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Patchbay is three people and a bench in Rotterdam. We repair vintage synthesizers of all kinds, from a Moog that needs one capacitor to a modular system that hasn't been run in thirty years.

We started because older instruments deserve to keep working. The circuitry is simple, but the failures are personal: a dead pot in a favourite key, a CV rail that drifts, a ribbon controller that was saturated in smoke. We treat each case the way our own instruments would need to be treated.

A workshop is a good place for slow work and long conversations. We're always glad to open a system on the bench, find out what it actually needs, and explain why. If you have something unwell, send it over or come visit us in Rotterdam.

Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam, keeping vintage synthesizers in working hands. We repair the instruments that have picked up a crackle, lost a voice, drifted out of tune, or stopped making sound altogether.

We like the patient side of repair: tracing a fault, understanding an old circuit, and finding the right fix rather than the quickest workaround. Our aim is to make each instrument dependable without sanding away the character that made someone fall for it in the first place.

Some synths arrive with a clear problem. Others come with a story and a noise that only happens after twenty minutes. Either way, the work starts with listening—to the instrument and to the person who plays it.

We’re a small studio by choice. It keeps us close to the work, and to the musicians who trust us with something they want to keep making music with.