This is the fun part of open source hardware — you’re not locked into one instrument. Build the original, remix it, or turn it into something nobody else has.
pikocore circuit board
Just the PCB for the Pikocore for DIY
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The PIKOCORE PCB is more than the foundation for a Pikocore — it’s a starting point for your own instrument.
Because the Pikocore hardware and firmware are open source, you can use the board to build the standard sampler, modify the existing firmware, or take the hardware in an entirely different direction. Turn it into a custom drum machine, experimental sequencer, sample player, glitch box, MIDI-controlled instrument, or something nobody has made yet.
The PCB gives you a proven hardware platform with buttons, knobs, LEDs, audio I/O, sync, USB-C and an RP2040 at its core. From there, you can design your own enclosure, change how the controls behave, write new firmware, create alternate interfaces, or fork one of the existing community projects and make it your own.
It’s a great entry point for anyone interested in DIY electronic instruments, embedded audio, creative coding, or simply building a strange little music machine from the ground up.
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Bought one thinking ‘cool, DIY sampler’... now I’m sketching out a weird drum sequencer around it. Dangerous in the best way :)
Didn’t expect the PCB itself to open up this many ideas. I started building a normal Pikocore and now I’m already planning a custom enclosure + totally different firmware.
really nice little platform for experimenting. simple enough to understand, but open enough that you can take it somewhere completely different
my plan was to try and convert my second Pikocore PCB into a eurorack module , I think it would be ideal for eurorack.
This looks like a great project and i'd really like to build one myself.
excellent work
Congrats on your really fun design, sounds really fun to play with !
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