This Free Web App Generates 3D-Printable Synth Stands and Pedalboards

A web app that does the CAD for you

Musicians with a 3D printer have a new toy. Ziv Eliraz, the host of loopop, just shipped a free web app called the Synth Stand and Pedal Board Synthesizer. You tell it what gear you own, and it spits out a stand or pedalboard you can print at home.

The idea is simple. Most synth stands and pedalboards are generic. They sort of fit, but they never fit your actual setup. Eliraz's tool flips that. You pick your devices, set the dimensions, and the generator builds a frame around them.

No measuring tape. No Fusion 360 tutorial. No weekend lost to CAD you didn't want to learn.

Free now, and free for the foreseeable future

There will always be a free version, he says. Paid features might show up later, but not soon. If you don't own a printer, you can take the exported files to a friend or an online print service.

That last part matters. It means the tool isn't locked behind owning hardware, which is the usual wall that keeps musicians out of 3D printing. You can design on a laptop and ship the file to a bureau.

Why a printed stand is worth the trouble

Cable management, mostly. A printed pedalboard keeps your effects in one place and stops your floor turning into spaghetti. A printed stand angles a synth toward you so you aren't hunched over a flat surface for three hours.

These are small quality-of-life wins, but they add up over a gig or a recording session. The generator is a good example of where 3D printing quietly wins. You aren't printing a replacement part for a broken machine. You're printing something that never existed in the form you needed.

Mass-made stands come in three sizes. This gives you the one size your desk actually has room for.

Worth a print this weekend

If you make music and you have a printer sitting idle, this is an easy first project. Ten minutes in the web app, a few hours on the bed, and you've got gear that fits your room instead of someone else's.

Eliraz is asking for feedback on the announcement. If you run a weird setup through the generator, tell him what broke. Tools like this get good fast when real users poke at the edges.