[sdiy] 566 , was Re: Midwest Analog Product Books

[The Peasant]

Adding to the clamour, I wholeheartedly recommend the Midwest Analog books, 
they are well written and are perfect for beginners as well.

I have found the ne566 to be excellent for percussion synths, they are a cheap 
and easy VCO to work with and the low parts count makes it that much easier. My 
Monster Drum Synth is full of them!

Take care,
Doug
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Quoting Metrophage <c0r3dump23 at yahoo.com>:

> I'd say it's good for anything which doesn't need to scale or have a
> huge range. LFOs and percussion oscillators come to mind. The latter is
> what Tom says he uses them for.
> 
> The Gnome uses funky old NPN and PNP transistors like those in the 27XX
> modules. I might make a Gnome for my son one of these days!
> 
> CJ
> 
> 
> > > > oft-maligned chips in some grab bags. (Not 556, not 565, but the
> > > > obsolete 566 VCO/Function Generator.)
> > > Speaking of which,  I got one of those chips too,  in a similar
> > situation -- 
> > > in a bag of miscellaneous parts.  What's it good for?
> > 
> > Short answer: a sound effects box like the old Paia Gnome. 
> 
> 
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