Make: Electronic Music from Scratch

OUR ROAD MAP

Here is a quick summary of exactly where we hope to take you in this book:

• In “Musical Electricity for Electrophobes,” we’ll correct all the lies you were

taught in elementary school, and go through a logical, simple explanation

of the electrical concepts you’ll need to know. We’ll learn how electrical

signals can be used to represent a sound by building a working speaker out

of household items, how to listen to music through your bones, how audio

cables work, and how to use your headphones as a microphone.

• In “The Hello World Oscillator,” we’ll show you how to make the basic

building block of a classical synthesizer—an oscillator ...