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>I tried the 74HC86, and it worked fine, but I personally prefer
> I'd like to share a couple of MOTM modifications that I found
> useful. Both are simple and useful.
>
> M120: Socket U3 (74HC08 quad AND) and experiment with using a 74HC86
> (quad XOR) instead. The two devices are pin compatible. Just make
> sure you use a 74HC86. I used a 74HCT86 from Radio Shack and it
> worked fine. The reason for the change was that I was sometimes
> bothered by the fact that, for low frequency signals on one of the
> inputs, the counter would sometimes (1 in 16 chances) come to rest
> at all 0s and, therefore, completely silence the output. Using
> an XOR assures this can't happen. The sound is definitely not as
> complex as with using AND gates but it does have a different
> character.
> M800: Solder a wire from the collector of Q1 to the unused pinThanks for the insight. I was thinking of wiring up a simple
> of the trigger jack. I tack soldered a wire from R1 on the
> component side to J2 and tie-wrapped it down. This allows the
> EG to function as a complete ADSR with only a gate signal and no
> trigger. It will function as shipped when a trigger plug is
> inserted. I'm surprised this wasn't designed in. I wonder if
> it might be better to use a series resistor of about 5K in
> this wire to protect against transients when inserting and
> removing a trigger plug.
> Does anybody else have any useful mods?Ring modulator - change the "unbalance" resistor R15 from 100K