[sdiy] Audio circuits and basic electronics knowledge recommendation.

Kylee Kennedy kmkennedy at gmail.com
Wed Mar 2 21:59:04 CET 2016


A few of the larger eurorack manufacturers I've talk to do not use Spice or
much of any sim software. It's so affordable and quick to just have some
small pcbs made these days they commit ideas to hardware and test there.
Thanks to OSHpark!

Learn some CAD software and start making stuff.
Kylee

On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Sarah Thompson <plodger at gmail.com> wrote:

> One of the most useful things about adding LTSPICE or some other simulator
> to learning electronics is it lets you try lots of things really quickly.
> Most of them actually will work just fine in physical hardware, but the
> exceptions are a really important learning experience in and of themselves
> -- I've seen that light go on in the eyes of younger engineers that I've
> mentored. There tends to be a culture these days that has it that circuit
> design is everything and PCB layout is a (relatively) menial task. That
> attitude doesn't last long when you can't get a 10MHz clock from one side
> of a board to the other because you tried to send it across a break in the
> ground plane. At audio frequencies we can get away with all manner of
> murder, which is why everyone should try RF at least once! :-)
>
> Sarah
>
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 6:41 AM, BrightBoy <jdec at mindspring.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jdec at mindspring.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Don't forget the classic tome, "Musical Applications of Microprocessors"
>> by Hal Chamberlin.
>>
>> Contents can be seen here:
>>
>> http://www.mindspring.com/~jdec/book/MAM.jpg
>>
>> It's a perfect blend of analog, digital and analog/digital hybrid synth
>> design.
>>
>> I have the last remaining supply of the hardcover 2nd edition. All copies
>> are new-old-stock (new, mint and un-read) straight from the Sam's/Hayden
>> shipping boxes.
>>
>> Price is $52 USD shipped in the USA and $71 USD shipped to most worldwide
>> destinations.
>>
>> Email me PRIVATELY if anyone is interested in picking up this holy grail
>> reference book.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Karsten Schmidt <info at toxi.co.uk
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','info at toxi.co.uk');>>
>> >Sent: Mar 1, 2016 2:23 PM
>> >To: Oakley Sound <oakleylist at btinternet.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','oakleylist at btinternet.com');>>
>> >Cc: Synth DIY <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl');>>
>> >Subject: Re: [sdiy] Audio circuits and basic electronics knowledge
>>  recommendation.
>> >
>> >There's a great collection of beginner links on Muffwiggler:
>> >https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2795
>> >
>> >On 1 March 2016 at 09:02, Oakley Sound <oakleylist at btinternet.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','oakleylist at btinternet.com');>> wrote:
>> >> This set of articles written by Rod Elliott are a really good read:
>> >>
>> >> http://sound.westhost.com/articles.htm
>> >>
>> >> The beginners' stuff is about two thirds of the way down the page.
>> >>
>> >> Tony
>> >>
>> >> http://www.oakleysound.com/
>> >>
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