Microrack, New Platform Promises To Make Modular Synthesis More Affordable
A new project promises to make modular synthesis more accessible, and to provide an inexpensive synthesis platform for integrating into custom DIY projects.
Developer Leonid Gomberg has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of Microrack, a minimal, bread-board based modular synthesizer system that they say is designed to “make modular synthesis accessible to everyone and to lower the entry barrier, while maintaining rich variability and powerful sound.”
Microrack offers a complete platform for modular synthesis, but is also compatible with Eurorack and other analog gear.
Official intro video:
Features:
- Highly accessible – Affordable kits and modules, and simple, easy to learn design.
- Compact & Portable – With its compact modules design, and Type C power, you can take your modular setups anywhere.
- ‘Limitless variability’ – Use standalone, as an effects pedal, or even integrate with EuroRack.
- All modular & analog
- DIY & Open Source
Production of Microrack is being funded via a Kickstarter project, and project backers can get it starting at $39 for a minimal DIY starter kit.
*Note: Crowdfunded projects can involve risk. See the project website for details.
