[sdiy] AC coupling caps on MS20 clone
David G. Dixon
dixon at interchange.ubc.ca
Sat Jul 31 06:14:05 CEST 2010
> > Yes. I usually use 474 (0.47uF) Z5U ceramic caps from Epcos
> > for this purpose. I guess this would preclude using the
> > filter as a sine LFO.
>
> A Z5U is probably the worst possible cap to put in a signal path
> from a fidelity POV. As we all know, all the best synths have
> low THD, right ? :-D
I suppose I could use a big-ass poly film cap. Frankly, I've only ever used
decoupling caps once, and I didn't notice any difference in sound with them
in or out. If the cap is large enough to be "invisible" to audio
frequencies, then how does it affect the sound one way or the other?
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