[sdiy] books on synthesisers

[Ben Bradley]

Now that you say it, I thought of this Delton T. Horn book but
hesitated to mention it. I recall seeing it when it was new, buying it
(40+ years ago!), and being disappointed with it. I saw the minimoog
on the cover and was hoping it would help me make a minimoog, but no
... the filter response graphs are especially horrid. I'm posting a
link here so anyone can read online or scroll down and download and
see for yourself, and not pay the ridiculous used book prices (it's
old, probably didn't sell many to begin with, so now it's "rare and
collectible"):
https://archive.org/details/music-synthesizers-a-manual-of-design-and-construction-delton-t-horn/mode/2up

On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 at 06:31, S Ridley via Synth-diy
<synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
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> There are a number of synthesizer books by Delton T Horn - IMHO they are as much use as a chocolate sun hat and best avoided.
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> Steve
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> On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 at 00:32, Mike Beauchamp <list at mikebeauchamp.com> wrote:
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>> Definitely check out anything by Thomas Henry. His circuits are very
>> simple, clear and logical. He has a lot of information available on
>> Scott Stite's website https://www.birthofasynth.com/ although it seems
>> down for me (check waybackmachine?).
>>
>> Here's one of Thomas Henry's more recent books:
>>
>> https://www.lulu.com/shop/thomas-henry/an-analog-synthesizer-for-the-21st-century/paperback/product-20192513.html?page=1&pageSize=4
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>> A full list of publications:
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>> https://sdiy.info/wiki/Thomas_Henry
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>> Mike
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>> On 2025-05-30 21:15, david walker via Synth-diy wrote:
>> > hello all does any one know of a good book or books on how to make your
>> > own synthesiser for beginners to intermediate skills i got sum bits a
>> > bobs made but be nice to have sum books on it any help will be a grate
>> > help thanks
>> >
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