Wow, your own x0xb0x *doesn't* do this?<br>
Having built two so far which both have this problem, I thought it was endemic to the breed.<br>
It is (somewhat) encouraging to find otherwise, but it makes solving
this problem even more important... I am about to build a third b0x
(for an [AH] listmember who is not so DIY) and would like to ensure
that it does not click & pop, especially when used as a filter for
external audio.<br>
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The following link has all x0xb0x schematics in Eagle format as well as .jpg snapshots for the Eagle-less:<br>
<a href="http://www.ladyada.net/make/x0xb0x/download.html">http://www.ladyada.net/make/x0xb0x/download.html</a><br>
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any clues or guesses from the synth community?<br>
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here also is a virtual scope trace of the clicking, to compliment the mp3 posed by Louis:<br>
<a href="http://bulldog.unca.edu/~azgaynes/envelope_click.jpg">http://bulldog.unca.edu/~azgaynes/envelope_click.jpg</a><br>
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thanks!<br>
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Amos (and other x0xers who are also very interested in solving this problem)<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/13/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Louis van Dompselaar</b> <<a href="mailto:louis@dompselaar.org">
louis@dompselaar.org</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;">I've already posted this to the x0xb0x forum but I think there's
<br>a lot more experience out on this list ;-)<br><br>I have just finished building #149 for someone else (after doing my own)<br>and it worked first time round<br>(<a href="http://www.dompselaar.org/x0xb0x/149/x0x149_02.mp3">
http://www.dompselaar.org/x0xb0x/149/x0x149_02.mp3</a>) but on closer<br>inspection there is a constant background noise in there. It also<br>amplifies VR8 (volume) slider movement. I tried a replacement for VR8<br>(different type and brand) but that sounds exactly the same, so it
<br>doesn't seem to be related to that pot. The noise is present on VCA<br>output anyway. I can actually see it on the scope. If I get the time<br>I'll try and trace it back down. I *think* the VCO and VCF were clean<br>
when I first tested these in isolation.<br>Power lines are clean, at least in the ranges my scope can manage.<br><br>I would've just put this down to it being old circuitry, but since my<br>own b0x doesn't have this (it's actually extremely noise-free), it must
<br>be something else.<br><br>Here's the background noise (much amplified) with me moving VR8:<br><a href="http://www.dompselaar.org/x0xb0x/149/x0xnoise.mp3">http://www.dompselaar.org/x0xb0x/149/x0xnoise.mp3</a><br><br>Any obvious things that come to mind that would cause this?
<br><br><br>Louis<br></blockquote></div><br>