Musty tomes

[Steven Varner]

Hi diy,

I went to a local public library and San Diego State University 
library to check out the DIY synth books.  Since both are 
collections of many outdated tomes, they were good sources for 
stuff on discrete circuits. 

I found three books by Delton Horn that were useful (many of his 
books are good):
1. Oscillators Simplified with 61 projects (1987 TAB) - good 
source of LFO circuits, explains the basis of oscillators and 
VCO's, has many LC, transistor, UJT, opamp and specialty IC 
circuits.
2. Amplifiers Simplified with 40 projects (1987 TAB) - all the 
basics of amp circuits including very basic VCA's.
3. How to Use Special-Purpose IC's (1986 TAB) - Circuits for the 
8038, XR-2206, 50240, MM5837, SN76477, and SN94281 among others 
(with pin outs for all).

I also found:
Electronic Music Circuit Guidebook by Brice Ward (TAB) - 
transistor circuits and PAIA Gnome schematics.
Electronic Music Production by Alan Douglas (1982 TAB) - simple 
synth and effects circuits with good explanatory text.
Electronic Music systems, techniques, and controls by Allen 
Strange (1983) - pictures of many modular panels (from various 
companies), with patches and recording info.

Moog Modular Owner's Manual (1981)  (!)  - for the 900 series 
modules.  Diagrams and photos of all the front panels, stats on 
each module, function descriptions, pin assignments, applications 
and patches.  Way cool.

Steve