Practical
Electronics
Volume 51. No. 5
May 2022
ISSN 2632 573X
Contents
Projects and Circuits
64-key MIDI Matrix – Part 2 by Tim Blythman
ast onth e develo ed the
atri hard are no it s ti e to use the
so t are you can even use it ith ndroid s art hones and ta lets.
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Digital FX Unit – Part 2 by John Clarke
earn ho to create and install di erent e ects atches into the
i ressive igital
unit.
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o our
High-current Battery Balancer – Part 2 by Duraid Madina
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ollo ing last onth s introduction to our ne
igh current attery alancer this
second and final article descri es the asse ly and testing ste s and ho to use it.
Series, Features and Columns
Techno Talk by Mark Nelson
ro nano to io
Net Work by Alan Winstanley
round u o to ical technological issues and trends ro
around the orld.
KickStart by Mike Tooley
art
ntroducing the as
the
erry i ico
Audio Out by Jake Rothman
nalogue ocoder
art
sse
ly and testing
Written in Britain, Australia,
the US and Ireland.
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a s Cool eans y ax The agnificent
lashing
s and drooling engineers
art
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Wind turbine for your garden by Julian Edgar
ne ensive and ell ade this tur ine is ideal or e eri enting ith ind o er.
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Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell
oyer oscillators
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Electronic Building Blocks by Julian Edgar
lectronic tethosco e or achinery
63
Wireless for the Warrior
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