Category Archives: TL072

Op-Amp Contest: Virtual Ball-in-a-Box Responds to Your Motions

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A set of solderless breadboards with op amps and their functions annotated

With the incredible variety of projects submitted to our Op-Amp Contest, you’d almost forget that operational amplifiers were originally invented to perform mathematical operations, specifically inside analog computers. One popular …read more Continue reading Op-Amp Contest: Virtual Ball-in-a-Box Responds to Your Motions→

One Chip Does It All In This MacGuyver Synth

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When you think of simple synths, what components come to mind? All you really need to make one is an oscillator, an amplifier, and some kind of input such that you can play different notes. Our favorite go-to for churning out square waves is probably the 40106 IC, which has …read more

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