[sdiy] Hello, and some questions

[Bill Thompson]

Couldn't agree more on both books! But, I'd probably start with Hill & Horawitz, at least the first few chapters, and then dig into Chamberlain. There are also texts by Jim Williams that I'd call essential reading. And don't overlook IC app books!!!

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On May 2, 2013, at 9:27 AM, BrightBoy <jdec at mindspring.com> wrote:

> For books I would recommend the timely classic by Hal Chamberlin
> "Musical Applications of Microprocessors"
> 
> Don't let the name fool you as I covers analogue, digital and
> analog/digital hybrid synthesis:
> 
> http://www.mindspring.com/~jdec/book/MAM.jpg
> 
> It's long out-of-print but fortunately I have mint, unread,
> new-old-stock, 2nd edition copies still available for sale 
> ($50+shipping)
> 
> Contact me privately if you're interested.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Ames <commodorejohn at gmail.com>
>> Sent: May 1, 2013 9:10 PM
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Subject: [sdiy] Hello, and some questions
>> 
>> Hi, all! I'm a vintage-computer hobbyist who's been looking at getting
>> into homebrew synthesis for a while now after getting a Minimoog VST
>> (wish I could afford the real deal!) and especially after acquiring an
>> Oberheim polyphonic and getting to play around with real analog
>> synthesis. However, I'm a lot less experienced with low-level
>> electronics than I am with computing on a hardware-architectural level
>> (beyond basic solder-monkey ability,) so a lot of this is pretty new
>> territory for me, and this seems like a good place to turn to with
>> some questions:
>> 
>> For starters, that low-level electronics thing. Can someone recommend
>> me a good getting-started guide to the subject? A reference with a
>> focus on audio circuits would be nice, but anything that can give me a
>> solid footing would be great. I don't expect that I'll get good
>> results if I just start slapping parts together at random :D
>> 
>> Also, some questions about VCOs: I know they have a reputation for
>> tuning instability, but I've gathered that it's better now than it
>> used to be. Is that just thanks to higher-tolerance parts being
>> available at lower costs now, or are newer designs more stable? (Are
>> fancy newer parts like tantalum or polymer capacitors any good for
>> audio?) What are some good starter designs? I can easily figure out
>> how to do a pulse-wave oscillator given a simple sawtooth oscillator,
>> but how about a triangle or sine-wave?
>> 
>> Thanks!
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