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Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to bringing vintage synthesizers back to life. We repair analog and digital instruments that shaped the sound of music, from classic drum machines and polyphonic synths to quirky, characterful machines that rarely leave a musician’s side. Our work combines technical knowledge with respect for each instrument’s history, because a synth is more than a circuit board: it carries the decisions, compromises, and personality of its original design.

We diagnose faults, restore unreliable voices, and carefully service aging components without erasing the character that made an instrument worth keeping. Whether a machine has been silent for years or simply needs a thoughtful tune-up, we treat every repair as a careful act of restoration.

Based in Rotterdam, Patchbay works with musicians, studios, collectors, and anyone who believes electronic instruments deserve another chapter. We restore them to sound as they should, preserving the details that make each one unique.

Patchbay is a small workshop tucked away in the heart of Rotterdam, where three friends have been breathing new life into vintage synthesizers since 2018. Each of us brings a different background to the bench: one spent years restoring Moog and ARP instruments in a London studio, another cut his teeth on modular systems in Berlin's electronic music scene, and the third holds a degree in electrical engineering focused on analog circuit design. Together we've repaired everything from sun-faded Korgs to temperamental Oberheims, always with the same goal in mind: returning each instrument to the hands of the musicians who need it, rather than letting it collect dust on a shelf. We believe every synthesizer has a voice worth preserving, and that the warmth of analog sound is more than voltage — it's memory, texture, and story. At Patchbay, we don't just fix machines; we keep the music alive.