[sdiy] synth uses for LM3909

[anthony]

> theres nothing special about the chip except the low power consumption
> so dont think theres anything special about it - get your self a 566!

Yeah I was just reminiscescscing anyway. I didn't want to overlook a blast 
from the past though.

Oh I have plenty in the way of cool oscillator chips anyway:
a bunch of 4046's (two are 74HCT4046 - probably going into a wogglebug some 
day - maybe not though, I think I might just use plain jane 4064's for the 
wogglebug) - one of my all time favorite chips
A nice XR2206 VCO unit (with an op-amp ramp/saw LFO) - also one of my 
alltime favorite chips.
4 566's - earmarked for some FM style percussion synths ( I bought out the 
only store in town that had them)
6 576's (at least) - I don't know why you don't see much about these in the 
synth world. They make a nice VCO and you can find them in all kinds of 
phone stuff.
2 565 PLL's - same as above - makes a decent ring modulator too.
5 564 PLL's - this one's iffy, it tends to run hot and need a heat sink. But 
I have 5 so I am using all of them to make one single VCO unit. Each chip 
will perform a slightly different task though. I want to see how hot it will 
get. Not practical, but scrap is beautiful that way.
And then there's all the 4007's, 4009UB's, 4049UB's, 4069UB's. I'm partial 
to the 4007 and 4009 though.


> dave wright
> www.carrionsound.com

Your web site is cool, btw. Looks similar the stuff I do. Especially the 
Metasonix thing. I bought it specifically to take it apart and use the box 
(the guts were good too). But I thought the little grill made a great window 
for a 12AX7 to glow through. I think I'm going to take it out and put 
something different in - maybe an 0A2 or 5651 doing nothing or a couple of 
6AQ5A's, sideways, doing something really weird.
(I've done some Tim Kaiser-like stuff too. A Victoreen geiger counter does 
make a great cabinet.)


ramblin' on...