MOTM

At 3:45 PM -0500 5/13/03, Paul Schreiber wrote:
>Well, the faster/slower times apply to BOTH extremes.
>
>Increasing C9 allows longer Releases, but the minimum Attack is
>proportionally  *longer*.

Yes, it would take longer to both charge and to discharge with a larger
value.  I was thinking of two "modified" versions:  one with a smaller
value for extra snappy short percussive envelopes with a finer attack
control, and another with a larger value for long fades and sweeps.

>I found that 6.8uf seemed to be the ideal value, but couldn't find
>any low-leakage non-polars in the correct voltage (needs to be 25V
>or better).

What sort ofleakage specs does it require??  Digikey lists three
different Xicon radial 6.8uF 50V non-polar and bi-polar caps in their
catalog on page 265.

Also, is there a difference between non-polar and bi-polar??  The
parts list says bi-polar and "B.P." is printed on the cap.  The
schematic says "NP" and you are calling it non-polar here.

>I have several folks that have "stock" 3.3uf caps in 2 EGs and 10uf
>in 2 other ones for like 25 sec. Releases. But the price you pay is
>a very narrow panel control range for "snappy" Attacks.

Perhaps these people should speak up and say which part they used!!