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Re: cgs58 Utility LFO

2007-08-08 by sasami@hotkey.net.au

Increase the 100k pot to 500k if you haven't already, and use smaller
capacitors, such as a 1uF NON-electro. Electros leak current. At very slow
speed settings you may find the electro leaking faster than the circuit is
charging it.

Ken

>I am trying to get the Utility LFO to go very slow and I am having an
>issue. I have a switch that selects three different speeds (it's an on-
>off-on toggle switch) the slowest using a 4.7uf cap. When I select the
>4.7uf cap and have the speed knob on the slowest speed (on a triangle
>wave)and going into a oscillator the pitch will go low to high smoothly
>but when the pitch starts descending it either stops (remaining at the
>same pitch) or stop and then start going back up in pitch with out
>reaching the low pitches (which it does at faster speeds). Are there
>any tips on stabilizing the LFO at slower speeds?
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>The CGS Modular Synth home page: http://www.cgs.synth.net/
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