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This document provides instructions for building a DIY modular synthesizer circuit board called GRAINS. It lists the necessary tools and components, and provides a step-by-step process for soldering the diodes, resistors, capacitors, voltage regulator, potentiometers, jack sockets, and arduino microcontroller onto the circuit board. Special care is required to ensure proper orientation of the diodes, capacitors, voltage regulator, and arduino. The finished circuit is designed to produce grainy, textural oscillator sounds at a lower voltage than standard modular gear.

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HTTP WWW - Ginkosynthese.com Uploads Building Manual v2 5

This document provides instructions for building a DIY modular synthesizer circuit board called GRAINS. It lists the necessary tools and components, and provides a step-by-step process for soldering the diodes, resistors, capacitors, voltage regulator, potentiometers, jack sockets, and arduino microcontroller onto the circuit board. Special care is required to ensure proper orientation of the diodes, capacitors, voltage regulator, and arduino. The finished circuit is designed to produce grainy, textural oscillator sounds at a lower voltage than standard modular gear.

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--=|||[[[GRAINS]]]|||=--

V2.5

The code is highly customizable and there are severall alternative codes on my website, www.ginkosynthese.com.
(Please do share your own customized code with me via email: [email protected])

Ok, lets start building!


First of all get your desk ready and make sure you have the necessary tools:
- soldering iron
- soldering tin
- cutter (the ones like in the picture are the best but a small nail clipper will
do the job too)

Follow the next steps in the order it is written down.


After each step flip the board and clip off the wires.
1 Diodes
D1-D6 1N4148 (glass, red with black stripe)
D7 1N4001 (blank with white stripe)
Make sure you solder them in the right direction! There is
a black marker on one side which should correspond with
the marker on the PCB like on the drawing.
2 Resistors
R8 150R , it is the small blue colored resistor
R5-R7 3K6 (Orange blue red)
R9 10K (brown black orange)
3 Capacitors 1
Start with the yellow ones, these are marked with 104 (100nF): C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, C8 and C9.
C4 and C6 will be soldered later.
4 78L05
Mind the direction drawn on the PCB!
5 Power header
It should be placed on the back
6 Potentiometers and jack sockets
(Don't solder the potentiometers and the jack sockets yet!)
Place the jack sockets and the potentiometers. Notice that one potentiometer has no feet! This is the middle one as the
mounting holes for the feet are so close to the arduino pins it could have interference.
Now place the panel and tighten it with the nuts.
Solder the potentiometers and jack sockets.
Remove the frontpanel again as it will make it easier to solder the caps and arduino headers.
7 Capacitors 2
The two bigger caps will be soldered on the back side of
the PCB after you soldered the potentiometers.
Mind that these caps have two sides (a + and side) so it
is important to check the direction before you solder them!
The side is marked on the PCB with a small and has
a square pad.First solder C4. This one should be soldered
laying flat on the PCB like on the drawing. C6 can be
soldered just standing.
8 Arduino: The Arduino goes on the back with the USB connector heading in the direction of the jack sockets. In the
package you will find 2 female headers. Place the headers on the arduino and then solder the Arduino including the
headers onto the PCB.
Mind that the headers have one pin too much, simply cut this pin away.

Place the powercable with the red line facing -.


The output is less loud than a standard modular oscillator. The overall point to point output voltage can simply not
exceed 5Vpp the way it is designed, the mix is finetuned to boost the grains to modular level.
Enjoy!

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