# Fast prototyping **URL:** \ **Category:** DIY STUFF\ **Created:** [June 30, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/fast-prototyping/1349 "2020-06-30T20:09:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![fredrik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/fredrik/32/682_2.png) [@fredrik](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/fredrik)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/fast-prototyping/1349/48 "2020-07-19T22:03:15Z")
The patch and tweak folks have a bunch of symbols here: [http://patchandtweak.com/symbols/](http://patchandtweak.com/symbols/). They’re designed to describe patches, not modules, but may provide some inspiration. In [the book](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/mail-day-thread/101/216), they mention the following prior works: - Liner notes for _[Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqhFvITV7kM)_ (Beaver and Krause, 1968) - _Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls_ (Strange, 1972) - _Patch Notation: A Business Approach_ (Bugg, in [Synapse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse:_The_Electronic_Music_Magazine) March/April 1978 ([PDF](https://monoskop.org/images/d/dd/Synapse_Vol_2_No_5.pdf))) - [Serge Modular Music System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_synthesizer) manuals. --- _[View the full topic](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/fast-prototyping/1349)._