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WSG ~ Help Newbie with some LED & Mod questions -
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jw112



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:36 am    Post subject:  WSG ~ Help Newbie with some LED & Mod questions - Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Im hoping one of you would be patient enough to explain as simply as possible
(like you are explaining it to a child:) ) how to:

-add a led to the on/off switch

-How to add Leds to show the Rate of the lfo's

-which 2 knobs are the LFO's?

-and how to add a momentary type switch in line with the on/off with so i can momentarily cut power to the unit.

Thanks again for your patience with me. I can solder but have little to no electrical theory knowledge.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:29 am    Post subject: Re: WSG ~ Help Newbie with some LED & Mod questions - Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
jw112 wrote:
Im hoping one of you would be patient enough to explain as simply as possible
(like you are explaining it to a child:) ) how to:

-add a led to the on/off switch

-How to add Leds to show the Rate of the lfo's

-which 2 knobs are the LFO's?

-and how to add a momentary type switch in line with the on/off with so i can momentarily cut power to the unit.

Thanks again for your patience with me. I can solder but have little to no electrical theory knowledge.


1. Connect a resistor (1k is typical for 9volts) and LED between any +V and Ground points after the power switch.
2. see this thread http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-49449.html&sid=300a869fe8bef986981185011f0f0251
3. The WSG doesn't have oscillators called LFO, but the Wacky and Zany oscillators modulate the Weird oscillator, so they could be considered LFOs.
4. You need a normally closed pushbutton (or one with both N.C. and N.O. terminals,) in series with the power switch. You could also use a toggle switch that has a "momentary" position in series with the power switch. You would make NO connection to the momentary terminal.


It's really shameful that nobody who has actually built a WSG tried to help.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:14 pm    Post subject: Re: WSG ~ Help Newbie with some LED & Mod questions - Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
jw112 wrote:

-and how to add a momentary type switch in line with the on/off with so i can momentarily cut power to the unit.
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in case you plan to use this for rythmic playing/gating, let me suggest a different route.
Add a killswitch on the output, like some people do it on their guitars. That way, you could even use a 4066 chip to gate the wsg with a sequencer.

PS: i have not built a wsg Smile, so maybe there's other ways to get the same effect.
PPS: it is possible to decide with the flick of a switch if button presses/external gate signals play or silence the sound Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Thanks for the replies Guys.

The reason I was going for a momentary kill for power is for the wacky sounds that happen when powering down.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
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jw112 wrote:
Thanks for the replies Guys.

The reason I was going for a momentary kill for power is for the wacky sounds that happen when powering down.


You get some quite interesting sounds as the circuit bleeds power - perhaps you could use a pot to starve the unit in a controllable way?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Finally got around to building it. thanks for your help


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