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Re: [PolySix] Polysix effects as standalone unit?

2003-10-19 by Bill Fox

----- Original Message -----
From: "roy s." <unovis_yeah@yahoo.com>
> exactly how did you modify it to accept an external
> signal? i've open mine up and tried to figure it out,
> but to no avail...
> i'm not too knowledgable about circuits, but i'm very
> handy with a soldiering iron...

I don't have a schematic so I can't tell you anything specific about the
Polysix.  But in general terms, audio flows in one direction; from the output of
one device to the input of another device.  If you break such an audio path
with, for example, a pair of normalized jacks, you can take out or insert
signals that a manufacturer never intended.  With a little electronics knowledge
of IC and transistor circuits and an accurate schematic diagram, these things
can be sussed out.

Removing a circuit for stand-alone operation requires additional knowledge of
how the device works, what controls it, and a way to supply it with appropriate
power.

Cheers,

Bill (in vague terms mode)

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