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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:48 am    Post subject:  simple 8 step sequecer for SL Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

so here is what i suggest:
*[this is the first version - scroll down to see resent versions]*

it uses
74HC4017 Johnson decade counter with 10 decoded outputs,
74HC4016 Quad bilateral switches.
and 555 timer

the value of the capacitor on 555 timer circuit is still unknown but i will try and breadboard this soon to see if it works, and then i will know the value of the capacitor.

there will also be option to add leds to every step and to reset on other than the last step

if you see any mistakes i made, please notify so we can make this work
hope this works
and if you want to ad something to the schematic. i can post the schematic in .sch-file (RJWsoft schematic publisher)

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

This is excellent! I've been wanting to make lots of simple sequencer's for my modular synth, and this is just the ticket! I've been thinking of how i could do it, but didn't have the knowledge to work it out, but having gone through your design, it makes perfect sense, and is very logical!

Its a shame that only the 555 chip is in my IC collection, i'll just have to put them in my next order.

Will be watching this thread closely, 'Notify me when a reply is posted' Check!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

those diodes could be led's too?- as you are running 4016's off a 4017? :D

Or are they meant to be led's? :oops:
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

v-un-v wrote:
those diodes could be led's too?- as you are running 4016's off a 4017? Very Happy

Or are they meant to be led's? Embarassed


they are first drawn as diodes - but your right, those can be leds.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Is there was a way you could chain 2 of these for a 16 step?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Afro88 wrote:
Is there was a way you could chain 2 of these for a 16 step?


hehe- that's where it gets a bit difficult. But it can be done :)
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

v-un-v wrote:
Afro88 wrote:
Is there was a way you could chain 2 of these for a 16 step?


hehe- that's where it gets a bit difficult. But it can be done Smile


Afro88
i were just thinking the same - to cascade many or lets say 2 of 74HC4017s

v-un-v
i don´t mind if it gets a bit difficult but, if someone knows how please share the wisdom.

but you can make pretty cool things whit just 8 steps

i will update the schematic soon (Leds and gate on/off)

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

dnny wrote:
you can make pretty cool things whit just 8 steps



you bet :) Just listen to Raymond Scott or Dissevelt/ Baltan
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

just had my proto board set up - and here it is
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so here is some comments:

on the first schematic there is a mistake - : connect the cathodes of the leds to ground.

the cap on 555 timer is 100uF.

there is a need for fine tuner for the clock circuit.
(the range is very wide)

if you want to "walk" the steps manually connect the point A to ground via momentary push button.

there is some problems resetting the steps (if you want to reset before it hits the last step)

i will draw new corrected schematic soon

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

dnny- you could use a counter (like the HC163), that feeds 2x 3->8 decoders (HC138). Use the 4th output of the counter to select which decoder is used.

The benefit of this scheme, besides having 16 steps, is the fact that 4 switches into the counter can force it to be "presetable", so the counter *starts* at whatever number you choose. This means the length of the step sequencer is programmable Smile This preset is loaded on reset. Use the "TC" output of the 163 to reset the counter itself. Since the 163 is synchronous reset, everything happens on a clock edge, an stays in beat.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Better yet, use the 74--193 chip. It has preset and also up/down.

That you are using the bilateral switches is very cool. Instead of just switching a voltage to the output posts, you can hook up 8 audio sources and switch between them.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

thanks guys i took a look on the suggested ics data sheets - but im in the very beginning of this electronics world - that i need to ask fore more detailed answers -or maybe a schematic to illustrate how to connect the things - thanks

now i have made some improvements to the simple 8 step sequencer:

DIP switches:
- to gate on/off
- and to reset on step

manual step forward button

when all potentiometers are 100K then there is no need for fine tuning.

if you want to reset before it hits the last step just close one switch from the reset DIPswitches (but just one - if you close multiple switches it results as weird blinking - what can be of course used as an effect)

(should i remove the first schematic?)

mosc: i was thinking to ad some Schmitt trigger-based simple osc´s to the bilateral switches. so that on one step i might have two osc´s and on the other four or something... that might result something interesting...

i am so exited of all this things that i learn by experimenting and asking.

thanks for your patience i really appreciate the lessons i get here at EM-forum

daniel
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:02 am    Post subject: and another cup of coffee..... Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Dnny, I don't want to state the obvious (I will) but shouldn't the reset switches just come from one single rotary? All those switches would be expensive and pointless. The gate switch idea on the other hand is excellent.

hmmmmm.....sequencer.........

