2003-09-27 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
>does anybody know if it is still possible to purchase pc boards for >the milton sequencer or is it now only available from Cyndustries as >a module? It is still available from Peter peter@... > He's getting another run of boards done now. >my emails to Pete Grenader keep getting
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2003-09-26 by bbluthang
does anybody know if it is still possible to purchase pc boards for the milton sequencer or is it now only available from Cyndustries as a module? my emails to Pete Grenader keep getting returned. thanks andrew
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2003-09-24 by da2apump
Has anyone measured the current draw in a Psycho LFO ? I can't imagine it's much, but my multimeter is not functioning right now and I need the info. About the Eno/Infinite melody thread, I'm building one of my boards into a box with some other gizmos for auto ambient composition
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2003-09-24 by Richard Brewster
Indeed I have built an Infinite Melody. It is in a custom Schaeffer panel in my MOTM system. I enhanced the module by adding an internal fast clock and a white noise source. I have the REV0 board and it works fine. It took me a while to understand what happens when you switch bet
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2003-09-23 by spgjmf
has anyone built the Infinite Melody module and driven a vco or chime voice? I still love eno's discreeet music and would guess this would provide a constant chnagin source of tones for ....listening or not. put IM and vco or two and a chime board in a box, throw in a pedal rever
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2003-09-19 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
The holes are 3mm. I use M3 bolts, thought they can be tight if your holes aren't quite aligned. Ken >What size screws do the mounting holes in CGS modules take? >Thanks, >John _______________________________________________________________________ Ken Stone sasami@... Modular Sy
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2003-09-19 by j_inform3r
What size screws do the mounting holes in CGS modules take? Thanks, John
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2003-09-18 by spgjmf
Just want to say thanks to everyone who provided suggestions or schematic. looks like I have several sources to look over, the data sheet, polysix and mono/poly as well as the klein design. all are based on the datasheet. I guess the who point of the chip was to make creating a v
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2003-09-16 by spgjmf
thanks, I looked around and found a schematic on the polysix ( yahoo group polysix/files) can't realy make out the values, but it was suggested to use the one on the 2044 datasheet. I'll start with that.... btw - great job on the cynthia modules.... I always like the modcan stuff
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2003-09-16 by Cynthia Webster
> ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:47:42 -0000 > From: "spgjmf" spgjmf@... > > Subject: OT: ssm2044 vcf schematic? > > hi,
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2003-09-15 by spgjmf
hi, I have a lone ssm2044 vcf chip which I would like to make into a usable vcf. I have the datsheet, but I was wondering if anyone has any real world scematics for a vcf built around the 2044? I have looked for synth schematic which uses these, but no luck yet on the web answer
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2003-09-15 by spgjmf
google search gound this: $1.68 ea. http://www.electronicplus.com/content/ProductPage.asp? maincat=c&subcat=cmo good luck Jeff --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com , "schierld" wrote: > hey folks-- > I'm having a little trouble tracking down a 4006 shift register chip. > anybody know
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2003-09-15 by schierld
hey folks-- I'm having a little trouble tracking down a 4006 shift register chip. anybody know where i could find some, or a good substitution? thanks! dan
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2003-09-14 by spgjmf
yes - luck or good carma. although knowning how I can bung things up I have a couple more on hand .... worked really well with the drum board....808ish like groves... my daughter had fun putting stuff on the speaker cone and getting them to bounce around....pigs can fly..well sma
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2003-09-13 by Cynthia Webster
Was... > Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 07:24:03 +1000 > From: sasami@... > Subject: Re: Re: pulse divider, help question > > > Hmm... lucky the chip survived! > > Ken (ELP! sing with me...) Oh, What a Lucky Chip, It was... Was! fade out LOL! Cyn Sorry, I couldn't resist! > Date: Sat, 13
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2003-09-12 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
Hmm... lucky the chip survived! Ken > >hi, >after a bit of sleep I see I had a chip in backwards. >the divider lives, seems to work. >now need to hook it up to the organ drum board I salavged.... > >jeff > _______________________________________________________________________ Ke
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2003-09-12 by spgjmf
hi, after a bit of sleep I see I had a chip in backwards. the divider lives, seems to work. now need to hook it up to the organ drum board I salavged.... jeff --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com , "spgjmf" wrote: > hello, > > this is my first post to the cgs group. > I have a cgs pu
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2003-09-12 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
>1. On the Stooge panel, an led for the clock speed (I assume) of >each ASR is provided, but I'm not sure where on the board to hook >these up to, or is additional circuitry needed to drive them? No idea here either! Possibly replace the 1N4148 connected to pin 6 of the TL071 wit
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2003-09-12 by spgjmf
hello, this is my first post to the cgs group. I have a cgs pulse divider which I have just completed, but it is not functioning corredtly. power is +/- 12 vdc I have correct Vcc at each chip. clk voltage is seen at the correct pins too. the problem is the divid outputs are all h
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2003-09-12 by neutrino000
