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Subject: Re: [motm] MOTM-120 "Quiet?"

From: Scott Juskiw <scott@...>
Date: 2006-03-27

>So, I don't have my MOTM assembly/theory manuals with me, but I've just
>rememered a question I had about the 120. The 120 is the first kit that
>I built, and I've noticed that the output is a lot quieter than that of
>my oscillators. Is it possible that I screwed up during assembly, or is
>the 120 actually just quieter? Even 'straight through' (Norm/Volume at
>10), the output is substantially quieter than the input, maybe a 6dB
>drop. I'd have to check.

If you're just using one output, then yes, the output is quieter. You
can't get a 10Vpp waveform using just one output. What happens when
you crank all the knobs fully clockwise? It should be as loud as an
oscillator.