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autoprod
Joined: Jul 21, 2005 Posts: 17 Location: Oslo, Norway
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:20 am Post subject:
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Ojd wrote: | At last I made my dual Coron DS 7! I don't know where you take your piezo triggers (i'd certainly could use a dozen or two!), but i just don't know where to get them. Or its just here in Ukraine they are scarce.
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You could see if you can find some musical birthday cards. These often have a piezo-speaker inside (with some surrounding plastic you'll need to peel off). I scored a bunch of good triggers this way. _________________ - autoprod |
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LetterBeacon
Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 454 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:53 am Post subject:
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I'm building a DS7 clone using Uncle Krunkus's stripboard, meaning I'll have two modules on the same board. Rather than having two jack outputs, I think I'd like to sum both modules' outputs into one jack output.
If I add a 47k summing resistor between both 47k level pots and the 1 output jack, will this work? According to the book Handmade Electronic Music, it will, but I thought I'd run it by you guys to make sure... |
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autoprod
Joined: Jul 21, 2005 Posts: 17 Location: Oslo, Norway
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:35 am Post subject:
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It'll work fine, I'm sure - though it will lower the signal somewhat I presume. What about a 10K pot and 10K summing resistors aka dnny's post here earlier? _________________ - autoprod |
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LetterBeacon
Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 454 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:12 am Post subject:
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Thanks for the reply. So using a 10k pot and a 10k summing resistor won't lower the signal as much? Is it ok to swap the 47k pots for 10k pots even though it does specify 47k pots in the schematic? It won't mess up the circuit or anything? |
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autoprod
Joined: Jul 21, 2005 Posts: 17 Location: Oslo, Norway
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:20 am Post subject:
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I think it'll rather be a question of pot-response - but as for the lowered signal - I failed to consider the 10K giving you less resistance towards ground, which might be worse than passing a 47 K on the way out..
Just go with your original plan. _________________ - autoprod |
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LetterBeacon
Joined: Mar 18, 2008 Posts: 454 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:55 am Post subject:
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I'm going to be using a momentary push button on my DS7 rather than a piezo or a jack input. Do I need the trigger sensitivity pot or can I just go from the +9v to the 1M resistor to the switch and then to trig 2 on the stripboard? |
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henrikgo
Joined: Jul 05, 2008 Posts: 40 Location: sweden
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:23 am Post subject:
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Would the 9V battery be able to drive a small internal speaker? |
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Pehr
Joined: Aug 14, 2005 Posts: 1307 Location: Björkvik, Sweden
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henrikgo
Joined: Jul 05, 2008 Posts: 40 Location: sweden
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:33 am Post subject:
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Thanks Pehr! I will look into the LM386.
Another question, if you look at the DS8 manual (http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/2960/manualhb3.jpg) you see that there is an effect switch also that isn't included in the wiring diagram, does anybody know how/where to include that? |
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Pehr
Joined: Aug 14, 2005 Posts: 1307 Location: Björkvik, Sweden
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intosia
Joined: Mar 14, 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:17 am Post subject:
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Ok, im planning on building one myself. But i cant find a pcb for one DS8. Can anyone help me with this? |
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henrikgo
Joined: Jul 05, 2008 Posts: 40 Location: sweden
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:47 am Post subject:
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Check the first post, and you'll find a link to where you can buy some.. |
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intosia
Joined: Mar 14, 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:52 am Post subject:
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Dont want to buy a pcb Well there are pcb in this topic but they are for dual are triple DS7's... I just need one. |
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henrikgo
Joined: Jul 05, 2008 Posts: 40 Location: sweden
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:59 am Post subject:
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Check the link in the first post, there are single PCBs, schematics etc. |
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intosia
Joined: Mar 14, 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:
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I know the original site, i never found a pcb layout on that site... Only Partlist, Schematic and Part placement diagram. Please point me to it.
Edit: ok, i found the part where i can buy the pcb. Damn that is hard to find! Anyway im not gonna pay 20 euros for that. In that case i rather have shot at designing it myself... |
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henrikgo
Joined: Jul 05, 2008 Posts: 40 Location: sweden
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:45 am Post subject:
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I got my DS8 up and running, but I think the noise volume is to low, what would I have to change to increase the volume? |
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Skrog Productions
Joined: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 1196 Location: Scottish Borders
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:
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Hi, i just got the first of my ds8's wired and running this weekend, cool sounds, i also noticed the output level was a bit low compared to other diy stuff i've done, so im thinking of a pre-amp i can employ, maybe cgs stomp box adapter (reverse one for modular levels) or something similar. I don't know if the original CA3080 can be persuaded to kick out 4 times gain ????? or if a pre-amp would be better. |
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Skrog Productions
Joined: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 1196 Location: Scottish Borders
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject:
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Forgot to ask....
Does anyone know of a simple led trigger indicator circuit i could use on the ds8, the rest of my drum module will flash away but the ds8 has no led indicator provision, and it simply won't look right |
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synthmonger
Joined: Nov 16, 2006 Posts: 578 Location: flada
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject:
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Your level is a bit low because of the .1uF cap at the output of the triangle wave. Remove it and it will "brighten" the sound and will be alot louder.
CGS led driver works fine but I think if you swapped the diode on the output of the envelope follower it will indicate the trigger input.
For the noise output level, look at the amp on on the output of the the noise transistor. You can increase it's gain by bumping the resistor value up. |
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Skrog Productions
Joined: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 1196 Location: Scottish Borders
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:34 am Post subject:
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Thanks for the advice, going to try that tonight.
Cheers |
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ninja_slacker
Joined: May 22, 2009 Posts: 1 Location: TN
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 8:42 am Post subject:
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hello, not to sound like a noob (sorry for using that word) but WHAT is the 3u3/16volt capacitor?
because i can only find it as huge screw terminal style or surface mount.
and is the nte996 a good replacment for the ca3080? |
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Photon
Joined: Mar 22, 2005 Posts: 363 Location: Boston
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 2:58 pm Post subject:
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Sounds like a 3.3µF aluminum electrolytic. If you can't find 16V, get a 25V or 35V.
here's a mouser part number for a 16V one:
140-XRL16V3.3-RC |
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ashaxx
Joined: Jun 15, 2009 Posts: 7 Location: uk
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject:
stripboard layout |
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cant seem to find stripboard layotu now can someone point me in the right direction |
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creekree
Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Morgenland Neukölln
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:17 am Post subject:
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ashaxx wrote: | cant seem to find stripboard layotu now can someone point me in the right direction |
page two of this very thread - not overly difficult to find, eh? |
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Ad
Joined: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 4 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:41 am Post subject:
Cheers To M Bareille |
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Finished a CA3080 based DS7 a few days back using the info on M Bareille's site. A bug which resulting from my failure to get to grips with the discrepancies between the BOM, schematic and layout on Bareille's site meant I initially had an excellent 808 kick emulator cum speaker wrecking device.
Replacement of the cap which affects the frequency of the VCO - C4 on the schematic - with the specified 1n fixed it pretty quick.
It now sounds just like the original device as used by a drummer friend of mine a few years back. I'm giving him this one as he no longer has the one he had back then.
If you're a drummer and you like Sly Dunbar's late seventies early eighties stuff, you'll love this little box.
Started a double DS7 for myself using a LM13700 as per Uncle Krunkus's strip board layout a couple of days ago. Wow, the potential to screw this up is considerable. Despite careful (and consequently very slow progress) I've just discovered I've got 13 jumpers all one row of holes out.
Sheesh! Time to quit for the night. |
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