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The Audio Circuit Cookbook
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Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Bonus Web Content
SECTION 1 - COMPONENTS AND SELECTION
Chapter 1: Passive Components
Resistors
Capacitors
Inductors
Parasitic Elements
Selecting Suitable Capacitors
Simple Passive Filters
Summary
Chapter 2: Semiconductor Basics
Diodes
LEDs
Transistors
Transistor Switches
FETs
Summary
Chapter 3: Fun With Op-Amps
Introduction to Op-Amps
Negative Feedback
Op-Amp Circuits With Gain
Active Filter Basics
Op-Amp Specs
Slew Rate
Choosing Op-Amps For Real
Op-Amp Minutiae
Summary
SECTION 2 - CIRCUIT ELEMENTS
Chapter 4: Practical Circuit Elements
Simple Passive Elements
Attenuators and Pads
Parallel Resistors
Switches
Power Line Filtering
Integrators and Differentiators
Simple Active Elements
Voltage Controlled Polarity Switcher
Comparators
Rectifiers and Peak Followers
Active Rectifiers
Peak Followers
Constant Current Sources
Simulated Inductors
Capacitance Multipliers
Taming Transformers
Digital Gain Switching
Oscillators
Sample & Hold
Voltage Controlled Amplifiers
Log Converters
Timers Galore!
Creating Octaves
Output Amplifiers
Headphone Amplifier / Line Driver
Balanced Outputs
More Complex Active Elements
A-Weighting Filter
Audio Signal Detection
Guitar Pick Detector
Summary
Chapter 5: Active Filters
1-Pole, 2-Pole, 3-Pole, More!
2- and 3-Pole Filters
4-Pole Filters
Band-Pass Filters
Band-Stop Filters
State Variable Filters
All-Pass Filters
Formant Filters
Summary
SECTION 3 - COMPLETE DEVICES
Chapter 6: Professional Audio Circuits
Power Supplies
Bi-Polar Supplies
Low-Voltage Supplies
Phantom Power
Professional Audio Devices
Intentional Subtle Distortion: The Mojo Maestro
Summing Mixers
Preamplifiers
Musical Instrument (MI) Preamps
RIAA Phonograph Preamp
Balanced Input Microphone Preamp
Other Complete Circuits
Active DI Direct Box
White / Pink Noise Generator
Musical Instrument "Pedal" Type Effects
Fuzz-tones
Tremolo Effect
Auto-Wah
Noise Gate
Phase Shifter
Compressor / Limiter
Serious Professional Devices
Equalizers
Baxandall Tone Controls
Graphic Equalizers
Parametric Equalizer
Compressor / Limiter
Reach-Down Compressor
Popping P Filter
Summary
Chapter 7: Synthesizer Circuits
VCA: Voltage Controlled Amplifiers
VCF: Voltage Controlled Filter
VCO: Voltage Controlled Oscillator
LFO: Low Frequency Oscillator
ADSR: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
Summary
SECTION 4 - ADDITIONAL CONTENT
Chapter 8: Tutorial: LTspice
LTspice Basics
Entering Circuits
Voltage Sources
Probing and Viewing
Dot Commands
Wavefiles
Digital Logic
Flip-Flops
Additional Advice
Errors
Importing Components
Summary
Chapter 9: Tutorial: Modern PC Board Design Practices
SMD Components
First Things First
Avoiding Errors
Running Traces
And Finally
Summary
Chapter 10: Tables
Resistor Color Codes
Resistor Values
SMD Resistor Codes
Musical Note Frequencies
Standard Octave and Third-Octave Frequency Bands
Chapter 11: Spreadsheets
Active Filters Spreadsheet
Decibels Spreadsheet
Ohm's Law Spreadsheet
Graphic EQ Spreadsheet
Index
Ethan Winer has been a professional audio engineer and musician for most of his adult life. He now heads up RealTraps, where he designs acoustic treatment products for recording studios and home listening rooms.
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