{"product_id":"kick-drum-circuit-design-guide","title":"Kick Drum Circuit Design Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it's based on the original manual for our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cicadasound.ca\/products\/edu-diy-kick-drum\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEDU DIY Kick Drum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekit, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircuit design walkthrough with schematics, breadboard layouts, and browser-based circuit simulations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign challenges that encourage you to experiment with component values and discover trade-offs firsthand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on turning the breadboarded circuit into a production-ready module\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed assembly guide for our EDU DIY Kick Drum module\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step troubleshooting guide using on-board test points to isolate and fix common build issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatch examples for emulating TR-606, TR-808, and TR-909 kick sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree simple post-assembly modifications to tailor the decay range, distortion intensity, and pitch range to your taste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eRequirements\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can follow along using\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cicadasound.ca\/products\/mki-x-es-edu-diy-labor\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLABOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, our circuit prototyping board, or a standard breadboard with a dual power supply (or two 9V batteries). Components can be purchased as part of our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cicadasound.ca\/products\/edu-diy-kick-drum\"\u003eEDU DIY Kick Drum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ericasynths.lv\/edu-diy-kick-drum-2714\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekit or sourced individually. The breadboard layouts in the guide are made for\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cicadasound.ca\/products\/mki-x-es-edu-diy-labor\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLABOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ericasynths.lv\/edu-diy-labor-assembled-3552\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, but a standard breadboard works just as well – you'll just need to adapt the layouts and provide your own signal sources and output amplification.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Synths","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56426419749030,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/5778\/1414\/files\/erica-kick-drum-guide.jpg?v=1777470644","url":"https:\/\/cicadasound.ca\/products\/kick-drum-circuit-design-guide","provider":"Cicada Sound","version":"1.0","type":"link"}