SV: SV: [sdiy] A book about analogue synthesizer circuits?

[Paul Maddox]

Michael,

> Maybe such people could be even more attracted
> with a reference to existing PCB designs and the
> possibility to obtain PCBs from the respective
> authors?

yes, this would be an option, though not the main point of the 'book'

> But what would be the significant difference in
> detail to, let's say, a VCO article from Elektor?
>
> IMHO it's quite important to have some added value
>   in order not to get "yet another synth DIY book".

whilst I agree, it would be nice to have a one stop resource for all
analogue synth questions.
Many books explain somethings but fall short of being 'complete' as far as
SynthDIY goes.

> For instance I'd find it also very intriguing to
> explain existing vintage designs with respect to
> why they sound as they sound.
> E.g. why not take a Ladder VCF and explain the
> difference between a diode ladder and one with
> transistors?

yes, I agree, though this would have to come in an advanced section.
For joe Schmo who just wants to build something he doesnt care too much
why..

> Why prefer some people to clone certain classics
> (eg. Pauls PPG VCO) - what makes the sound so
> special. We have living examples among us :-)))

maybe, though a lot of my stuff is deffinatly not analogue...

> Again, we can find many of such discussions in the
> SDIY archives.

yes, but it would be nice to have them in an ordered set of easy to find
'pages' in a book.

> Well, if you look at the folks here we got a lot
> of quite different personalities.

yes, but I for one am sick of soldering, having built nearly 30 Monowaves (5
prototypes and 4 production ones left to be sold) it would be so nice to
work in an environment where someone else would solder my ideas for me!

> And IMHO this would be a chance to get some nice
> synergy effects which is a chance to make this
> works even more attractive!

indeed, the hard part is going to be co-ordinting it and then editing it.
So someone needs to co-ordinate it, hassle people who have said they will
give something and havent. Organise who does what and so on... Its sad to
say, but there will need to be some organisation BEFORE writing can begin,
This is where Magnus's idea of one writer scores heavily..

Paul