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Another small booklet by Thomas Henry. This is a collection of schematics to build a complete simple synthesizer, containing two VCOs, a VCF and VCA, LFO etc. Be warned however it is literally the schematics and parts lists - there are no descriptions of the circuits, nor how to set them up etc., and hence should be considered only suitable for the seasoned synth DIYer, and so is clearly ''NOT'' aimed at beginners!
=== Electronic Drum Cookbook, Thomas Henry ===
Originally Midwest Analog Products, 2002, v+50 pages; now available from [http://www.magsmoke.com/thomas_henry_books.asp Magic Smoke Electronics]
This booklet from Thomas Henry is about twice the size of the smaller ones. It contains a lot of basic information about how to synthesize drums, and as well as several filters/tone generation circuits, it also includes a simple VCA, PSU, white noise generator, percussive-type envelope generator, and even how to build a simple drum pad using conductive foam.
=== Electronic Music Circuits, Barry Klein ===
Originally published by Howard Sams, 1982, 302 pages. Now available direct from the author, [http://members.cox.net/barryklein/em.htm Electronic Music Circuits] in a comb-bound form, updated in 1996.
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Another small booklet by Thomas Henry. This one contains an easily-digestable introduction to the CA3080 Operational Transconductance Amplifier, including circuits for a simple VCA, VCO and a ring modulator.
=== Making Music with the 566, Thomas Henry ===
Originally Midwest Analog Products, 2003, vi+26 pages; now available from [http://www.magsmoke.com/thomas_henry_books.asp Magic Smoke Electronics]
Another small booklet by Thomas Henry. This one has lots of circuits and detail around the 566, a 'function generator'-type chip (which unfortunately was made obsolete ages ago I suspect). The booklet shows how to hook one up as a VCO which gives all the major waveforms, sine, tri, ramp, square etc., and also others like a noise circuit.
=== Making Music with the NE570 Compander, Thomas Henry ===
Originally Midwest Analog Products, 1998, viii+19 pages; now available from [http://www.magsmoke.com/thomas_henry_books.asp Magic Smoke Electronics]
Another small booklet by Thomas Henry. This one shows how to use the NE570 chip not only as a compressor/expander, but includes other circuits such as an envelope follower and a VCA.
=== Musical Applications of Microprocessors, Hal Chamberlin ===
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=== Op-Amp Cookbook, Walter G. Jung ===
=== Small Signal Audio Design, Douglas Self ===
=== VCO Chip Cookbook ===
SMS Electronics, 2007, vi+118 pages
A larger-than-usual offering from Thomas Henry. It includes detail on how to use three VCO chips: the 566, 8038 and XR-2206. Some of the information is taken from ''Making Music with the 566'' (q.v.), but there is much more here besides, including exponential conversion, triangle-to-sine waveshaping etc.
== Magazines ==
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