AJH Synth teams up with Doepfer at SUPERBOOTH26, Celebrating Ten Years of Superbooth in Berlin ​ ​

AJH Synth will return to Superbooth 2026 with a notable collaboration: this year they will be sharing a space with Doepfer Musikelektronik in the Bungalowdorf area at FEZ-Berlin from May 7–9. 

Located at booth B031, the joint presence highlights both a long-standing relationship between the two brands and their shared roots in the evolution of Eurorack.

That connection goes back to the origins of the format itself. 

When Dieter Doepfer introduced the A-100 system in the mid-1990s, it laid the groundwork for what would become a global modular ecosystem. 

Over the years, manufacturers like AJH Synth have built on that foundation, helping to shape Eurorack into a diverse and musically driven landscape. I remember Allan reaching out to me when he released his first MINimod modules 12 years ago... time flies...

As Allan Hall notes, Doepfer’s early work played a key role in enabling a new generation of designers to move beyond DIY into fully realized instrument design.

At Superbooth 26, AJH Synth will showcase several of its latest modules, including the new Matrix VCF multimode filter. 

This module offers multiple filter types and dual resonance options, resulting in a wide range of tonal variations within a compact 14HP format. 

Alongside this, the system will be paired with Doepfer’s A-155-2 Mini Analog Sequencer 

Also on display are two modules developed in collaboration with Ian Boddy of Tone Science.

Tone Science is a musical project and record label founded by British electronic musician Ian Boddy, dedicated entirely to the world of modular synthesizers.
It began in 2016 as a solo album by Ian Boddy (titled Tone Science on his DiN Records label), featuring experiments with self-generating soundscapes. 

Boddy uses "controlled random systems" on analog modular gear to create music inspired by natural phenomena like waves and wind.

The Chance Delay introduces controlled randomness into gate and timing structures, while the Triple Cross XFader/Panner focuses on dynamic signal routing and modulation. 

Together, they reflect a continued interest in combining structured control with more generative, performance-oriented approaches.

Check out the Doepfer Superbooth 26 announcements HERE

Visitors to Superbooth can find AJH Synth and Doepfer at booth B031 in the Bungalowdorf area throughout the event.

To learn more about AJH Synth, please visit www.ajhsynth.com or to learn more about Superbooth or register for any of its compelling workshops or events, please visit www.superbooth.com.

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AJH Synth MiniMod Eurorack Modules

MiniMod vintage
transistor core VCO

Another new modular synth company, AJHSynth is headed up by Allan "J" Hall, who has been involved with synths, electronics and music for more years than he cares to remember.
He started by building a guitar fuzz box at the tender age of 12 and an interest in synthesisers and electronic music soon followed, fuelled by an unhealthy overexposure to early Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Vangelis and Kitaro.

For the last 15 years he has been building and modding synth systems both for himself and other electronic musicians, as well as spending some time as a semi-pro musician playing keyboards in several rock and tribute bands.
Allan spent five years as a service technician repairing and modifying Moog, Arp, Korg, Roland and other analogue synthesisers along with some Pro Audio design work, previous to this he spent two years designing and building "boutique" valve (tube) guitar amplifiers.

MiniMod countour
generators (2 x ADS)

AJHSynth are based near Bournemouth on the South coast of England, where this small but enthusiastic bunch of synth. heads now indulge their passion for all things modular.

The MiniMOD Eurorack system aims to replicate the sound of the vintage Moog Model D as closely as possible, so they used exactly the same internal circuitry and every module runs at the same internal signal and control voltage levels as the original.

Their quest was to bring the unbeatable fatness and legendary sounds of this classic synthesizer to the 3U Modular world and have separated the synth into five modules, comprising:

MiniMod transistor ladder filter

VCO, VCF, VCA, Dual Contour, and Glide + Noise, which can be easily integrated into an existing Eurorack system or, with the addition of a case and power supply, it becomes a self contained stand alone synthesizer.

Click here for an overview of the MiniMod.

MiniMod
glide + noise

The MiniMod is based on the circuitry of most desirable Model D of all, the very early R A Moog Mk1 model with its unique and sweet sounding VCO design, the core of which uses discrete transistors only, with no integrated circuits.
We have also based the transistor ladder VCF on the early design, which uses fully matched transistors throughout.
Less than 300 Mk1 Model D’s were built with this very early VCO design out of a total of around 17,000 which were produced between 1970 and 1981.

The Minimod has been more than 18 months in development, thousands of hours have been spent analysing the original Model D using both real world measurement and computer based Spice circuit simulation programs, they carefully selected components and built many prototypes before they were happy that we had done justice to the original sound and circuit behavior.

MiniMod discrete
cascaded VCA

MiniMod Eurorack modules comprise separate VCO, VCF, VCA, Dual Contour and Glide/Noise for maximum flexibility so that they can be easily integrated into a larger Eurorack format Modular synthesizer to tap into the endless control and expansion possibilities – they removed all of the control limitations of the “closed system” of the original Model D synthesizer so that the sounds that you can now create are limited only by your imagination and the other modules that you add to your system. All of the modules can be used independently in your existing Eurorack system.

 A full MiniMod system would comprise 3 x VCO, 1 x VCF, 1x VCA, 1 x Dual Contour, 1 x Glide-Noise and this will take up exactly 84hp of Eurorack space, so that it will fit into 3U of rack space with a suitable Eurorack frame and power supply (not supplied)
Just add a Midi/CV converter and keyboard for a fully functional BIG and FAT monophonic synthesizer.

Sound examples:

More videos and sound-examples at http://www.ajhsynth.com/sounds.html

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