[sdiy] electronics library or obsession?

[Colin Hinz]

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009, David G. Dixon wrote:

> Seeing Dan's book stash has reminded me of something.  I was at a used
> bookstore in little Jackson, California last week, and found a brilliant
> little book:
>
> Active-Filter Cookbook, by Dan Lancaster.
>
> I have been checking out and reading many "university-level" books on
> filters from UBC library, trying to make sense of this whole filter issue,
> and while they all have their merits, none of them even mentions
> voltage-controlled filters.  The Lancaster book has a whole section on VCFs,
> and even shows exactly how to hook up an OTA to control a state-variable
> filter (and why).  Heck, he even has a couple of pictures from the old PAiA
> catalog!  The book is also a whole lot more straightforward regarding the
> mathematics behind filters.  Really, unless one is majoring in EE, this
> brilliant little book is all one needs to understand and design active
> filters.  All the other books are going straight back to the library!

Yup, that one's a classic.

I'd also recommend checking out another of the SAMS books, IC OP-AMP
COOKBOOK, by Walter G. Jung. If you're buying a copy, be aware of the
advisory on Jung's website:

http://www.waltjung.org/Walts_Books.html

- Colin