Excelent! I knew I should power the 741. I will get back to ya.<br>
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Thanks guys<br>
pete<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/30/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dave Magnuson</b> <<a href="mailto:resfreq@hoohahrecords.com">resfreq@hoohahrecords.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Pete" <<a href="mailto:23isgood@gmail.com">23isgood@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl">synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl</a>><br>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:03 PM<br>Subject: [sdiy] prob with noise circuit?<br><br><br>Hey everybody. I have been trying to get this circuit to work but I simply<br>don't understand why I get no sound out of it. This is out of Thomas Henry's
<br>"Noise Generator Cookbook" In the book he mentions to use a, 2n2712 for the<br>transistor or a 2n3904. I am using a 2n3904. I built this basic circuit on a<br>breadboard, and im using a 1/4" jack for the output, and a 15v power supply.
<br>Do I have to apply power to the pins of the 741? It does not specify to do<br>so. I attached a pic of the circuit. Im pretty much a beginner on this stuff<br>and trying to teach myself. I have rebuilt this thing a few times double
<br>checking everything. According to the book there should be a good amount of<br>noise coming out of this thing. Is there something that I am not aware of<br>that im overlooking?<br><br>Thanks<br>pete<br>--<br><br><br>Hi Pete,
<br><br>You absolutely need to power the 741. If the Noise book is anything like<br>the E-Drum Cookbook, then the pinout should be in the back. Opamps will<br>ALWAYS need power.<br><br>Looking at the way the inverting input is tied to ground with a 1K resistor
<br>means you'll want a bipolar supply (+/-15V) not just +15 and ground. If the<br>1K resistor tied to a voltage divider (100K to V+ and 100K to GND), I'd say<br>a single-ended supply would be fine.<br><br>Also, transistors used like this usually need to be selected for noise
<br>output. Some 3904's will create a good noise level... some will be quiet.<br>Expect to have to swap in a few different transistors before you find one<br>that you like.<br><br>Dave<br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br>
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