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Re: VCO help.

2006-10-11 by brownchonald

I've gotten the Saw DC wave output to work, but the Square wave output
still isn't.

I connected the PWM to a front panel jack. Did you mean the SQ wave
doesn't work when there's nothing modulating the PWM input? Or that
it has to be connected to the front panel?

Cole

--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, sasami@... wrote:
>
> 1) Use a different VCO output. The square wave likes the PWM input to be
> connected.
>
> 2) Sweep the tune knob, and if you still don't hear anything , try
adjusting
> the SPAN and ZERO trimmers. This VCO can quite happily work well
above the
> hearing range if these are wrong.
>
> Ken
>
>
> >Hello everyone,
> >
> >I've build a small system, only the bare minimum to make music, so far.
> >
> >I have the following modules built:
> >Oakley Basic VCA
> >Music From Outer Space Lowpass Filter
> >Music From Outer Space Envelope Generator
> >CGS VCO
> >
> >I hooked everything up today, but there's no noise coming out. This
> >is how I've it patched:
> >VCO -> Filter -> VCA
> >and
> >EG -> VCA
> >
> >I'm thinking there's a problem with the VCO. I've only wired three
> >things: 1V/Oct input, tune knob, and square wave output. I tried
> >hooking this straight into my keyboard amp, but did not get any sound.
> >
> >Also, I have no idea if the EG or Filter are working. Is there anyway
> >to test them without a VCO?
> >
> >The VCA seems to be working. I connected my guitar to it, and the
> >gain knob DID change the volume, so that's good.
> >
> >Where should I start troubleshooting?
> >
> >Also, when I was first starting up the system with the VCO in place, I
> >was testing to see if it was getting the correct voltages from the
> >power supply. It was, but, when I was probing it with my multimeter,
> >I accidentally touched the bracket that the PCB is connected to. This
> >created a small spark... Could I have shorted the circuit, making it
> >unusable?
> >
> >Any help would be wonderful. This is very discouraging.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Cole
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >The CGS Modular Synth home page: http://www.cgs.synth.net/
> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Ken Stone sasami@...
> Modular Synth PCBs for sale <http://www.blaze.net.au/~sasami/synth/>
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>

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