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Peake
Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: Loss Angeles
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject:
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Ooh, newcomers specifically for this thread
If you really want to use the 5C4, US buyers will like this deal:
http://www.allelectronics.com/forums.html?page=search&search_query=vactrol&x=0&y=0
Don didn't give me permission to post artwork for his 258 oscillators...oh well. _________________ We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid. -mwagener
"IC 741. Sometimes you don't want fidelity." -Small Bear Electronics Catalog Last edited by Peake on Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:28 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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American Gladiator
Joined: May 02, 2007 Posts: 13 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject:
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I would purchase 4 of these definitely. |
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oscilloclast
Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 49 Location: VA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject:
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Put me down for 2 also. Thanks! |
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Muff Wiggler
Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 63 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject:
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wow!! thanks for your efforts on this - 4 for me please!!
thanks! _________________ The cake is a lie. |
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Muff Wiggler
Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 63 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:
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actually, please make it 8 instead. thanks! _________________ The cake is a lie. |
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Dego
Joined: Apr 22, 2008 Posts: 139 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject:
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Why dont make the pcbs dual? Seems like a lot of space left. |
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kitsch-bent
Joined: Aug 03, 2008 Posts: 15 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject:
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I'm certainly in for 4!!!!
thanks ! |
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synthetic
Joined: Jun 02, 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Glendale, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:
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I'm interested in two. |
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Peake
Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: Loss Angeles
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:42 pm Post subject:
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I'm working on a single board hosting four gates, but it looks like the market has spoken _________________ We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid. -mwagener
"IC 741. Sometimes you don't want fidelity." -Small Bear Electronics Catalog |
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funkyfarm
Joined: Jan 21, 2007 Posts: 583 Location: France
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:
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34 posts in less than 4 hours and over 50 ordered units ?!
Now that's sure EM.com is closely watched by some Drug&Addiction dept. of some CIA or some FBI
(for sure the MPS thing and its Store-clicking syndrome was already a risky affair) |
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Peake
Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: Loss Angeles
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject:
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funkyfarm wrote: | 34 posts in less than 4 hours and over 50 ordered units ?!
Now that's sure EM.com is closely watched by some Drug&Addiction dept. of some CIA or some FBI
(for sure the MPS thing and its Store-clicking syndrome was already a risky affair) |
Yeah! I'm certain that people are missing vast financial and social opportunities for not jumping on the Buchla bandwagon! _________________ We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid. -mwagener
"IC 741. Sometimes you don't want fidelity." -Small Bear Electronics Catalog |
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sduck
Joined: Dec 16, 2007 Posts: 459 Location: Nashville
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject:
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I'll sign up for 4 - thanks Thomas! |
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Muff Wiggler
Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 63 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject:
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if you could make 'em into dual boards or quad boards that would be even better
i'm looking to build two seperate modules, with 4 gates each
so it doesn't really matter if each of these is 4 single boards, 2 dual boards, or a single quad board. but the latter options would make things easier
so when I say "i'll take 8", that's "8 gates total". However you want to combo up the boards (or not) is fine with me
thanks again for doing this _________________ The cake is a lie. |
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Muff Wiggler
Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 63 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject:
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also I plan to perfboard up something to let me have a switch per gate to select from different speed vactrols. I doubt you'd want to add this to the board, but something to think about anyway. if you did I sure wouldn't complain. _________________ The cake is a lie. |
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Peake
Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: Loss Angeles
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject:
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I've read that the 5C4 is way too slow, but I am open to hearing results and deciding for myself.
Also, the most significantly bizarre thing I find occuring in DIY is to take something Buchla out of context...I'm fairly certain that if people DIY'd up some actual Buchla format modules, they'd love it. Same as I've been saying for a decade or so, Buchla is the shiznit (mostly for visual and tactile functionality alongside technical functionality, which is negated through format conversion).
More interest is more interest- Let the Buchla grow and its truth be known. _________________ We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid. -mwagener
"IC 741. Sometimes you don't want fidelity." -Small Bear Electronics Catalog |
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Cat-A-Tonic
Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 42 Location: Yokohama, Japan
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:
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I'd like at least 4 LPGs... maybe more after I think on it. |
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djthomaswhite
Joined: Nov 22, 2007 Posts: 140 Location: Orange, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:
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Hi all,
Well, there seems to be more demand than I imagined! There have been a lot of great suggestions and I thank you all for those. I must say though, that I got Don's approval based on making a "single section" LPG PCB. My request was to make one for the diy guys out here. Here is a quote from my request to Don...
"This would not be a quad module, and the design
> replaces the IC switching of modes with a manual
> rotary switch. Since the core of this module is 100%
> Don I will not release it without approval. It will be
> a one-off and special run. I am not a manufacturer or
> sales person. I am simply a diy-based musician who
> wants to help my friends in the synth community fill a
> Vactrol/Buchla gap in our modulars."
So guys, please understand I will stay true to this. I am redesigning the PCB to incorporate PCB-Mounted pots for offset and resonance with MOTM spacing between them. This is 41mm from pin 2 of the offset pot to pin 2 of the resonance pot. Combinations of boards in various set up is my goal. Imagine:
4 PCB's for with no switching or input control (like the OG) in 1 panel
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2 PCB's for a dual unit where section 1 feeds section 2 through jack normalization for double cutoff depth
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omitting amplitude control altogether to eliminate the switch and stay with filter all the time....
