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SubscribeKonkreet Labs hacks MeeBlip into "Synth in a Book"
Konkreet Labs' Gwydion ap Dafydd ordered a MeeBlip sans case (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
The MeeBlip panel with knobs and switches attached (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
The Mary Hahn cookery book that form's the synth's case (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
The MeeBlip at the core of the Synth in a Book (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
Konkreet Labs' Gwydion ap Dafydd constructed a special front panel to house the synth's controls (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
Konkreet Labs' Gwydion ap Dafydd constructed a special front panel to house the synth's controls (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
Holes for the Synth in a Book's ports (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
Konkreet Labs' Gwydion ap Dafydd constructed a special front panel to house the synth's controls (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
Closed: the completed Synth in a Book(Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
Open: Konkreet Labs' completed Synth in a Book (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
The front panel is screwed to the PCB with countersunk holes, so the page overlay appears perfectly flat (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
Close-up, the knobs and toggle switches of the Synth in a Book (Photo: copyright Gwydion ap Dafydd)
An assembled MeeBlip synthesizer (Photo: MeeBlip)
The MeeBlip Build-it-Yourself Kit (Photo: MeeBlip)
An ordinary assembled MeeBlip synthesizer (Photo: MeeBlip)
Article Summary
It's probably best to make clear from the outset that Konkreet Labs' Synth in a Book is, for now, one of a kind. But as a demonstration of just what can be done with a MeeBlip hackable synthesizer kit, it may just be the perfect specimen. Though this particular hack may not be for the faint of heart, MeeBlip's range of synths include all-in-one kits suitable, MeeBlip says, for everyone.
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