[sdiy] Allen Strange book

[Oren Leavitt]

On 9/13/2010 3:56 PM, Barry Klein wrote:
> EN is the Bible.  Whatcha talkin' about...   :-)
>
> If the $300 scares you, go here and download some freebees:
> http://electronotes.netfirms.com/free.htm
> Also the way Bernie works is you can buy thing in increments
> up to the total $300.  So you could buy $50 of the latest EN's
> and decide if you want the older ones...
>
> Maybe overwhelming for someone without an electronics background but
> then again many of us have such backgrounds because we read over it so
> many times...
>
> Barry
>
>

The EN collection for sure is a "must have". My EN stack sits by the 
bedside :-)
Leafing thru EN is better than Google when searching for an idea.

If you're not ready for the "whole enchilada" at $300, you can also 
certainly grab a copy of Barry Klein's "Electronic Music Circuits" re-issue.
I still have my copy that I bought at a Heathkit store in 1983 when it 
came out.

http://members.cox.net/barryklein/em.htm

Another book I reach for often is "Design With Operational Amplifiers 
And Analog Integrated Circuits" by Sergio Franco.

- Oren


> -----Original Message-----
> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of David G. Dixon
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:26 PM
> To: 'Miro Merlak'; 'Harry Bissell'
> Cc: 'sdiy DIY'
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Allen Strange book
>
>> Which books would you recommend?
>> Also for someone who doesn't have much experience (like me)? :)
>> For beginners...
>
> My $0.02 (CDN) worth:
>
> For general analog synthesizer info, IMHO the best book I've seen is the one
> by Devarahi.  After that, probably the Roland set of four little softcover
> books I bought when I was about 20 years old.
>
> Honestly, I get more out of electronics books than books about electronic
> music.  For synth circuits in general, my most important influence has been
> websites, starting with Ray Wilson's amazing Music From Outer Space.  I
> spent six months lurking there before I even realized there were other sites
> worth looking at.  Ken Stone's Catgirl Synth site is also awesome, but not
> as "tutorial" as Ray's site, and therefore not really as useful to the total
> noob.
>
> People say that Electronotes is useful, but I've always been too cheap to
> plunk down the $300 required to get it.  I've managed to live without it.
> In any case, I have a feeling that a lot of the stuff in the most useful
> parts is a) probably a bit obsolete, and b) thoroughly covered in other web
> and print resources (like Chamberlin, for example).
>
> So, my advice: spend some quality time with a few of electronics textbooks
> (Malvino and Horowitz&  Hill have served me well, plus a couple of good
> books on opamps like Coughlin&  Driscoll, and maybe a book on digital
> design), and also have a look at some circuits on MFOS or CGS and try
> building some simple stuff yourself, from scratch.  You'll be building your
> own modular synth before you know it.
>
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