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145 orders since Mar 17, 2019

London, London, United Kingdom

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Blinkenlights is (gradually) becoming ASCII Modular. I'm still me :) but I feel that 'ASCII' better reflects the stuff that I love.

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Tom | May 30, 2021

LoFi Echo thing

For VCE 8 Bit - Voltage Controlled Echo Kit - 4HP wide

Okay this is not your average pt2399 based echo, but it is lofi and tons of fun!
Easy comfortable build without any weird stuff
#recommendation

Richard | May 29, 2021

Great Sound And A Great Deal

For 3340 VCO Kit - Eurorack Module - 4HP

The kit arrived with all parts labeled. Since the build instructions were straightforward, it was easy to build. The 3340 sounds fantastic, and the attention to proper design is much appreciated. All the waveform outputs are buffered. Some 3340 kits don't have this, and it's a must if you want it to work properly. Even though the panel is compact, it's easy to use.

Philip | Dec. 15, 2020

8 Bit Waves II kit

For 8 Bit Waves II Kit DCO/LFO Eurorack module - 10HP

Awesome module.

I built it in a couple of hours and started using it immediately. This is a build that is intermediate-level in difficulty, due to the number and density of components.

This is a great value too, giving a lot of cool features and kit components for a very reasonable price. The features are well thought out, including the midi capabilities, octave switch, cv controls, and even the multicolored power header.

Very satisfied with this kit.

Sebastien | Feb. 18, 2020

OUTSTANDING MODULE !

For Polyrhythms Kit- Eurorack Clock Divider+Multiplier

ONE OF THE BEST MODULE ANYONE CAN EVER THINK OF....

POLYRYTHMS IS NOW MY FAVORITE MODULE TO MAKE RYTHMS.

Benjamin | Jan. 29, 2020

Another great Blinkenlights module!

For Quantiser Kit - Eurorack Module - 14HP

Love my Blinkenlights collection, and my V1 Quantiser is another great addition. An easy, well-laid out kit with a huge amount of power packed into the Arduino - I am really loving these designs!

And mine's just the V1 - the new V2 is such a huge expansion on V1 and I am very much looking forward to a re-stock on the update!

Rene | Jan. 14, 2020

Neat little Eurorack oscilloscope

For MicroScope - Eurorack oscilloscope module Kit- 8HP

What a little gem! Obviously you shouldn't expect lab-quality performance, but for a quick visualisation of what's going on inside your rack - at a very reasonable cost - it's hard to beat. Combine that with a really enjoyable DIY experience and you are close to a must-have.

Peter | Jan. 7, 2020

Versatile digital oscillator

For 8 Bit Waves II Kit DCO/LFO Eurorack module - 10HP

Simple build, great sound and the extra benefit of built-in quantiser function make this an all round very useful sound generator!

Brad | Dec. 24, 2019

Quality kits, a rare sight these days.

For 3340 VCO Kit - Eurorack Module - 4HP

Components painstakingly hand-labeled. Even single resistors have the tape left on and the value written there.
Well-written documentation, helpful photos for every step of the way.
No missing parts, no awkward substitutions.
Honestly for the prices he asks, I don't know how Blinkenlights does it!

The build went smoothly, took me around an hour working at a decent pace. I'm not a beginner but this kit would be perfect for a newbie.

One tip I'd like to add is that the jacks' grounds can be bent downward before soldering the wire. Solder the two legs so the jack is steady, then put the wire through and push the ground tab down until it cinches the wire in place through friction. Found this a lot easier than trying to fish-hook, and the end result to me looks cleaner than soldering before bending.

I haven't tuned mine because even when using a scope there's a lot of uncertainty when using the measure tool or cursors. But it's easy enough to do by ear if you play a known tone through a mixer with the VCO output. Seems pretty tedious to go back and forth after a tiny tweak to get it tracking across octaves, but that's not a complaint, I'm just pretty lazy.

Only minor thing I'd point out is that the pads for the trimpots could be slightly larger. I don't know if there's a good reason for keeping them so thin. I've noticed it on the ADSR PCB as well. They still solder fine, just might be hard if you don't have a fine tip for your iron.

Marc | Dec. 23, 2019

Great first diy osc project

For 3340 VCO Kit - Eurorack Module - 4HP

This is a simple and stable diy oscillator kit with 3 wave shape outputs and cv control of gate, v/oct and squarewave pwm.

