[sdiy] Elektor formant vocoder project fs

[Chris CROSSKEY]

Hi folks,

with a somewhat heavy heart I realise that I'll have to part with my Elektor 
FOrmant Vocoder project. I've got other vocoders and even if I built it up 
I'd never use it.

As it stands there's a complete set of the standard PCB's (populated 
according to the magazine articles), a PSU PCB (populated), a pair of 
standard backplanes (populated) and a home-drilled 19" frontpanel. It' kind 
of on a baseboard for testing purposes (I can leave that out if you 
want/need to save weight for postage reasons) THe PCB's are the 
paper/paxolin sort rather than FR4 but  I've never had a problem with that 
stuff (YMMV) It's got high-quality sockets (1/8") and decent pots plumbed 
into the PCB's, basically it needs setting up and casing.

Bad point, a couple of the middle filter boards werre noisy IIRC. Those 
particular boards aren't very well made and you might find it easier to make 
new ones... Also the front panel though 19" might be hard to put onto a 
standard case....

Good points: all the hard to find wierd cap values are already on it along 
with the DIN41617 connectors, it's pretty much all there for all other 
components bar the case, the transformer is a toroid. Somewhere I've got 
photocopies of the articles and I think I've got indestructible artwork for 
thhe PCB's too,  can't guarantee the last bit but I think I've seen them 
around, if I find them there yours......

I guess I'm looking for 40 quid plus postage for it, photos should be 
available tomorrow.....


Chris Crosskey