Hello. Somehow my last message didn't go through, so I'll try again. I just finished building a dual analog shift register mounted in a Stooge panel. An interesting module and a lot of fun, but I have a few questions. 1. On the Stooge panel, an led for the clock speed (I assume)
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2003-09-08 by beamrx5
hello guys, care to share any info or diagrams about Voltage Controlled Low Freq Oscillator?? Im trying to clock it to my flanger circuit..... :-) trying to convert RAMP to its exponential form..... could be done by feeding the RAMP output(through a buffer) to its Cv input..... t
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2003-09-02 by klstay
--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com , "John Loffink" wrote: > If the CV phase offset is a phase offset of a periodic CV input, then > you've put a very difficult design problem in front of this circuit. > There is no simple solution for this if you can't predict the input > waveform
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2003-09-02 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
>I've been trying you at every available address but get no response... That is because I forget to check that Yahoo account because you are the only person who ever uses it. >Just wondering what is up w/ my order. Mailed over a month ago via air mail. If you want to mail me dire
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2003-09-02 by Aaron Day
Hey Ken- I've been trying you at every available address but get no response... Just wondering what is up w/ my order. Best, ad _____________________ Receive-Transmit Marienburgerstr. 33 10405 Berlin Germany _____________________ www.receive-transmit.com +49 030.231.80965 +49 179
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2003-09-02 by John Loffink
If the CV phase offset is a phase offset of a periodic CV input, then you've put a very difficult design problem in front of this circuit. There is no simple solution for this if you can't predict the input waveform. It would be easier to generate the out of phase signals from th
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2003-09-02 by klstay
Hello all, The MOTM 450 fixed filter bank and 451 companion "individual outs" modules are on the horizon and I am nosing around for a cascadable mixer to go with them. Let me explain briefly what I am thinking about. 1. 4 panning knobs that instead act as "center" when CV in pres
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2003-08-25 by Fernando
Hi all, Ken, would you like to explain what kind of wave transformation it's produced when using the CGS38 as a wave mangler? (increase of odd/even armonics? armonic filtering?) Same about the TubeVCA, when mixing an offseting signal to the input signal... what happens to the ori
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2003-08-22 by Michael
Many thanks to everyone for the compliments. They're well appreciated. I'm sure you noticed that I like colour...and lots of it. While building this rack I followed the 3F rule: form, function and fun. :-) The front panels were designed (including the lettering) using an old Micr
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2003-08-22 by gareII@aol.com
Nice panel work Michael. I like the idea of the mults in the mounting wings. Gary >Hi all, >Here's a link to a few photos of my first rack full of CGS modules. > http://www3.telus.net/public/michaelt/?S=A >Click on the folder named: Azure >Let me know what you think. >Cheers, >Mi
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2003-08-22 by Yves Usson
Nice rack indeed ! Could you tell us how you did the front panels' decoration and lettering ? Cheers Yves >Hi all, > >Here's a link to a few photos of my first rack full of CGS modules. > > http://www3.telus.net/public/michaelt/?S=A > >Click on the folder named: Azure > _________
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2003-08-22 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
Wow! you've even "out colored" me! Looks awesome. Ken >Hi all, > >Here's a link to a few photos of my first rack full of CGS modules. > > http://www3.telus.net/public/michaelt/?S=A > >Click on the folder named: Azure > >Let me know what you think. > >Cheers, >Michael > > > > > >S
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2003-08-22 by Cynthia Webster
> Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:40:20 -0000 > From: "Michael" dmichaelt2001@... > > Subject: CGS modules in FrakRak format > > Hi all, > > Here's a link to a few photos of my first rack full of CGS modules. > > http://www3.telus.net/public/michaelt/?S=A > > Click on the
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2003-08-22 by Michael
Hi all, Here's a link to a few photos of my first rack full of CGS modules. http://www3.telus.net/public/michaelt/?S=A Click on the folder named: Azure Let me know what you think. Cheers, Michael
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2003-08-15 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
Those are power supply decoupling for the ICs. 0.047 (47n) would be okay, or 0.12 (120n) or anything in between. Ken >in the wave multiplier's middle section between the ic's are several 100n >capacitors. is it possible to use another value for these? i don't have any >100n's lay
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2003-08-15 by Rude 66
in the wave multiplier's middle section between the ic's are several 100n capacitors. is it possible to use another value for these? i don't have any 100n's laying around.. thanks! ruud
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2003-08-12 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
>why don't you just use 47k instead of 50? these are readily available >everywhere.. > >ruud A good point. 20, 22 or 25k pots can be interchanged as needed, as can 47 and 50k. In fact if you read them with a meter, you will find they vary by as much as 20%. I have some 50k that m
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2003-08-12 by Rude 66
why don't you just use 47k instead of 50? these are readily available everywhere.. ruud www.bunker-records.com/rude66 ----- Original Message ----- From: cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com > To: cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:27 AM Subject: [cgs_synth] Digest
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2003-08-11 by data2action
anyone have a source for these (preferably US)? 50k linear, and dualgang 100k linear or reverse log? many thanks rdrake@...
