[sdiy] 566 Functional Replacement

[mark verbos]

They seem to be used a lot in delay units from the 7s for the VC clock. See the PCM-41 and PCM-42, Marshall Time Modulator and more.

Mark





> On Mar 18, 2018, at 3:12 AM, Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The 566 is tiny and it's easy to think of it as a more compact VCO solution, but by the time you add external op amps and transistors for expo conversion, CV summing, output level shifting and other items necessary to make it play nice in a 1V/O system, it ends up being only marginally smaller and actually less convenient than a 13700, 3080, or even one of the new CEM clones. Also, I was able to get 3 or maybe 4 octaves of tracking from the "Sheboygan" 566-based VCO, but was able to beat that without too much effort with a 2206, 3080, or 13700 approach. I'd work with the 566 only if I had a bunch sitting around, and needed something that didn't require a lot of precision (drum voices or drones maybe?).
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> Tim (Attack of the Drones) Servo
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> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 1:25 PM, Tim Ressel <timr at circuitabbey.com <mailto:timr at circuitabbey.com>> wrote:
> I hear ya, guess I miss having a tiny solution.
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> --tr
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> On 3/17/2018 12:00 PM, Dan Snazelle wrote:
> Honestly now that the Cem vco  is back in production , in prices lower than the 566 (especially in quantity ) I would think that chip would be a better bet.
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> You basically want an OSC on a chip that has multiple waveforms right ?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 17, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Tim Ressel <timr at circuitabbey.com <mailto:timr at circuitabbey.com>> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> A while ago I asked for circuit ideas to use my rare 566s in. The more I got into the suggestions the more I realized just how useful the 566 was. And the more sad I got that its gone.
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> I am looking for a functional replacement for what the 566 used to do for us. A small, low part count vco design that covers more or less what the 566 did. I would prefer analog over digital because some uses, like noise modulation, may not work so well with a digital solution.
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> I have looked at the 4046 design but it requires some components, especially if you want triangle output. There was a tri-core design I saw somewhere online that was real tight. I think it was a 13700 based circuit. But I can't find it now. The is the KA331 but it is DIP only.
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> Hmm .. maybe I am out of luck.
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