Links
This is not so much a collection of my favorite sites as much as an ever-growing reference of informational/educational links related to the subjects of electronic music and synthesis.
Last update: 02/22/2011
Circuit bending
Cementimental – links
Digital audio
Audio file formats @ Wikipedia
Principles of Digital Audio primer
Digital audio theory @ Earlevel
Digital Audio Compression – PDF
Simple digital audio theory @ PcMus
DSP
Mad Tea Lab – online design lab
The Scientist and Engineer’s Guide to Digital Signal Processing
Spectrum Shifting – from a Nord Modular book, but has useful general info
Electronics, general
ExpressSCH/PCB – schematic drawing & PCB design software (free)
Circuit simulator – Java applet, opens in seperate window
Logic gates – a good introduction
Electronics, general audio (EQ, hi-fi, etc)
HeadWize library – mostly related to “hi-fi” stuff, but some good info here on things like EQ’s
Audio circuit links @ ePanorama – huge collection of links, some more useful than others
Elliot Sound Products – tons of audio-related circuits (with info), many with PCB’s available
Electronics, fx/pedal/amp DIY
Selected schematics @ diystompboxes.com
Dummy load/power attenuator projects
GEOfex – R.G. Keen’s site
FolkUrban – Tim Escobedo’s site
Mark Hammer’s site @ ampage.org
Electronics, synth DIY
Experimentalists Anonymous archives
Home Made Synth – Motohiko Takeda’s site
Catgirl Synth pages – Ken Stone’s site
Audio Synthesis via Vacuum Tubes – by Eric Barbour of Metasonix
MIDI
Music theory
Music history, electronic and industrial
The History of Industrial Music @ Electrogarden
Ishkur’s guide to electronic music
Synth history/info
Hugh Le Caine – my personal old-school hero
Moosack.net – online home of Stanley Lunetta
The RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer
List of synth history highlights
Synthesis
Synth Secrets @ Sound on Sound
Synth-related forums
Suppliers, electronics
All Electronics – surplus