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2003-08-06 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
>on the super psycho the leds won't light. this is due to the >A1015 transistors i pulled out of an old tv set. BC557 is a general purpose PNP silicon transistor with an hfe of over 110. Just about any general purpose PNP should work. The possible causes for it now working would
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2003-08-06 by bbluthang
Hi there everybody! i've loaded about 10 different boards from Ken in the past couple of months, despite my best efforts, everything basically works great. only 2 small probs - on the super psycho the leds won't light. this is due to the A1015 transistors i pulled out of an old t
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2003-08-03 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
Use it exactly as it is. No mods needed. Ken >anyone tried this? The docs say it's set up for +/- 12V but my rig >is +/- 15. > >Can anyone suggest mods to the PCB/compnonets to make this so? > _______________________________________________________________________ Ken Stone sasam
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2003-08-03 by lammspam
anyone tried this? The docs say it's set up for +/- 12V but my rig is +/- 15. Can anyone suggest mods to the PCB/compnonets to make this so?
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2003-08-02 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
In a word, No. Ken >hi, > > is there a way to trigger the psycho lfo externally? an input somewhere? > >thanks! > >ruud > > > >See the following URLS for the CGS Modular Synth home page: >Main: http://www.cgs.synth.net/ >Secondary: http://otherunicorn.0catch.com/synth/ >To unsubs
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2003-08-02 by Rude 66
hi, is there a way to trigger the psycho lfo externally? an input somewhere? thanks! ruud
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2003-08-01 by Barry_Cross
try maplin www.maplin.co.uk --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com , sasami@h... wrote: > Solder two 1M2 in parallel if you can't find them easilly. That's what I > did. Ken > > > >Hi, > > well I am getting the parts together for the Saw Pitch Shifer and I > >was wodering if anyone her
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2003-07-31 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
I've just put up the article for CGS42. It is an adapter for the gate sequencer, giving it a traditional 8-step sequencer CV output. If you don't like the PCB layout (with integral pots), the circuit should be easy enough to knock up using a CGS04 mixer and some odds and ends mou
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2003-07-30 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
I've just received another shipment of PCBs so the out of stock boards are available again. Ken _______________________________________________________________________ Ken Stone sasami@... Modular Synth PCBs for sale http://www.blaze.net.au/~sasami/synth/ > Australian Miniature H
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2003-07-23 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
Solder two 1M2 in parallel if you can't find them easilly. That's what I did. Ken >Hi, > well I am getting the parts together for the Saw Pitch Shifer and I >was wodering if anyone here knows where to get 600k >resistors... I am having a little trouble locating some. > >thanks >
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2003-07-23 by Bob
Hi, well I am getting the parts together for the Saw Pitch Shifer and I was wodering if anyone here knows where to get 600k resistors... I am having a little trouble locating some. thanks Howard
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2003-07-20 by sasami@hotkey.net.au
>How do you wire in the prescale/bypass switch? >It looks like it should be a SPDT, with A going to the top, & B to the middle. I'm not >sure what the bottom connects to, though! >Does it go straight to C? Correct! The switches usually work up-side down though, so when the switch
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