Anyone built the PAIA 9730 yet?

[jmw]

>i built one last weekend, and was moderately pleased with the results, the
>cutoff frequency range is a bit on the low side (even after adjusting the
>trimpot) without modulation, and the ar generator generates some nominal
>noise on the filter output. it's no serge, but hey, i feel it was worth the
>cash and time.


I've solved the ultra hot modulation output problem that I was experiencing
- builder error.
I built my own panel for the filter & moved some jacks and I wired the EG
out to the gate in.

I've still been unable to figure out the cutoff freq. problem - essentially
I think that the filter sounds best when it's recieving  a static +5v signal
into the Fc input - without the extra voltage it isn't passing a full freq
range when opened up.
I'll keep poking around to see if I can find something that I screwed up. In
the meantime PAIA was of little help since John S. is on vacation & nobody
there has really played with one. 

The positive side of this episode is that it's forcing me to actually look
at the schematic and use my DVM instead of just being an assembler. 

jmw