Just need to do one thing at a time- get my friggin SL finished!

PS I don't recommend nicotine stick-on patches. These things have a far worse withdrawal than plain cigarettes. It's been two months now of smoking no tabs. Now I'm addicted to the patches!!

There howabout that for surrealism on a Saturday afternoon? I'm so spaced-out!
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

dnny wrote:

if you want to reset before it hits the last step just close one switch from the reset DIPswitches (but just one - if you close multiple switches it results as weird blinking - what can be of course used as an effect)


When you close two ore more switches you are effectively shorting outputs of your counter which could give some funny effects.

You could prevent this by inserting a diode for each switch, or by using a rotary switch instead of the dips (as Tom suggested). But even with the rotary you might want to use diodes, unless you are sure the rotaries steps don't overlap.

As Howard suggested it would be interesting to make inputs for the analog switches instead of just pots. Not only to sequence audio signals, but using one or more LFOs instead of (a) pot(s) could be interesting as well for generating sequencer variations. You could just add some input conectors with switches built in that select the pot when nothing is inserted. Maybe you could even come up with someting where the pots would work as input attenuators for the inserted signals ... but that doesn't seem to be easy :-)

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

No need to remove the first schematic. The forum is a good historical document. It's neat to see how things evolve over time.

As for the bilateral switches: you can use normalizing jacks. Without something plugged in, it will work exactly as you have now. Plug in a signal and it works as a multiplexer. I would run the jacks throught the same posts. Not hard at all. Imagine plugging 8 radios into this beast. Surprised

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I did a bit of experimenting with cascading 4017's and you can create any number of steps you like, it involves using AND gates on the clk inhibit/enable pins so that the last (unused) step on the first chip inhibits it from stepping back to the start and simultaneously enables the stepping of the second chip. The first output of which is not used as this is where the second chip rests while the first steps. This principle should allow more chips to be added to the cascade, but as far as I remember it gets more complicated the further you go (multiple input AND gates etc) and you end up being better off using other chips.
Great idea circuit idea, especially for people who already have lots of 4017's hanging around doin nothing!! Like me! I've just got to get my soundlab built so I can start to experiment with all this stuff.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:34 am    Post subject: dip switches vs. rotary switch Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

v-un-v wrote:
Dnny, I don't want to state the obvious (I will) but shouldn't the reset switches just come from one single rotary? All those switches would be expensive and pointless.


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at least here in Helsinki the DIP switches are cheaper (0.20€) than rotary switches (1.50€) and they are smaller so they fit better to my small case. and not to mention the experimental point of switching multiple resets at same time.
but of course you can use what switches you like better - and yes i agree that rotary is easier to operate

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I realised this arvo that I have a collection of SPDT mini toggles that are centre off. When I have a go at this sequencer I'm going to use those so that each step has the choice of CVonly(centre), +Gate, and last step all on one switch. Combined with the cascaded 4017 idea to give 16 outputs this would result in a very cool and still simple sequencer. Next thing is to dial up different banks of flip flops with a rotary and we have almost built a Dr Rythm!!
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Here's a link to a pdf data sheet that includes how to cascade 4017s.
It's near the end of the pdf.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Maybe i'm blind but i can't see a link.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

What voltage is this sequencer running on? +/- 9V or +/- 12 V ?

It says that point B should go to point 2 on R2, but is it possible to make it work on the ext. gate in on the SL? Confused
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I believe that the following figures are correct when researching:

The 4017 chip can run on 0, +3 - 15v
And the 4016 can run on 0, +0.5 - 11v

So its safe to say that +9v is ok, and +12 when used with a pair of voltage dividing resistors for the 4016 to reduce voltage to 9v.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Pehr wrote:
What voltage is this sequencer running on? +/- 9V or +/- 12 V ?

It says that point B should go to point 2 on R2, but is it possible to make it work on the ext. gate in on the SL? Confused


hi Pehr good to have some more scandinavians here - welcome .

i run my prototype from 9V battery but its no prob if you are using 12V just ad some resistance to 4016 power as Macaba cleared.

i have done this little expansion to original schematic so you can run patch from sequencer to your SL gate input. in the original SL schematic there is this 9.1V zener diode ( D8 ) that will protect it. so you cant fry your SL. but you might want to ad bigger resistor on the sequencer if you are using 12V
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hope this helps

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

0k, great Smile

Another question I have is how this sequencer is started/stopped? And how the manual step fw works Confused
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Put a switch on the power to switch it on or off, or experiment with putting a switch on the clock.
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