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Make: Analog Synthesizers
Dedication
Preface
How I Got Started
My Electronic Roots
Music From Outer Space
What You Should Know
What’s Next?
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Examples
Safari® Books Online
How to Contact Us
1. What Is Synth-DIY?
A Bit of Analog Synthesizer Etymology
What Can I Build?
How Far Can I Go?
2. Tooling Up for Building Analog Synths
Instrumenting Your Workbench
The Oscilloscope
Frequency Response (or Bandwidth)
Input Channels
Sensitivity
What Else Should I Look for in a Scope?
The Digital Multimeter (DM)
Multimeter Advanced Features
Logic Probe
The Bench Power Supply
Some Nice-to-Haves
Second Multimeter
Capacitance Meter
Frequency Counter
Function Generator
Tips for Reliable Soldering
Temperature-Controlled Solder Station
Soldering Tips
Desoldering Is Important, Too
Obtaining Electronic Components
Surplus Parts
Capacitors
Capacitors to Keep On Hand
Resistors to Keep On Hand
Mechanical Components
Active Components
Solderless Breadboarding
Hand Tools
Troubleshooting Tips
How to Minimize Troubleshooting
Divide and Conquer
3. Analog Synthesizer Building Blocks
Three Configurations: Normalized, Modular, and Hybrid
Voltage Control
The Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
The Voltage-Controlled Filter (VCF)
The Voltage-Controlled Amplifier (VCA)
The Low-Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
The Keyboard Controller
The Envelope Generator (EG)
AR Envelope Generator
ADSR Envelope Generator
The White Noise Generator
The Sample and Hold (S&H)
Audio and DC Signal Mixers
The Ring Modulator
The Voltage Sequencer
Putting It All Together
4. Make the Noise Toaster Analog Sound Synthesizer
Noise Toaster Block Diagram
Building the Noise Toaster
Gathering the Parts
The Bill of Materials (BOM)
The Noise Toaster Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
Populating the Noise Toaster PCB
Making the Noise Toaster Front Panel
Making the Noise Toaster Front Panel Legend Overlay
Installing the Noise Toaster Front Panel Components
Wiring the Noise Toaster Front Panel Components
Preparing the Noise Toaster Case
Wiring the PCB to the Front Panel
Testing the Noise Toaster
Testing the White Noise Generator
Testing the VCO
Testing the VCF
Testing the VCA
Testing the AREG
Testing the LFO
Testing the Output Jack
My Noise Toaster Is Being Sullen and Listless
5. The Incredible Op Amp
Op Amps as Amplifiers
Negative Feedback Demystified
Op Amps as Comparators
Positive Feedback (Hysteresis)
6. How the Noise Toaster Works
The Noise Toaster Schematics
The Power Supply
The Attack Release Envelope Generator (AREG)
The Low-Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
The Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
The White Noise Generator
The Voltage-Controlled Low-Pass Filter (VCF)
The Voltage-Controlled Amplifier (VCA)
The Audio Amplifier
7. Your Electronic Music Studio
Connecting a Project to Your Computer’s Sound Card
Introducing Audacity
The Audacity Interface
Sound Card Interface Discovery
Saving Projects
Exporting Audio Formats
Transport Controls
Audacity Tools
Audacity Edit Toolbar
Sound-on-Sound Recording
Audacity Effects
Effect Tails
Recording Exercises
Musique Concrete
Multitrack Layering
Multitrack Volume Envelope Layering
Floobydust
A. A Field Guide to Op Amp Circuit Applications
Buffers
Inverting Buffer
Noninverting Buffer
High-Impedance Buffer Follower
Comparators
A Basic Comparator
The Window Comparator
Signal Mixing
Simple AC-Coupled Audio Mixer
Simple Multichannel DC Modulation Mixer
Simple but Useful Op Amp Oscillators
Single Op Amp Square-Wave Oscillator
Two Op Amp Square- and Triangle-Wave Oscillator
Digital-to-Analog Conversion Using Binarily Weighted Resistors or the R/2R Resistor Ladder
The Binarily Weighted Resistor DAC
The R/2R Resistor Ladder DAC
Light Up Your Synth with LEDs
The Simplest Way to Light an LED
Isolating the LED Control Source with a Transistor (I)
Isolating the LED Control Source with a Transistor (II)
Isolating the LED Control Source with a CD40106 Inverter (I)
Isolating the LED Control Source with a CD40106 Inverter (II)
Light an LED Using a Comparator (I)
Light an LED Using a Comparator (II)
B. The LM13700
LM13700 Manufacturers
LM13700 Chip Details
Three Examples of LM13700 Circuits
A Simple VCA Using the LM13700
A Simple State-Variable VCF
A Triangle-to-Sine Converter
C. Working with CMOS Logic Chips
Logic Chips in Synth-DIY
CD4013 Dual D Flip-Flop
CD4011 Quad Two-Input NAND Gate
CD4001 Quad Two-Input NOR Gate
CD4066 Quad Analog Switch
CD4024 Seven-Stage Ripple Carry Binary Counter
CD4042 Quad D Latch
CD4094 Eight-Stage Shift Register
CD40193 Binary Up/Down Counter
CD4514 4-Bit Latch/4-to-16 Line Decoder
CD4017 Decade Counter with 10 Decoded Outputs
CD4067 Single 16-Channel Multiplexer/Demuliplexer
CD40106 Hex Inverting Schmitt Trigger
CD40106 Square Wave Oscillator
CD40106 Pulse Wave Oscillator
CD40106 Multiple-Input NAND Gate
CD40106 Multiple-Input NOR Gate
CD40106 Positive Edge to Negative-Going Pulse
CD40106 Negative Edge to Positive-Going Pulse
CD40106 Narrow Pulse Stretcher
Index
About the Author
Colophon
Copyright
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