Advice for electronics noob

[ghostly606]

I want to build my own knobby box with an Axoloti brain but have 0 / zip / nada electronics knowledge except for the ability to follow build instructions for DIY eurorack modules and the like - i.e. I can solder and that's about it. I don't know what ground is for, I don't really know what resistors and capacitors and diodes do and so on. I do have a scientific brain and did Physics at school but that is a loooooong time ago. I can find my way around the software without much difficulty.

What's the best way to get my head around what I need to do to hook the Axoloti up? I was thinking of getting a breadboard, some wires and pots and the like and a beginner's book on electronics and having a go, any suggestions? Better still, is there a specific Axoloti based guide anywhere, be it YouTube video or a blog post, or a page here?

Thanks in advance for the help!

[ghostly606]

Going to watch these:

And get an Arduino starter kit.

[Gavin]

MTYAS has an excellent synth build video you can watch and or follow to get ideas.

"Sebti Synth", enclosure and patching videos

I've just finished uploading the videos about my last axoloti synth, so I thought I would create a topic for it. It contains a (too) long videos about the enclosure design and construction and a equally long video of the patching process. I realized too late that I should have had a camera on the enclosure while I tested out the controls, but I'm sure this video can help some people understand some extra things while using the patcher I also did a few extra videos with the synth as a bo…

And he has many other great video's as well.

Keep it simple to start, but go in a direction that is going to give you an outcome you want to work with, soooooo many options, soooooo many chances to loose direction...

[magma]

Fritzing is a great learning and prototyping platform, it also has a lot of documentation and is very entangled with the Arduino platform.. good luck

[janvantomme]

My book on Axoloti has a chapter on connecting basic electronics (potentiometer, pushbutton, distance sensor, ...) with breadboard-style illustrations.

Getting Started with Axoloti

[ghostly606]

Thanks for the replies folks, checking out @mtyas's videos and Friting looks very promising.

Hadn't seen your book @janvantomme, will check out the sample. How many pages in total is it? I'd be more tempted if it was an actual book, I take it this is an e-book only?

[janvantomme]

The book is around 120 pages, and ebook only. That way I can keep updating the book for everybody who bought it when there are major updates to the platform.

[jfcharles]

If you already have some soldering experience, really, you have everything you need.
You will be able to do many, many things by just looking this:

Official pin out/ports documentation

Some circuit templates to connect potentiometers, switches, sensors: [image]

All best,

[ghostly606]

That’s just the sort of page I was after!! Thanks!