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creatorlars
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fonik
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:42 am Post subject:
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very nice, indeed! thanks for sharing. _________________
cheers,
matthias
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bugbrand
Joined: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 846 Location: Bristol, UK
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bubblechamber
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:
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sounds great, I really need to build a couple of these, too. thanks. |
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Photon
Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 363 Location: Boston
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loss1234
Joined: Jul 24, 2007 Posts: 1536 Location: nyc
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:
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i love the way you mounted the PCB....
where do you get those standoffs? and what is that piece of material that you are attaching the pcb to? it looks really good and i have been having some major problems getting my standoffs to work quite right...
you using a 4u wide frac panel?
couple of questions
1. did you etch the pcb yourself? it takes like 4 566's right?
hmmmm seems like an awesome module. and great graphics too! _________________ -------------------------------------------- check out various dan music at: http://www.myspace.com/lossnyc
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Photon
Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 363 Location: Boston
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:
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loss1234 wrote: | i love the way you mounted the PCB....
Where do you get those standoffs? and what is that piece of material that you are attaching the pcb to? it looks really good and i have been having some major problems getting my standoffs to work quite right...
you using a 4u wide frac panel?
couple of questions
1. did you etch the pcb yourself? it takes like 4 566's right?
hmmmm seems like an awesome module. and great graphics too! |
thanks.
The bracket is just aluminum. I think it's .030" thick. bent and notched to allow clearance for the bottom of the adjacent pots. (its pretty tight back there)
the standoffs are from mouser. numbers here:
561-187TAB
561-250TAB
561-312TAB
561-375TAB
561-437TAB
561-500TAB
561-562TAB
561-625TAB
Yes I etched the pcb myself... kitchen sink technology.
If I remember right it takes 3 566's and a NE570 compander.
The panel is 4.5" wide. (frac and a half)
I'd say this is one of the more challenging things I've built so far. |
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Alienation
Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 47 Location: Midsouth
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject:
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Excellent demo!!
I've become a TH fan and this is on the etching schedule.
Thanks again. |
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creatorlars
Joined: Nov 26, 2007 Posts: 524 Location: Denton, TX
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:
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I'm glad you guys liked the clip -- I must give credit to my bandmate Shane English for the knob manipulations.
I will take some pictures of my module tonight or tomorrow. The panel is in the Moog format, double-width.
Mine was a self-etched board as well. The PCB layout is nicely spaced out and very easy to work with, even though it wasn't the cleanest etching job on my part. The module worked right away after fixing a couple of easily discovered broken traces. Just be sure you read the article text about the panel-mounted components.
I got my NE570 from Small Bear, and my 3 NE566's from Electronic Goldmine. Everything else I ordered from Mouser (aside from general resistors and caps I had lying around already.) |
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Alienation
Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 47 Location: Midsouth
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject:
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Where did you get the knobs for your panels? (Photon and Creatolars)
I'm trying to scale the GIF so I can get it printed onto pnp blue. It looks like it needs to be reduced....again. |
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creatorlars
Joined: Nov 26, 2007 Posts: 524 Location: Denton, TX
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject:
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How I reduced the graphic is by opening the layout in Photoshop and adjusting the settings in the "info" tab to display Inches. Then use the selection tool to select an area between two pins in the DIP sockets... resize the image until you get exactly 0.10". You may have to resize the image to 300 dpi before doing this. Of course, I realize not all of you have Photoshop -- but I'm sure there are some free graphics utilities out there that will do this much.
I really like Eagle Plastic's colored cap knobs w/setscrews. Mouser sells them in four different colors for around $0.95/each, but I went to All Electronics, which has the red capped ones for $0.75/each and bought 100 to get a price break of $0.65/each. I've been using these with Alpha 16mm smooth shaft panel-mount pots (not super cheap, but I like them and I want to keep using consistent parts for my projects.)
These are the knobs:
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/KNB-124/310/KNOB_FOR_1_4%22#34;_SHAFT_.html
I'm building a pretty colorful unit (each module is duo-color silkscreened according to designer/origin -- Turquoise/Pink for Thomas Henry's designs.) So in order to get colored knobs that match my silkscreen colors exactly, I have to paint the knob caps. I tried several methods but the paint always wore off. Right now I use a small flathead screwdriver to pop off the caps (they are glued on initially), then I prime them with a white primer made for plastic model figures (expensive stuff but worth it), and then I paint them with Modeller's paints. (A good brush is a must, to get it on smoothly.) After that I clearcote with matte varnish and use epoxy to glue the caps back onto the knobs. The white primer allows for some really bright colors and the paint is showing no signs of wear after handling. I'll get some pics up soon. |
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Thomas Henry
Joined: Mar 25, 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Southern Minnesota
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:
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creatorlars wrote: | according to designer/origin -- Turquoise/Pink for Thomas Henry's designs.) |
Do I really come across as a pink sort of guy?
Anyway, very nice samples. What really amazes me is that when I do these circuits I'm thinking strictly percussive sounds, and then guys like you and Scott (who did something similar with the MPS) turn around and come up with all sorts of tonal things I never would have thought of trying.
Good job!
Thomas Henry |
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Photon
Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 363 Location: Boston
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject:
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Alienation wrote: | Where did you get the knobs for your panels? (Photon and Creatolars)
I'm trying to scale the GIF so I can get it printed onto pnp blue. It looks like it needs to be reduced....again. |
The knobs are from Allied, Davies Molding 1900-H. They are unfortunately on the pricey side. I've already burned through the 100 I bought last year
I used a photocopier to reduce the pcb image until the all pins of an IC socket lined up with the corresponding pcb traces. I seem to remember it being around 64%, but I'll have to check my notes. |
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creatorlars
Joined: Nov 26, 2007 Posts: 524 Location: Denton, TX
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Alienation
Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 47 Location: Midsouth
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:
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Another interesting jam.
Thanks for doing these, I plan on etching the pcb for this in a week or so.
I'm hearing alot of interesting sounds out of this.
Thanks again. |
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creatorlars
Joined: Nov 26, 2007 Posts: 524 Location: Denton, TX
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:
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No problem! Once I get a couple more modules added, I'll post some more with everything altogether (808 kick+snare, 909 kick, clangora, UD-1).
Quote: | Do I really come across as a pink sort of guy? |
Nah, but unlike my 808 clones, you don't have a predefined color schema to work with!!! Don't worry, turqoise/pink is one of my favorite color combinations, so it's a compliment. (Blame alien worlds in early CGA/EGA computer games for that one.) |
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Scott Stites
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:37 am Post subject:
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Holy cow, how did I miss this? Very, very cool! I haven't even downloaded the second one yet. 1:30 AM or thereabouts, on dial-up, I'll have to wait til tomorrow.
But, man, very Clangorlicious, indeed!
Thanks for posting this,
Scott _________________ My Site |
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