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Solina or Onmi ensemble board?
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If I'd make a string chorus PCB, what kind of multi-BBD circuit would you prefer?
Solina style (also: Crumar Performer, Böhm Phasing Rotor, and others)
62%
 62%  [ 28 ]
ARP Omni style
13%
 13%  [ 6 ]
Elka Synthex 4 BBD circuit
11%
 11%  [ 5 ]
other (please name in thread)
6%
 6%  [ 3 ]
I would want neither - it's old fashioned and overused, and if I need it, there are digital FX boxes
6%
 6%  [ 3 ]
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

keithwin wrote:
Good to hear your well Jurgen,

grandata appear to have TDA's in the UK - not tried them yet, just about to.


http://www.grandata.co.uk/acatalog/Grandata__TDA_745.html#a18601


That's good to hear. I really think it's not such a rare chip at all. It was popular in Germany among DIYers, but hasn't been used in that many commercial devices. (Yes, it's in the TAM-19.)
I suspect there must be thousands of these scattered over shops around the world.
The good availability was why I chose that chip in the first place. I just got worried as my #1 source, Reichelt, has dried up on these.

JH.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

keithwin wrote:
Good to hear your well Jurgen,

grandata appear to have TDA's in the UK - not tried them yet, just about to.


http://www.grandata.co.uk/acatalog/Grandata__TDA_745.html#a18601



Thanks for the link Keith -- I'd not come across that place before. Very good to know. Super cheers!

Jurgen - I'd like to reserve two boards please & thanks!

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

They appear to do japanese transistors too,
I have placed an order today:

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST
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TDA1022 6 £3.30 £19.80
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Subtotal: £19.80
Shipping: £1.00
VAT: £3.65
Total: £24.45

How about that shipping cost?
I'll see what arrives

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

could i reserve 1 board jurgen
thanks

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Luka wrote:
could i reserve 1 board jurgen
thanks


Thanks for showing interest - to you and to all the others who did.
I think this PCB will definitely be made, and I'll post an email order form in a few days, just as I did with the Tau.
You all just make sure to get these BBD chips Smile

JH.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

4 boards please Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

mono-poly wrote:
4 boards please Smile


I'll give a discount starting with 5. Smile Smile Smile

JH.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

hmmmm bom
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Let's see if you like it!

http://www.jhaible.heim.at/triple_chorus/jh_string_ensemble_demo_just_strings_r8b.mp3

More here:

http://www.jhaible.heim.at/triple_chorus/triple_chorus.html

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Shocked

You're very close to the original, congrats !!!

Since I only knew conventional pad sounds, this one is great surprise.
I like it very much. Cool
Enhancing bell sound
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Serenadi wrote:
Shocked

You're very close to the original, congrats !!!


Thanks!
I'm still unsure if the first sample (with just strings) is too lush for a true Solina emulation. But the last sample (adjusting the waveform) shows what span of sounds is possible, and I think there's a spot where it sounds like solina.
http://www.jhaible.heim.at/triple_chorus/jh_string_ensemble_demo_waveform_adjust_r8b.mp3
(To my ears it sounds just right at about 8 ... 10 seconds into this sample.)

BTW, that waveform adjustment was intended to be just a 100k trimpot. But I'll probably bring it out as a normal 100k lin pot to the frontpanel, to allow more variation than to just have "the" solina sound.

JH.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:35 am    Post subject:
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Man, that thing sounds nice! I have to think hard how many boards I will eventually buy...two is the minimum as I got chips to populate only two at the moment.
I've almost reached the roof of this months diy budget, so if there's no hurry with payment, I will take 5 boards!
Once again, thanks Jurgen!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:46 am    Post subject: Re: Chorus board Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Jurgen,

Hope you are feeling better from the hospital stay, (apparently you are, if you’re back at this so soon).
If I may offer a suggestion; when attempting to tune the chorus phaser to the Solina’s calibrated (or sweet spot) setting, you may want to consider the raw signal you’re feeding into the unit. Even if you have the most accurate chorus settings for authentic Solina, it may be harder to tell by ear, as the OB-8 (like most classic poly synths, ala P5, MM, etc.) have a more wideband osc signal than the typical raw string synth wave. The Solina/SE/Omni series have a pre-chorus string voice thats more
band-limited than those classic poly synths.
The string voices (on most of those old machines) have a distinct high-pass (and some lowpass) cut on them that is a major factor them their initial character.
I believe, if you tune the chorus using a synth such as the Yamaha CS, the additional highpass filtering would make it easier to model the Solina’s initial string voice character.
Once you’ve locked in on the settings you want to use for the classic Solina sound, you could use the OB and larger bandwidth synths to check for optimal headroom.
Just my .02. Sounds good so far.


Regards,


Lawrence
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

great examples.
gonna get me some coffee and listen them again!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Just ordered my TDA's, so I'm definately up for a board Very Happy

Thanks,

Andy.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Likewise, I'm ordering the parts now - please put me on the list for a board Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Anyone know a US-based source for these chips?

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Unless I'm mistaken, I think Small Bear Electronics is US based - that's where I'm getting mine from Very Happy

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

i´m in, too...

(toomanyprojectstoomanyprojectstoomanyprojectstoomany...)

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Put me down for 2, too.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Yep, I'm in for one, too.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Put me down for one PCB, i might be able to stretch that to two Wink
Ordering my TDA1022's now.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Anyone in australia thinking of this project? I may be able to help with a small combined order of TDA1022's
Probably around $12au each which is a little bit more than suppliers OS but postage etc would be a decent save on the final cost as they are in australia.
If anyone is interested let me know by tomorrow as i'll be ordering then.

Cheers
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

i'm in melbourne,
i think ill order some when i order all my vactrols

12 seems pretty expensive brett
where are you ordering from?

they are only US$6.50 at smallbear, and we have a great AUS-US conversion rate at the moment

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

yeah i just checked out smallbear. and they actually do very reasonable postage so i ordered there Smile
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