[sdiy] books on synthesisers

[TERRY SHULTZ]

Hi Mike,

The Data Sheets for SSM and CEM Chips give a good starting point.

The newer released chips have quite a bit of good info as well.

The Service Manuals for the ARP2600 and Moog Products are also great for Analog beginnings.

The old National Semiconductor data books, Electrocutes, and other Semiconductor platforms launched the Oberheim, E-Mu, ARP, and 
Many other legendary products.

If you wish to build modules that ae new , try to innovate rather than just copying existing designs.

Having worked at Oberheim, E-Mu, PPG I can tell you that looking at patents are a good way to get a base understanding of how a device works.

Building classic functions are easier if you work with SSM or Curtis CEM devices instead of matching resistors, and transistors.

Still it is fun to go old school and do all the old designs in breadboards.

Now in my later years, I prefer to do this on an ARM processor or DSP.

Perhaps you can detail what you wish to build and then I can get more detailed info out to this feed.

With Kindest regards,

Terry Shultz
Audio Researcher



> On Jun 1, 2025, at 8:46 PM, Mike Beauchamp <list at mikebeauchamp.com> wrote:
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> On 2025-06-01 15:32, Tim Parkhurst wrote:
>> Some updated links for the Thomas Henry books. I tried updating the Wiki page, but I'm a new member there and not allowed to make changes yet.
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> Thanks for posting that Tim,
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> This makes me wish Thomas Henry had some new stuff!
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> Mike
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