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How to build your own synthesizer

We know that many of the HiFiBerry users not just listen to music, but also make their own music. We have seen all kinds of musical instruments based on HiFiBerry sound cards. Today we’ve build a Zynthian box.

This is a pretty cool software synthesizer running on the Raspberry Pi, but with controls allowing you to operate it completely standalone.

Check out my build report.

April 6, 2018
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