Beginners guide to electronics?

moom

Hi,

I am interested in building my own electronic instruments and have no idea as to what I should do. I will need to learn some basic electronics and find good sites/books that can help me with this process.

I have thought about using guitar pick-ups, contact mics and VCO's as a starting point but have no idea how to make this really work. I would also like to tear old electronic equipment of mine into pieces and salvage connectors, circuit boards and dials etc.

Can anyone offer any guidance on this subject? Does anyone know of a quality resource on this area of electronics?

Any assistance is greatly appreciated:)

meeme. Laughing

mosc · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:49 am Post subject:

We are glad to have you here but please don't cross posts. A moderator will move any misplaced post to the appropriate forum.

thanks

toppobrillo · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject:

Alexander · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:33 am Post subject:

'Electronic Projects for Musicians' by Craig Anderton... is a book that should help you build some basic projects.

http://paia.com/PAIA/ is a place where you can order the book's projects in kit form.

Good luck!

bugbrand · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:17 am Post subject:

Pehr · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:13 am Post subject:

Why not build a Sound Lab Wink

or two

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:35 am Post subject:

Or a WSG,
by the time you get one of those happening, you'll have the start of a decent toolkit, and enough component recognition to give you extra confidence to take on something bigger.

opg · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:24 am Post subject:

moom · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject: great stuff :)

Thanks for all the posts and apologies for posting in the wrong place Embarassed

Whats a WSG?

Rolling Eyes

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject:

Sorry Moom,
The WSG is the Whacky Sound Generator which Ray Wilson came up with: -
http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/analogsynth/YOUR_FIRST_SYNTH/YOUR_FIRST_SYNTH.html
It's not very musical (debatable) but it's lots of fun, and a good way for a complete beginner to get started with DIY synths.
You only need a soldering iron and about AUS$20 worth of other parts to get some weird sounds pounding through your stereo.

moom · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:50 am Post subject:

Thanks for that.

A few people have advised that site for the learning curve aswell.

All help has been greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Moomster Twisted Evil