Sieciowe lokacje muzyki kontrolowanej napięciem oraz kilka problemów wirtualnej etnomuzykologii sceny DIY Synth

The article is a review of an independent DIY Synth scene, a community of artists and amateur engineers who create and modify electronic musical instruments. The nature of this ephemeral phenomenon stems from the forms of participation and knowledge exchange within a global, dispersed community, mediated by network and interactive media. Consequently, DIY Synth constitutes an interesting subject for ethnomusicological research which, due to the aforementioned nature of this scene, needs to be expanded to include methods of network ethnography. Complemented by the issues of mediated communication, the image of the DIY Synth community, as expressed in the means of participation and the content of collective knowledge, indicates that it has an ambiguous relationship to various ecosystems it draws from and feeds. As a result, the operation of DIY Synth groups consists of several interwoven threads, namely the issues of spontaneous, grassroot inventiveness by enthusiasts of both electronic devices and music created using these devices; economic issues characteristic for the musical instruments market and its dynamic development towards a prosumer model; and finally, cultural and political issues which allow DIY Synth to acquire a deeper meaning in the current turbulent musical and sound space.