<div dir="auto">Where did you work Scott?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 9 Apr 2024, 13:00 Scott Bernardi, <<a href="mailto:scottbernardi55@gmail.com">scottbernardi55@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I would disagree that Electronotes was only for beginners. I was an analog IC designer many years ago (Precision Monolithics) and I found Electronotes to be invaluable.<div dir="auto">Just because you know IC design doesn't mean you know how to build/design analog synth circuits.</div><div dir="auto">Like I used to get asked, "Oh, you have a degree in electronics? Can you fix my TV?" </div><div dir="auto">Uh, no. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 11:51 PM Roman Sowa via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">You're an IC design engineer and your asking for Electronotes? Which I <br>
believe was destined for begginer amateurs?<br>
I always thought IC design was the top of the top of electronic design, <br>
so you already know it all anyway.<br>
BTW you don't need advanced analog circuitry for a synth. Advanced <br>
starts above 1GHz. Most of it is DC.<br>
<br>
IMHO you are approaching it from the wrong side. If getting rich with <br>
super synth is your starting point you might look closer to Uli <br>
Behringer career and follow this path.<br>
<br>
Read the books that were already mentioned, but they cover what you <br>
already had in school (or not, I don't know what they teach today). But <br>
most of all, utilize the enthusiasm that you undoubtfully express, to <br>
make any basic small synth. Don't be affraid to do it wrong, try <br>
different ideas, and do it quick. You will learn a lot making it, so <br>
next one will be 10x better. By the time you gain all the expertise to <br>
make a supersynth, you may become a grumpy old guy who doesn't give a <br>
damn about synths anymore.<br>
<br>
Roman<br>
<br>
W dniu 2024-04-09 o 04:00, Paulo Constantino via Synth-diy pisze:<br>
> Does anyone know where I can find a copy of Electronotes? They seem <br>
> rare on the internet...<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 12:39 AM Pete Hartman <<a href="mailto:pete.hartman@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">pete.hartman@gmail.com</a>> <br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 5:54 PM Paulo Constantino via Synth-diy<br>
> <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> I want to build an analog synth from scratch. I currently work<br>
> as a digital IC design engineer at a semiconductor company and<br>
> I have good knowledge in analog circuit design, but I'm not<br>
> that good at advanced analog circuitry.<br>
><br>
> Can anyone recommend me a book or some tutorial on synth<br>
> electronics?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> This is a perennial topic. I'm sure there are good things in the<br>
> archive:<br>
> <a href="https://synth-diy.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://synth-diy.org/</a> (about half way down the page are the<br>
> archive links)<br>
><br>
> If you can find a copy, Electronotes taught a lot of folks here<br>
> the foundations of what they know, and worked out and explained a<br>
> lot of what is considered standard now. Unfortunately they're no<br>
> longer available from Bernie (and please, list members, let's not<br>
> turn this into another debate about that topic), so you will have<br>
> to find someone who is selling their copies. Join the sister list<br>
> <a href="mailto:marketplace@synth-diy.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">marketplace@synth-diy.org</a> for your best shot at this.<br>
><br>
> A lot of folks will recommend _Make: Analog Synthesizers_ by the<br>
> late Ray Wilson, whose website is still available here:<br>
> <a href="https://musicfromouterspace.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://musicfromouterspace.com/</a><br>
><br>
> I learned a lot from several books by Thomas Henry which are<br>
> available at <a href="http://lulu.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">lulu.com</a> <<a href="http://lulu.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lulu.com</a>><br>
><br>
> <a href="https://electro-music.com/forum/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://electro-music.com/forum/</a> has a lot of discussion and lots<br>
> of contributions by various folks with "names" in this area, as<br>
> well as a wiki containing a lot of circuits. You'll find<br>
> recommended websites to look into such as <a href="https://yusynth.net/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://yusynth.net/</a><br>
> <a href="https://ijfritz.byethost4.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ijfritz.byethost4.com/</a> <a href="https://www.schmitzbits.de/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.schmitzbits.de/</a> and a<br>
> ton of other discussion. <a href="https://modwiggler.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://modwiggler.com</a> has some fora that<br>
> also cover this sort of thing, but there are lots of other topics<br>
> there too, like discussions of the latest gear from the major<br>
> manufacturers etc etc. Some of that goes on on E-M as well but<br>
> modwiggler has been the main hub for that for a while now. It's<br>
> all background that would be good to have even if not directly<br>
> about the electronics.<br>
><br>
> Dr Aaron Lanterman has kindly made his Georgia Tech course "Analog<br>
> Circuits for Music Synthesis", which covers a lot of the common<br>
> blocks that a lot of analog synths/modules use as standard,<br>
> available on youtube.<br>
> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYk8r3QlNi8&list=PLOunECWxELQS5bMdWo9VhmZtsCjhjYNcV" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYk8r3QlNi8&list=PLOunECWxELQS5bMdWo9VhmZtsCjhjYNcV</a><br>
> <<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYk8r3QlNi8&list=PLOunECWxELQS5bMdWo9VhmZtsCjhjYNcV" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYk8r3QlNi8&list=PLOunECWxELQS5bMdWo9VhmZtsCjhjYNcV</a>><br>
><br>
> And there is some very good advice from Paul Schrieber of<br>
> Synthesis Technology here, about things which aren't usually given<br>
> much thought: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBGyEBQnIws" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBGyEBQnIws</a><br>
><br>
> As for getting rich :) I think Paul S has some relevant commentary<br>
> about that as well which should be findable in the archive.<br>
><br>
> Pete<br>
><br>
><br>
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