[sdiy] New Thomas Henry Book
Romeo Fahl
romeo.fahl at gmail.com
Mon Aug 13 18:10:25 CEST 2007
Will there be PCBs made available to go along with the circuits?
Romeo
On 8/12/07, Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Boys and Girls,
>
> Magic Smoke has a new Thomas Henry book available. We're experimenting
> with a new print service to produce printed hardcopy versions, and we
> hope everybody likes the results. The new book is Thomas' "An Analog
> Synthesizer for the 21st Century." Here's a short description:
>
> "A collection of schematics for a complete, accurate and versatile
> analog synthesizer. Designed by well-known synthesizer guru, Thomas
> Henry, this is a comprehensive set of plans guaranteed to delight and
> challenge the advanced DIY enthusiast."
>
> Basically, unlike Thomas' other books, this isn't a step by step book
> with detailed instructions. Rather, this is a set of schematics for a
> variety of modules and is meant for the more advanced DIYer. This
> includes schematics and parts lists for:
> *Power Supply
> *XR-2206 based VCO (with some neat VC wave skew features)
> *LM-13700 based VCO
> *State Variable VCF
> *VCA
> *ADSR
> *VC Noise Source
> *VC Phase Shifter
> *Deluxe LFO (with the features of Thomas' older Super Controller and then some)
> *Sample and Hold
> *Along with a suggested Patchover scheme for creating a "normalized"
> synth somewhat like the ARP2600 where the synth can be run without
> patch cords but those connections can be easily overridden with patch
> cords if desired.
>
> The book can be previewed and ordered at
> http://www.lulu.com/content/1065518
>
> You can also just go to Lulu.com and search for "synthesizer," we come
> up first on the list. The printed version is $20 + shipping, and
> represents years of work and refinement by Thomas Henry. If you check
> out the preview, don't be put off by the rather 'grainy' appearance of
> the first schematic (power supply). This is a result of the preview
> conversion, but the printed version looks very very nice. The book
> also comes with a spiral bound backing so that it will lie flat on
> your work bench.
>
> Thanks for your time and bandwidth. Servo out!
>
> Tim (commercial bot) Servo
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> www.magsmoke.com
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