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Subject: Re: different pots for filter mod

From: "narfman96" <narfman96@...>
Date: 2006-02-26

Devetron,

The values for the pots are most likely correct it appears as thought
the tapers are wrong. I apologize if this is review but there are 3
kinds of tapers that control how the resistance changes as the pot is
moved. Linear taper has the same gain change from start to finish.
Audio taper starts out with very little gain and really cranks it in
for the last little bit. (This sounds like the problem you described.)
Reverse audio taper starts out fast with very little change at the end
of its travel. Try getting the pot that will reverse whatever taper
your using now and the filters will most likely exhibit the response
you're looking for. Also double check the 3 connections on the pot
switching the leads around can cause this too. E-mail me offline if
you're still having problems.

Narfman

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "devetron" <devetron@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Poly 800 fans. I did the standard (non-moog slayer) filter cutoff
> and resonance mod to my 800 and am happy with the results, but the
> range of effect of the pots is not ideal. I used pots of the same
> values as the trimmers that the pots replaced (100K for the cutoff
and
> 10K for the resonance) as advised by this german page (
> http://www.msc175.de/projekte/poly800/ ). They only seem to have
> effect at the very top end of their movement. Anybody out there have
> better luck with different pot values? Would you mind sharing them
> with me? Thanks!
>