how can i design my own circuits?

[tasos]

how can i create my own circuits?i am looking for any book that would help or a site!any other suggestion would be pleasantly taken!thank you in advance! icon_razz

[Mark Hammer]

What do you mean by "design"?

[dougman0988]

Every time I see a post like this, there's always someone who replies by telling you to go to Google.  I completely agree; everyone looks things up when they're not sure, but it sounds like you're just starting out and I want to help you more than that.  So, if I can borrow the infamous "help me, help you" quote for a moment, can you think of anything more specific that you want to know more about?  Good basic starting points would be to look up RC time constants, simple op amp circuits (inverting and non-inverting, gain calculations, ideal properties of an amplifier, etc), and basic transistor amplifiers.

[jefe]

Check this thread:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=69215.0

[R.G.]

Get a copy of "The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill, then read and understand it all.

[DougH]

Web-wise, you can't go wrong taking a look at this site, if you are interested in learning about electronics.

[flintstoned]

Brian wamplers indyguitarist web site has an awesome downloadable book on how to design effects pedals. Get it!

[CynicalMan]

IMHO, get a few simple effect schematics and mess around with them on a breadboard and/or on LTSpice. Also, using electronics books or the internet, get a general idea of how they work and how the individual components work together.

Here are a few suggestions:
LPB
Fetzer Valve
Electra Distortion
MXR Distortion+
Some simple op amp filters
Pretty much anything from Tim Escobedo

[BubbaFet]

Get a copy of "The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill, then read and understand it all.

+1   
  For a full college level course "The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill is the 'gold standard'.

But for a hobby hacker who just wants some practical mastery of resistors, capacitors,
transistors, and op amps (the basic ingredients of a stompbox), I recommend ....
http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Self-Teaching-Guide-Teaching-Guides/dp/0470289619/ref=pd_sim_b_2

This book shows how to do all the calculations. One can go far with just this book.

[petemoore]

1 Throw some stuff in a cup, cover, shake, repeat.
2 Learn about component interactions [components, data sheets, schematics...
3 Look for design repitition in schemata.
A Find out that she is perfectly particular and strict about how questions are phrased, and that circuit functions are difficult to express.
  Generally, the relevant expressions involve 'it works' or '         ', these are shown on a daily basis in other threads.
  Math seems to fascilitate better circuit/function expression, I wish I had developed a better ability to express circuit functions using math.
  When it works you will recieve a signal from her.
  M. Nature is a very particularly B devilling until you learn how to create scenarios in which she can work for you, then she'll do it every time, she's very fast. It seems to take years for the basic guy to really understand what she is 'saying', again, it often involves ''WORKS!" or "       ", the second set of quotes representing the relevant content of the questions posed to her about how it doesn't work...real particular about the way questions are asked.