The possibilities here are what interested me to the PCB run in the first place. I have built 3 of these so far and use external mixing for CV's and Audio. If possible, I will try to add a summing stage of a new Op-Amp for extra inputs. My choice will be to have this separated on the PCB as it's own section allowing the end user, you fine Gents, to be able to chose using it for CV, Audio, or nothing at all if you like. This will come at the cost of the Euro power connector. This brings me to a difficult choice...
During today I have been reflecting on the design. I do NOT want to tread on the toes of Doepfer or Plan-B in any way so I will be leaving off the Eurorack power connector. This will be sad to some, but I am making an ethical decision that I hope you can support. From reports, the module CAN be powered from +/-12v so a little wiring harness will be all that is needed. Sorry guys!
Hang in there with me during the finalization of the design. Again, I will finish my redesign, order prototypes, and test them before producing anything. I want to do this properly with some basic build docs and the like so that may take time as well. I hope to have the board finished for protorun by Monday and should have test unit within a week maybe. News will be posted as it comes across my bench. Rest assured I will contact each of you when the time comes, I just can't say these will ship by a certain date. I have seen too much disappointment (Randaleem QFG, Cynthia LPG, etc) to commit to something on my first project. It will get done, and it will be done as right as I can with respect to my disclaimers about design in the first post on the thread. For testing, I will work with others to test the PCB so it will be signed off on by three people before any production begins.
Thanks folks! This would not be possible without the designs posted from DIY community and the original ingenuity of Don Buchla, Peter Grenader, Mark Verbos, and others who have all supported interest in LPG's over the years.
More to come soon!
Thomas _________________ Thomas
www.naturalrhythmmusic.com/diy.html |
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machine.cuisine
Joined: Jul 20, 2007 Posts: 61 Location: ks
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:
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I would buy 2 PCBs.
Thanks! |
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Phillip Jeffries
Joined: Aug 23, 2008 Posts: 15 Location: Black Lodge
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:
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respect! |
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bubblechamber
Joined: Nov 04, 2006 Posts: 279 Location: NYC
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:
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i'll be in for 6. thanks for putting this out _________________ You can check your anatomy all you want, and even though there may be normal variation, when it comes right down to it, this far inside the head it all looks the same. |
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Danno Gee Ray
Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 1351 Location: Telford, PA USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:
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I'd be interested in two. |
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bugfight
Joined: Aug 02, 2007 Posts: 188 Location: Arlington, TX USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:
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djthomaswhite wrote: |
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excellent!
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exactly what i had in mind, this configuration will rock!
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I do NOT want to tread on the toes of Doepfer or Plan-B in any way so I will be leaving off the Eurorack power connector.
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i think this is a good decision. we all know these can be tough to make...
i am excited about the whole project, thanks so much for sharing! |
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Peake
Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: Loss Angeles
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:
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djthomaswhite wrote: |
... I am redesigning the PCB to incorporate PCB-Mounted pots for offset and resonance with MOTM spacing between them. ...
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Why not just have solder tabs (same for power)? It always takes up prime PCB space when this happens.
bugfight wrote: | djthomaswhite wrote: |
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I do NOT want to tread on the toes of Doepfer or Plan-B in any way so I will be leaving off the Eurorack power connector.
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i think this is a good decision. we all know these can be tough to make... |
Prominent MIDIbox'er making a funny. I just pressed my first IDC/ribbon today- I feel so alive.
Thanks to the project leader for respecting Don's territory and wishes. My own 4-on-one-board project is definitely not commercial (or public) for those same reasons. _________________ We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid. -mwagener
"IC 741. Sometimes you don't want fidelity." -Small Bear Electronics Catalog |
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Serenadi
Joined: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject:
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fonik wrote: | concerning the resonance: serenadi observed a selfoscillation of the opamp in the resonance path at a certain position of the potentiometer and in combination with a certain vactrol. he suggested to put a 33pF cap between pins 12 and 14 of this opamp to prevent the oscillation. |
The cap has to be placed between the inverting input and the output of the OpAmp (Pin 13 and Pin 14).
It was an error in writing and I've corrected this in the german thread.
http://www.sequencer.de/synthesizer/post-294230.html#294230
This oscillation is at very high frequency, cannot be heard, but perceived as a distortion or interference at a certain position of the feedback pot (and can be seen on a scope of course).
And, no, it's not depending on a certain Vactrol.
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djthomaswhite
Joined: Nov 22, 2007 Posts: 140 Location: Orange, CA
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:
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Hey guys,
Here are some files for your interest. <FILES> I have put together a few revisions and THERE MAY BE ERRORS with this version. Nut my eyes are tired and I am closing up shop for the evening. The latest news is:
1. There is now a MTA-100 power connector for those who like that feature
2. There is a 3 input "jumper selectable" op-amp summer that can be used for three audio or CV inputs, but not both. Couldn't fit two of them on the board so please be happy with one.
3. The pots will be be able to be nice Vishay/Spectrol 248 etc OR Alpha Carbon with .2 spacing (available at Mouser, Bridechamber, etc)
4. Board has a full ground plane and is coming out better than anticipated. I got the spacing looking nice and it all comes down to testing with double-checking signal paths, sending for proto, and giving it a physical test run.
5. The "Mode Switch" can be a 3-position/4-pole rotary or 3PDT on-off-on toggle at your discretion and per your panel design.
6. The Resonance and Deep Switch mods are 100% at your discretion. Res just connect one jumper instead of two. Deep switch just leave off the resistor and don't connect the switch.
I will add the 33pf Cap as mentioned in the previous post. This is a safe move and thanks for the suggestion. More to come tomorrow! Thanks folks,
Thomas _________________ Thomas
www.naturalrhythmmusic.com/diy.html Last edited by djthomaswhite on Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:36 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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