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Waveform Magazine The Sound of Mewsic (Project 7) – DIY Build

January 1, 2022
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Waveform Magazine Mewsic Box (Project 6) - DIY Build

Sound of Mewsic - Kit

Have you ever found yourself wanting to hear a quick sample of a new module or have your speaker for your “on-the-go” case? Well, the Sound of Mewsic module from Waveform Magazine is exactly what you need. 

(You are probably asking yourself … What is it?) 

It is a small and versatile 10hp speaker module that is a quick and easy build even for the novice builders. For our latest build, we take on Waveform Magazines DIY Project 7… the Sound of Mewsic!

Consisting of a panel, speaker, a pot, a single jack, a tiny PCB and a few other components, the Sound of Mewsic took about 20-30min to complete. 

Let's get on with the build already.... the PCB

Start by placing the power header on the backside of the PCB and tacking it down, making sure you line the notch up with the silkscreen.  Next, place the potentiometer and the audio jack on the topside of the PCB and carefully flip the board over to solder everything into place. Attach the completed PCB to the panel by the jack nut.

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Waveform Magazine Mewsic Box (Project 6) – DIY Build

July 18, 2021
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Waveform Magazine Mewsic Box (Project 6) - DIY Build

As one dives into the modular world, you will find yourself examining or re-examining your setup almost on a daily basis. The case is one of the most important, if not THE MOST IMPORTANT piece to a modular artist. Waveform Magazine did us all a favor by putting together their new Mewsic Box. A 60HP DIY eurorack modular case that not only has style, but also functionality in more than one way. Like any project that Waveform Magazine makes, the Mewsic Box is a unique case; its functionality is more than meets the eye. 

The Waveform Magazine Mewsic Box is an all in one project and it has “optional” add-on’s that can really make this little case stand out.

For instance, how many times have you seen a case with a small plant holder built into a cable hanger? We hadn’t either and just thought this is was too badass not to check out. Another cool option is the ability to house an internal speaker so that you may use the case on the fly.

 If you purchased the Meow Mixer (see this build), you can mount it inside the case so that you don’t take up any extra precious top case space.

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Waveform Magazine Meow Mixer (Project 6) – DIY Build

July 14, 2021
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Waveform Magazine Meow Mixer - DIY Build

Completed Meow Mixer - Front

Every quarter we receive a new issue of our favorite magazine… Waveform. In this issue (Summer 2021 – Issue 6), a small 2HP module called the “Meow Mixer” was featured alongside a new modular case kit (aka. The Mewsic Box) as the featured project. The Meow Mixer is a 3-channel powered Eurorack module that has 3 inputs with attenuation, and 1 summed main output with an output volume control.

As with every DIY project that Waveform Magazine releases, the Meow Mixer was unique in that it could be used in conjunction with other DIY projects that Waveform released. This sounds confusing we know … but stick with us on this build and we will explain everything in detail. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into the build of the Waveform Magazine Meow Mixer!

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Reverse Landfill Monotropa V3 – DIY Build

February 11, 2021
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Reverse Landfill Monotropa v3 - DIY Build

When it comes to unique and must have modules for our rack, Reverse Landfill is one of the top manufacturers on our list. This month, we are following up our Aconitum Noise Mixer build with another Reverse Landfill aptly called the Monotropa.

This diy module one of the Monotropa’s currently being offered by Martijn. The other version of the Monotropa is known as the Monotropa II or mk2 and is also available via the Reverse Landfill ETSY shop.

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Monotropa - Completed Front

At its core the Reverse Landfill Monotropa is a feedback EQ distortion module or basically a bad ass mother f*cker. It consists of 4 pots for frequency volume, 1 pot for feedback amount and 1 pot for gain amount. Since this kit is the 3rd version of the original Monotropa, several revisions to the layout and panel have also been updated. These are subtle differences but they make one hell of an impact.

To sum up this module, it can make any sound bigger, add bass, mids and highs with resonant qualities. In other words, it can completely destroy your beats and percussion which is EXACTLY what we were looking for. Would this module be love at first patch? Let’s see… 

Links and more links…

Below are a series of links that have been provided by Reverse Landfill to help assist with the use, building and patching of the Monotropa v3.

If you are building an older version of the Monotropa, you will have use this link to see all of the versions previous to and including the v3 (this build).

BOM V3 – https://www.reverselandfill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BOMv31.pdf

Build guide – https://www.reverselandfill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Buildguide-Monotropa-v31.pdf

Help File – https://www.reverselandfill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Help-sheet.jpg

Help Guide – https://www.reverselandfill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Monotropa-Helpguide.pdf

Patch Guide – https://www.reverselandfill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Monotropa-Patchguide.pdf

Schematic – https://www.reverselandfill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/monotropav3.png

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