--- product_id: 615004006 title: "Make: Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos" price: "€ 59.44" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/615004006-make-electronic-music-from-scratch-a-beginners-guide-to-homegrown store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Make: Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos **Price:** € 59.44 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Make: Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos - **How much does it cost?** € 59.44 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/615004006-make-electronic-music-from-scratch-a-beginners-guide-to-homegrown) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Don't just play music, make music! Make: Electronic Music from Scratch is a crash course in the joys of musical circuitry that teaches makers to become musicians, and musicians to become makers. Written for total beginners, this guide uses more than 40 hands-on experiments and projects to build whimsical, wild, and just plain weird gizmos, including: Fruit-controlled oscillators Analog filters (in many flavors) Sequencers that compose for themselves Talkboxes for robot impersonation Plate reverbs for cave impersonation Automatic harmonizing doohickeys Light-sensitive modulators Amplifiers to annoy your neighbors Drum machines to get you dancing . . . and so much more! Be warned: This is not a boring, inaccessible engineering book for academics! Make: Electronic Music from Scratch is a fun, humorous introduction to music for even the biggest electrophobes that teaches how to build real, usable instruments. With more than 400 full-color images and step-by-step instructions, this is the music book that you've always wanted. Prepare to discover sounds you never knew existed! Review: Fun projects - Very fun. I'm an electrical engineer so not sure if it's easy to follow for beginners but I think it is. The projects work and are cool to learn synthesizers and the basics of audio and electronics. Review: Really Fine DIY Synth Book! - This is a great book for anyone wanting to get into building DIY synths or just wanting an understandingof oscs, filters, amps, understanding circuitschematics, etc. You will need to pick up a few inexpensive parts as you go, but what you really learn is electronics. If you like to experiment, you can add and modify these schematics at will on your own breadboard and hear what different value resistors, caps and transistors can do. And when you burn something out (trust me, if you experiment, you will!) that's information also, and the parts will be cheap to replace. After working with this book, you could be developing your own circuits and bending sound to your will (and having fun at the same time!) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #143,021 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in MIDI & Mixers #15 in Circuit Design #29 in Physics of Acoustics & Sound (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 28 Reviews | ## Images ![Make: Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81D-jUnauYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun projects *by N***N on March 12, 2026* Very fun. I'm an electrical engineer so not sure if it's easy to follow for beginners but I think it is. The projects work and are cool to learn synthesizers and the basics of audio and electronics. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really Fine DIY Synth Book! *by M***S on January 9, 2026* This is a great book for anyone wanting to get into building DIY synths or just wanting an understandingof oscs, filters, amps, understanding circuitschematics, etc. You will need to pick up a few inexpensive parts as you go, but what you really learn is electronics. If you like to experiment, you can add and modify these schematics at will on your own breadboard and hear what different value resistors, caps and transistors can do. And when you burn something out (trust me, if you experiment, you will!) that's information also, and the parts will be cheap to replace. After working with this book, you could be developing your own circuits and bending sound to your will (and having fun at the same time!) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Colorful Dive into DIY Synthesizers and Experimental Soundscapes *by W***. on January 8, 2025* I wholeheartedly recommend “Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos!” I bought it because I’m learning electronics and thought examples of circuits with practical applications would be helpful. The circuits in this book are not only functional but also produce sounds that are genuinely fun to experiment with. However, what truly sets this book apart isn’t just the circuits—it’s the way it’s written. The engaging style, fantastic illustrations, and a mix of anecdotes, humor, and historical insights make it stand out. The author’s commentary on electronics, their creators, and their cultural significance, occasionally laced with political undertones, adds a unique dimension. On top of that, the book introduces readers to experimental music and art, which quickly became my favorite part. Without it, I might never have discovered pieces like “I Am Sitting in a Room” or “Variations pour une porte et un soupir”. And if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a curated list of music recommendations spanning genres, all tied to the world of synthesizers. I haven’t built every circuit or experiment in the book. I started out building as I read, but I was so captivated by the content that I eventually prioritized reading. While I still returned to my breadboard for many experiments, I skipped a fair number along the way. I’ll try to get back to them now. For readers more interested in music than electronics, I can’t say for sure how they’ll experience the book, but I imagine they’d enjoy it too. In my case, it even sparked a newfound interest in music—though I don’t expect to produce anything remarkable; even doorbells seem to go out of tune when I try. One thing to note: if you’re new to electronics, be prepared to invest in components—possibly more than the cost of the book itself. If you already have some components, you’ll likely find many of them reusable. I’m genuinely glad I came across this book and I’ll have it close to the bench for some time. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone curious about analog synthesizers or just starting out in electronics. ## Frequently Bought Together - Make: Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos - Make – Analog Synthesizers: Make Electronic Sounds the Synth-DIY Way --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/615004006-make-electronic-music-from-scratch-a-beginners-guide-to-homegrown](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/615004006-make-electronic-music-from-scratch-a-beginners-guide-to-homegrown) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-06-12*