Electro-Music Klee Sequencer Build and Applications Thread

Danno Gee Ray · Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 1351 Location: Telford, PA USA

[quote="Scott Stites"][quote]
I've got these weird red-handled things but I just...can't....remember where I got them. I know they didn't cost very much, because I did buy them, and I'd remember that.

Believe it or not, I think I got my pair of red handled crimpers at Radio Slacker's. They have two different sizes they can crimp with one tool.
They work pretty well from what I recall.

23isgood · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:32 am Post subject:

Cool, im glad I got the right value in there now. Ok got the digital and analog boards done now. On to the panel, and wires. Thats gonna take me a while.

Thanks Scott,
pete

The Alison Project · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:12 am Post subject:

I've joined the club. Finished the Klee, did all the tests and calibration with no problems..

Plan is to get used to the Klee and than design a panel with sliders and move it over.

Now I need sleep.....

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Scott Stites · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:37 am Post subject:

All riiiiggghht!!!! I wish I had the pockets for a Klee T-Shirt. I'd put Goodrevdoc's quote on it (from the incredibly long "SuperKlee Thread"), where he perplexed a cashier with a cryptic quote about Klee and sequencers. And the sig I'm using now (which came from that same post). I'll have to dig it up.

But, anyway, AP - great news. I hope the Klee can kick in some material for the "Torn Envelope" series. Perhaps a blinky LED video is in the near future? Very Happy

Cheers,
Scott

Scott Stites · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:45 am Post subject:

Here is, from page 18 of that thread, Goodrevdoc quoth:

EdisonRex · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject:

I must say, Scott and Co, I started this build today, and it's going right along, considering how complex it is. I'm almost done with the parts on the digital board, and considering how much time I've had today, it's going very well indeed. The errata corrections are very timely. Wink

and they appear to match up with my parts kit, so that's good too. Excellent instructions, guys.

I'm a happy customer here. Very Happy

vtl5c3 · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: Mouser BOM?

First of all, thank you for the mega-reply on the crimp tool. I think I may order one of those $15-25 red handle units, since that seems to be a decent way to go.

Has anyone put together a BOM with Mouser part numbers? I thought someone had, but am not finding it anywhere. The reason I ask, I keep finding parts that I need to order that I'm not familiar with and don't want to post to this thread everytime I come across something.

Anyway, Mouser doesn't have the BAT85, but lists the BAT42 as a sub. Does that sound ok?

Romeo

Scott Stites · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject:

Yep, BAT42 will work - in fact, I believe that's what Bill included in his kit.

The closest thing I've seen for BOM with parts numbers is Bill's BOM, but I think it may have been across the board Digikey and Mouser? Let me look around a bit.....

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:11 am Post subject:

So how many new Klee owners do we have so far?

Scott Stites · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject:

Scott Stites · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Paul! Hope the build goes smoothly and you're soon Kleeing.

Cheerios,

Scott

midgetfidget · Joined: Aug 22, 2006 Posts: 84 Location: melbourne, aus

Well i picked up my kit and boards from luka, who had a spare set he didn't want. I've started planning my panel and getting my head around everything, and i must say this has to be the best documented diy project i've ever done, and it's not even a commercial kit.

Good work guys, wish my mb808 was as well documented Smile

Rykhaard · Joined: Sep 02, 2007 Posts: 1290 Location: Canada

Scott Stites · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys!

Don't forget to download the errata. Laughing

Cheers,
Scott

Luka · Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1003 Location: Melb.

Question for Uncle Krunkus

how are you going to implement your multiple range switches
i think its a great idea and would like to see if i could do it too

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:48 am Post subject:

Well, they're actually controls for decade counters which will use the main clk to intermitantly change the bits which control the max voltage. I haven't even started the process of implementing them, and I must admit, now that I fully understand the way the Klee works (I think) they're potential has actually diminished slightly. (There's an important lesson to be learned there somewhere. ie only lay out front panels based on tried and tested functionality and justification of panel space.)
I think it's still worth exploring, but not as urgently as I once believed.
If I knew then what I know now, I still would have gone for the same size panel, but I would have left them off the front, and spaced things out a bit. I would have sent the control lines to a 9way D connector at the back so I could play with options later.

23isgood · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject:

So I noticed in the build docs that there is a digital ground and an analog ground. My power supply has only one ground connection. (isn't this the case for all power supplies?) So im going to connect all panel mounted components to the same ground connection. Is this a problem? I don't see why it should be. The two ground connections are assuming that the builder has two power supplies? One for digital and one for analog?

EdisonRex · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

EdisonRex · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject:

And a minor point. Ground is where you put it. Wink

Where it really is, you hope is where you put it.

23isgood · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject:

Cool thanks. Its all connecting to the same ground in mine.

Scott Stites · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject:

The digital/analog ground was just a measure taken to keep any digital noise out of the analog outputs - IE, the LEDs, gates, and trigs grounds are separated from the analog CV grounds. A power supply need only have one ground line - you can either spit it into two wires that connects to the PCB set, or you can just use one and the handy-dandy Krunkulite jumper mentioned in the build doc. It'll work pretty much the same. On the boards, the two ground systems are connected at only one common point if the jumper is used. The signals are kept separate even on their way to the panel. They're connected at the power supply if you divvy it up there and don't use the jumper.

Cheerio,
Scott

23isgood · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

Ah, I see! I will follow the wisdom that is the Klee, and keep the digital and analog separate. Thanks for clarifying Scott.

pete

Scott Stites · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:29 pm Post subject:

You'll be doing better than I, then. Ultimately, using bare aluminum, the grounds contact together at the panel through my jacks, with no ill effect, I might add.

Laughing