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My little 'Lame' Filter
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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:48 pm    Post subject: My little 'Lame' Filter Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I call this the Lame Filter, as it is so simple it's Lame.
Basically a passive low pass filter fed into a non-invertting amp.
After bread boarding I discovered it does not behave like it should.
If I replace R2 with a 100k pot, so I can adjust the gain, it hasn't any effect.
Turning the pot doesn't really change the gain, the gain seems fixed.

Adjusting R1 seems to be have more effect on gain than R2, or maybe its tone, definitely not frequency.

Using a 741 with a single supply with virtual ground.
Posting this so maybe someone could improve on it and maybe get some use
out of it.
Actaully sounds ok being fed a couple of 40106 osc's.
Tried adding resonance by feeding single back into itself, from '+' pin to the output pin with a 1uF cap and 100K pot in series pot but that didnt work.

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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 3:52 pm    Post subject:   Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Been experimenting with the Lame Filter and came up with a better design.
A.K.A. Not Sure Why This Works Filter
I thru out the 741 with VR ground, still dont have a dual power supply next pay check I'll get one I promise Wink .

Used a Lm358 instead since they're designed for single supply and after of
just trying different things I came up with the following schematic, tested on bread board and IT WORKS!
Not the greatest filter but sounds ok for Lunetta use IMO Smile
Throw one together and try it out, also try different cap values, like 100nF and above.

My theory why this works:
The First pot and cap combo is suppose to be the low pass filter, although i suspect it's doing other things, as it seems to speed up the 40106 Osc's I been feeding it and if it you turn it low too much it sputters dies, kinda like a voltage sag.
The second pot is the gain from the 358, the 100k resistor to ground is the key, your mileage may vary.

Feeding the filter with 3 oscillators from a 40106 chip:



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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 12:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

acidblue wrote:

The First pot and cap combo is suppose to be the low pass filter, although i suspect it's doing other things, as it seems to speed up the 40106 Osc's I been feeding it and if it you turn it low too much it sputters dies, kinda like a voltage sag.

Because when you turn it down it shorts whatever is connected to it to ground. Not a good thing to do.

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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Doh!
I knew it was something.
I updated the schematic, added a 1k resistor to the first pot to ground.
This doesn't solve the problem completely, just keeps the filter from
dieing completely when turned down.

Still a work in progress.
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