but a serious hobbyist so feel free to weigh in with your opinion in the comments section of each post — I'm always happy to learn!

Cheers,
Zimo

Electronics disclaimer

All electronic projects and designs presented on this web site, or associated web sites should be considered dangerous if not lethal if not used safely. When working on projects based on the designs on this site, use extreme care to ensure that you do not come into contact with mains AC voltages or high voltage DC. If you are not confident about working with mains voltages, or high voltages, or you are not legally allowed to work with mains voltages, or high voltages, you are advised not to attempt work on them. The author, host, and all people associated with these web pages disclaim any liability for damages should anyone be killed or injured while working on these projects, or projects based on these designs, or any other project or design presented on these web pages and any associated web pages. The author, host, and all people associated with these web pages also disclaim any liability for projects, or projects based on these designs, or any other project or design presented on these web pages and any associated web pages when used in such a way as to infringe relevant government regulations and by-laws.

All circuits, schematics, printed circuit board, panel design and associated data published on this site can be used for private use only.