My apologies if this is nothing new to you. But the list sees new members
and I want to repeat this again.
You that are interested in the electronics aspect of modular synthesis owe
it to yourselves to check out Electronotes. I know many of you are already
familiar with the publication, which saw its heydey in the late seventies.
At this website Bernie Hutchins still offers a complete paper copy of the
Electronotes.
http://electronotes.netfirms.com/Having given away my original Electonotes collection years ago, last year I
bought the "Discounted Everything Package". I it is up to $300 now. I
recommend getting at least Volumes 1-13, 1972 to 1981, plus the Musical
Engineer's Handbook and the Builder's Guide and Preferred Circuits
Collection. That already comes to $210. But then you'll only need to buy
five 3-inch, 3-ring binders for it instead of ten! (I spent hours sorting
it all and going to the copy store to get it 3-hole punched.) This is a
great reference that includes many interesting articles on the musical
aspects of electronic music, too. It has source bibliographies galore, like
an academic tome, which in a way it is.
I've no connection with Bernie Hutchins, other than being a happy reader.
-Richard Brewster