It's a really cheap, easy to build, low hp eurorack module. If you have a little bit of soldering experience you can do this! There are no tiny surface mount parts to mess up and the end result is much more satisfying than a passive mult!

It has some of the best practical build instructions that I've come across (great pics of the assembly order for you to follow). All of the parts have handwritten labels showing the part values too.

I was really excited to roll my own module. And because its a complete kit there was no hassle sourcing parts etc. It took me around 3 hours to build (going very slowly).

The oscillator sounds good to me but you will need to calibrate it if you want it to follow v/oct properly - but that's easy. After following the Look Mum No Computer method to tune it by ear I've my unit tracking accurately over around 3 octaves. I might try something more technical later on down the track but its totally usable as is.

Good communication from the seller and fast postage overseas too.

Matas | Dec. 5, 2019

Great seller and excellent module

For 3340 VCO Kit - Eurorack Module - 4HP

Fast delivery and great packing. The build was easy. High quality components and pcbs. Excellent panel design and quality. Thanks!

Matas | Dec. 5, 2019

Excellent

For 8 Bit Waves II Kit DCO/LFO Eurorack module - 10HP

Super fast delivery, the shipment arrived in 7 days. Great packaging and simple build. Joined waitlist and waiting for other modules. Thanks!

Peter | Nov. 5, 2019

Awesome little module - loads of functionality

For Polygons Kit- Gate Sequencer for Eurorack - 12HP

This is my second Polygons build. I built the first gen version and it was quickly incorporated into my 'performance' skiff. This second gen version is even more versatile and the ability to edit on the fly and add irregular beats/patterns makes it even more interesting. The build is very straightforward.

Benjamin | Oct. 14, 2019

Fast build, sounds great!

For 8 Bit Waves II Kit DCO/LFO Eurorack module - 10HP

Once again Blinkenlights provides another great eurorack module in kit form! This came together very quickly thanks to the well-designed board and simple materials list. I was pleasantly surprised at just how versatile this little VCO is - I've really enjoyed the range of waves and pitch, with the added LFO and scaler is great!

Jamie | Oct. 2, 2019

Great seller

For 8 Bit Waves II Kit DCO/LFO Eurorack module - 10HP

Super fast delivery. Great module. Excellent documentation and packaging. Straightforward build. Thanks loads

Ralphy | Sept. 23, 2019

Slim filter with a massive resonance sound!

For Vactrol VCF for Eurorack - 6HP

Simple build, great sound and amazing unique resonance sound I've never heard in another module that will melt your face away. Blinkenlights has been extremely helpful throughout the build and definitely A+ communication. 100% recommend this module!

Benjamin | Aug. 25, 2019

Great clock tool module!

For Polyrhythms Kit- Eurorack Clock Divider+Multiplier

This kit came together in under two hours and for the range of mult/divide up to factor of 64 each direction, it satisfies exactly what I need!

Benjamin | Aug. 25, 2019

An Arduino Oscilloscope!

For MicroScope - Eurorack oscilloscope module Kit- 8HP

My wife is an engineer who wants to see the bleeps and bloops and cv waves on the oscilloscope, and now for less than two hours of my time and an extremely reasonable full kit, we've got a great little dual-channel scope with pass-through in our case! I'm also really excited about having some Arduino gear along with the Polyrhythms clock module, thank you!

Peter | Aug. 19, 2019

Fun little project and reasonably simple build

For MicroScope - Eurorack oscilloscope module Kit- 8HP

This Microscope eurorack DIY build was straight forward and the build documentation was simple enough to follow to have it up and running quite quickly. It is great to visualise the outputs from your modules and understand what’s happening with signal and sound! Oh, and the front panel design is great ;-)

Gareth | May 29, 2019

Great fun build !

For Vactrol Drum for Eurorack - 4HP

This is a wild vactrol experience, build was enjoyable .. plenty of space on the board.. the ceramic caps needed careful attention for the OCD amongst you as you want them all to be straight in the end!! there are two type of the pcb mount sockets.. one have threaded sockets for knurled nuts.. one are smooth you want the threaded ones as due to the compact nature of the main pots you cannot use a nut on every one..

was a good fun build and have an interesting noise/drum source with plenty of variation to play with!!

Jesse | May 11, 2019

Awesome compact adsr in only 4hp

For ADSR Blinkenlights Envelope Generator for Eurorack

Instructions were easy to follow, cool design using 4017 binary counter/divider, shipped fast, i built 3.
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