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The Jahtari studio...

Over the last year we've been heavily getting into building our own hardware gear and also
somewhat into circuit bending (= modifying existing machines). There are a number of great
DIY projects documented in the net now, and with a soldering iron, a lot of reading and a good
deal of patience some really nice and special little synthesizers and FX boxes can be built.

However, while soldering is a great hobby for some it's not for everybody. If you just want to
have one of those nice little machines you see in the net and make some music with it, going
through all the rigmarole of actually building one might put you off the whole idea from the
start: you'd need to buy a soldering station and tools, learn the craft, track down and order the
necessary parts, do a lot of case modding and - worst of all - troubleshoot the whole thing when
it's not working right away. It still can be done, and when finally getting a thing to work it's highly
satisfying, but it's a lengthy process.

We believe that musical instruments first of all belong into the hands of musicians, which are rarely
soldering geeks at the same time. So for those who just would love to own one of those nice little
machines listed below, but can't be arsed with building one themselves, we're thinking about offering
an assembly service for projects we know how to do by now. This means we can order all parts and
build a machine for you on demand.

Note that these projects are usually uncommercial, so the price we ask is strictly for material costs
and the working hours (more like working days that can esily turn into weeks...) needed to complete
a box. Since we're doing this only on the side as a hobby and time is always tight there's obviously a
strict limit to how many items we can complete.

Right now we can offer an assembly service for the following projects:
 
     
 

Midibox SID synthesizer, assembled

MIDIbox SID synthesizer

An utterly brilliant synth based on the versatile MIDIbox platform designed by Thorsten Klose. It
contains two SID chips - the legendary sound chip from the Commodore C64 home computer - and is
by far the best way to get that very charming 8bit sound. Especially the very hands-on feeling of the
machine and the way you can control most parameters directly is unbeatable.

It comes with a special Jahtari frontplate, deluxe metal knobs, a cool blue display and a whole bunch
of Jahtari presets already loaded into it. Full info HERE!

 

 
     
 

The heavily improved Monotron Delay,
 in a C64 floppy case.

Korg Monotron Delay - Jahtari edition

You gotta love those little Korg Monotron Delay units - highly addictive and absolutely made for dubbing
things up. But sadly the flimsy plastic knobs are a pain to use, a lot of potential extras are missing and
it can't really be used like a normal delay via an Aux send yet. Our Jahtari edition unlocks the true
potential of those tiny rudebwoys, adding heaps of features and big Moog-style knobs for hours of
finger twisting fun, endless dub siren action and whacky FX orgies.

More infos, pics & videos and a little manual HERE!

 

 

 
     
   

Note that these projects are usually uncommercial, so the price we ask is strictly for material costs
and the working hours (more like working days that can esily turn into weeks...) needed to complete
a box. Since we're doing this only on the side as a hobby and time is always tight there's obviously
a strict limit to how many items we can complete.

If you're interested in getting any one of them please get in touch via gear <at> jahtari.org!

     
       
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