[sdiy] Audio circuits and basic electronics knowledge recommendation. MIMS

[Dan Snazelle]

Very rarely mentioned but a great book is JOHN LINDSEY HOODS THE ART OF LINEAR ELECTRONICS 

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> On Feb 29, 2016, at 11:57 PM, Rob <roomberg at ptd.net> wrote:
> 
> The Forest Mims books were available in Radio Shack.... until my local RS closed.
> The pocket manuals covered topics but one particular good complete book is 
> GETTING STARTED IN ELECTRONICS by FORREST M MIMS 
> which now can be downloaded for free all over the internet.
> It is a copyrighted book so I don't understand why it is available everywhere as PDF.
> The first 100 pages of this book teaches what components do with detail examples drawn
> for newbies and then the last 27 pages shows complete example circuits that work.
> One particular circuit of interest is page 105 High voltage power supply.... 170 volts output from a 9 volt battery...
> nothing to kill you ... not a taser... but it will cure back pain if built as a TENS unit.
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>> On 02/29/2016 11:26 PM, Kylee Kennedy wrote:
>> I would recommend the Forest Mims books for basics and Electronotes for more advanced analog synthesis designs.
>> 
>> Kylee
>> 
>>> On Monday, February 29, 2016, David G Dixon <dixon at mail.ubc.ca> wrote:
>>> If you want to learn electronics, I highly recommend Malvino's "Electronic
>>> Principles."  I worked through the 3rd edition, but they're all probably
>>> very similar.
>>> 
>>> Also, you'll want a good opamp applications book.  I recommend Coughlin and
>>> Driscoll, "Operationals Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits."  It can
>>> be downloaded for free.  Also, you'll need Walter Jung's "IC Op-Amp
>>> Cookbook."  That's really the opamp bible.
>>> 
>>> Finally, at some point, you'll probably want a copy of Horowitz and Hill,
>>> "The Art of Electronics," although this book is not good for complete
>>> beginners.
>>> 
>>> Anything by Don Lancaster is good too.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl]
>>> > On Behalf Of Quincas
>>> > Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 9:49 AM
>>> > To: Joe
>>> > Cc: synth DIY
>>> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] Audio circuits and basic electronics
>>> > knowledgerecommendation.
>>> >
>>> > Get Ray Wilson's "Make: Analog Synthesizers". It's a nice one
>>> > to hold in your hands and reference back to often. And of
>>> > course has a lot of very useful and comprehensive information
>>> > for semi nubes like you and I :)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Sent from my iPad
>>> >
>>> > > On 29/02/2016, at 11:16 a.m., Joe <joe.frey at radioles.com> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > Like the adage states, I am a dangerous man. I only have a little
>>> > > knowledge. I want to learn more. I build monkey see, monkey
>>> > do. I want
>>> > > to change that. Will someone recommend a book(yes a book I
>>> > can hold in
>>> > > my hands) that will cover simple circuit analysis and basic audio
>>> > > circuits.
>>> > > I understand what things do like an Op-Amp but don't
>>> > understand why an
>>> > > OTA needs a load to produce a voltage at it's output for
>>> > instance or
>>> > > why people put caps where they do and so forth.
>>> > > I have come a long way with Nick Collins, "Handmade
>>> > Electronic Music",
>>> > > but now I want MORE! Joe.
>>> > >
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