Which PAiA VCO are you using? The older ones (pre 9700 series) only put out
about 1/4 Volt peak-to-peak, which is not enough to get past the diodes. You
need a couple of volts output swing to drive a diode ring modulator, or
nothing will come out.
BTW, you can interchange one of the inputs with the output and take the
other input as the output - sounds slightly different but it works.
about 1/4 Volt peak-to-peak, which is not enough to get past the diodes. You
need a couple of volts output swing to drive a diode ring modulator, or
nothing will come out.
BTW, you can interchange one of the inputs with the output and take the
other input as the output - sounds slightly different but it works.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mudthumpertwine" <mudthumpertwine@...>
To: <cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:07 PM
Subject: [cgs_synth] real ring wiring
> Hi,
> I just received my real ring modulator today, wired it up and
> connected it to two outputs on my paia vco then out to an amp and just
> got silence.
> Now I'm very new to this so I just wanted to make sure that I am
> wiring the jacks right.
> I have 3 switchcraft type jacks(different that the box ones in ken's
> diagram) that have 3 places to connect wires.
> The first connects to the shaft where the plug enters so i figured
> that is the ground or the equivalent of SL?
> The other two connect to parts that are touching but when a plug
> enters the one piece(A) is forced away from the other.
> I am guessing that (A) is the equivalent of TP?
> I've tried all sorts of wiring and the best i can get is that humming
> that means something isn't grounded.
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Also, my vco sounds weird now without the ring modulator attached.
> I figured since this was a passive device, no harm would come from
> trying different wiring out. Was this wrong to do?
>
> -Jay
>
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