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DIY and synth-curious? Try putting together the analog POM-400 from Teenage Engineering

The Pocket Operator Modular 400 from Teenage Engineering is an analog modular synthesizer that you put together yourself. If you’re at all interested in DIY kits or synths, this might be a great weekend project. You bend the bright yellow chassis into shape to start, mounting the various modules into place with tiny little screws. […]

You bend the bright yellow chassis into shape to start, mounting the various modules into place with tiny little screws. The kit comes with a bunch of gear: a few oscillators, filters, envelopes, a step sequencer, mixer and an on-board speaker. Half the the fun is tinkering with the connectors and knobs while building out the kit — and anyone who doesn’t know how they work can easily learn as they go.

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