r/synthdiy is a subreddit with 66k members. The community frequently discusses diy, synth, eurorack, modular, and looking for a, and they frequently recommend/review soldering iron, circuit simulator, and microcontroller, and the most common flair used is modular, video, standalone, schematics, and components.
building, modifying and repairing synthesizers
Popular Topics in r/synthdiy
#1
Diy
111 posts
#2
Synth
94 posts
#3
Eurorack
57 posts
#4
Modular
47 posts
#5
Looking For A
40 posts
#6
Midi
39 posts
#7
Circuit
36 posts
#8
Module
32 posts
#9
Pcb
26 posts
#10
Power
22 posts
Products Discussed in r/synthdiy
Soldering Iron
39 reviews
#1
Hakko
4.6★ from 14 reviews
#2
Weller
4.2★ from 6 reviews
#3
Pinecil
4.5★ from 4 reviews
Circuit Simulator
9 reviews
#1
CircuitLab
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
LTspice
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Falstad Circuit Simulator
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Microcontroller
8 reviews
#1
Arduino
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Teensy
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Daisy Seed
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/synthdiy
#1
modular
: "Home made drum machine"
18 posts
#2
video
: "A $30 4-track acid groovebox on the M5Stack Cardputer-ADV | 303 voices, 808/909, and it resamples its own output"
9 posts
#3
standalone
: "Electronics and Music Maker magazine rebuild from 1983"
8 posts
#4
schematics
: "Feedback on this simple mixer design"
6 posts
#5
components
: "PicoFaceJV - a JV-880 clone for the RP2350"
5 posts
#6
arduino
: "New to Eurorack- first freestyle build"
5 posts
#7
course
: "[MATH][DIAGRAM] Beyond Polyphone: A multi-point zero-crossing alignment algorithm for perfect, click-free sample loops (with source code)"
2 posts
#8
workshop
: "Did I do this right? 909 kick DIY"
1 post
Member Growth in r/synthdiy
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+11k members(19.5%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026