This illustrated guide walks you through designing an analog kick drum circuit from scratch – starting with a simple five-component bridged-t oscillator and building up to a fully featured percussion voice.
Each chapter introduces a new functional block: from variable decay and pitch envelope to distortion and CV control. Every step includes detailed schematics and a breadboard layout, so you can test each addition as you go and hear the circuit evolve.
While it’s based on their original manual for EDU DIY Kick Drum kit, this book takes it further with hands-on design challenges that encourage experimentation, along with patch examples, a structured troubleshooting guide, notes on production-ready module design, and post-assembly modifications. It’s a tool for understanding, refining, and extending the circuit – not just building it.
