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'''Books''' related to synths, analog design, and anything else of interest.
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=== 49 Easy Electronic Projects for Transconductance and Norton Op Amps, Delton T. Horn ===
TAB, 1990, ISBN 0830674551, 216 pages
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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.<ref name="ts"/>
== Electronics more in general ==
=== IC Op-Amp Cookbook, Walter G. Jung ===
3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 1997, ISBN 0138896011, xviii+581 pages. 1st edition, Sams, 1977, ISBN 0672209691, 591 pages.
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SSM: 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2030, 2033, 2038, 2040, 2044, 2045, 2047, 2050, 2055, 2056, 2100, 2110, 2120/22, 2125, 2134, 2200, 2210, 2220, 2300, 2402/12<ref name="ts"/>
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=== Keyfax Omnibus, Julian Colbeck ===▼
MixBooks, 1996, ISBN 0918371082▼
Fairly comprehensive compendium of reviews of synths, samplers, organs and key controllers, from the Farfisa Compact circa mid-sixties, to the mid-nineties. Easy and fun to read, and a great reference. Nearly every entry has a B&W photo. Also look out for earlier editions from the eighties, where more obscure stuff is included.<ref name="sdiy-apr-13"/>▼
=== Vintage Synthesizers, Mark Vail ===▼
Miller Freeman, 1993, ISBN 0879306033<ref name="sdiy-apr-13"/>▼
=== Synthesizer Basics, Bob Moog et al ===
GPI Publications (Hal Leonard Pubs), 1984, ISBN 0881887145
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May be considered a bit dated now. The full [[MIDI]] spec is in the back of the book.<ref name="sdiy-apr-13"/>
=== Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, Controls by Allen Strange ===
If you're really hard core, this book is by far the best text dealing with modular synthesis.<ref>The Womb Forums:[http://thewombforums.com/showthread.php?12273-What-do-all-the-controls-on-synths-and-keyboards-mean What do all the controls on synths and keyboards mean?]</ref>
== Non-technical ==
▲=== Keyfax Omnibus, Julian Colbeck ===
▲MixBooks, 1996, ISBN 0918371082
▲Fairly comprehensive compendium of reviews of synths, samplers, organs and key controllers, from the Farfisa Compact circa mid-sixties, to the mid-nineties. Easy and fun to read, and a great reference. Nearly every entry has a B&W photo. Also look out for earlier editions from the eighties, where more obscure stuff is included.<ref name="sdiy-apr-13"/>
▲=== Vintage Synthesizers, Mark Vail ===
▲Miller Freeman, 1993, ISBN 0879306033<ref name="sdiy-apr-13"/>
== See also ==
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=== Sound and synthesizer theory ===
''Anything in-depth, longer than a page or two.''
*[http://www.cyborgstudio.com/
*[http://www.samecoff.com/works.html Fundamentals of Music Technology: Subtractive Synthesis] with audio samples
*Nord Modular G2 [http://rhordijk.home.xs4all.nl/G2Pages/ Workshops and tutorials], also relates to synths in general
*Digisound [http://www.digisound80.co.uk/digisound/other_documents/documents.htm Step by Step Guide to Synthesis]
*Sound On Sound magazine's [http://www.soundonsound.com/
*Sound On Sound magazine's [http://www.soundonsound.com/search?url=%2Fsearch&Keyword=%22synth+secrets%22&Words=All&Summary=Yes&Keyword=%22synth+school%22&Year=+&Month=+&Words=All&Summary=Yes&Section=0&Subject=&ShowResults=yes Synth School]
*[http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~clark/nordmodularbook/nm_book_toc.html Advanced Programming Techniques for Modular Synthesizers], [[Clavia Nord Lead]] manual however it applies to all synths.
*[http://www.wavemakers-synth.com/buchla/PaMtEO.zip Buchla music easel manual], also relates to synths in general
*[http://www.carbon111.com/serge_index.html The Original Serge Guidebook], also relates to synths in general
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* [http://www.synthesizers.com/books.html Books worth reading] at Synthesizers.com
* Muff Wiggler forum:[http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102064&start=all&postdays=0&postorder=asc BOOKS? audio electronics basics? please help.]
* Muff Wiggler forum:[http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12812&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Newb looking for 'Patching for dummies' kind of thing]
* [http://www.snap-dragon.com/synth_books.htm Synth Books] at www.snap-dragon.com
* [http://m.matrixsynth.com/2006/12/synth-books.html Synth Books] at MATRIXSYNTH
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