[sdiy] A book about analogue synthesizer circuits?

[René Schmitz]

Hi Thomas,

Get "The Art of Electronics" from Horrowitz/Hill.

Its full of example circuits, and covers everything from resistors and 
diodes to digital design. There are chapters about oscillators and 
filters. Also they manage to cover this with a minimum of maths, the 
approach is that it is important to know what is going on.

Its however not a book specific to synthesizer design, but if one is 
serious about electronics this is a "must have".

Cheers,
  René

Thomas Kahn wrote:
> I have searched amazon.com for a book that covers analogue circuitry,
> preferably biased towards analogue synthesizer circuit designs and with a
> nice mix of DIY examples and basic theory. So far I haven't found anything
> that I feel is right on the money.
> 
> As a beginner it's easy to get confused and I don't really know what I'm
> looking for? I have Stan Gibilisco's "Electricity and Electronics" and
> eventhough it's interesting, its focus is too wide. I'm not interested in
> circuits that don't make a sounds. :-) Also there are too few hands-on
> examples and too much math.
> 
> The book I'm looking for has an introduction that presents the theory with
> some nice tips and tricks and after that there are circuit diagrams and
> card layouts that presents a project that covers the theory I have just
> read.
> 
> Is there such a book?
> 
> Any reading that you think I would appreciate is welcome. Remember that
> apart from many others on this list I have no academic
> technological/mathematical background. I have studied languages,
> communication and some computer science. My knowledge in electronics is so
> far limited to "monkey-see-monkey-do" type of projects, but I have a
> passion to learn more and my goal is to one day be able to come up with
> designs of my own. (Just ask Magnus Danielsson who is constantly  pestered
> with my questions whenever he's around. ;-)
> 
> /Thomas
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