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Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format

2009-07-18 by Miguel Mendoza

Hello group, any of you are using one of these in a flat rails mounting cabinet? I didn't see this comented before but this module doesn't fit into a typical cabinet. The Alpha pot for the 'FAT' feature is too big, the PCB also seems a little larger than usual but I think that replacing the pot will work. Anyone fixed this? Do you know if this potentiometer is linear or logaritmic?
Even the screw holes are so small that I had to drill them again... Really annoying.
Thanks!
Miguel.

RE: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format

2009-07-18 by John L Rice

Richard Brewster put his into a new panel:

http://pugix.com/synth/cynthia-dual-sawtooth-animator/

I bet he will have some advice for you.

Best of luck!

John L Rice

PS – how do you like the sound of it?

From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Miguel Mendoza
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:12 PM
To: MOTM List
Subject: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format




Hello group, any of you are using one of these in a flat rails mounting cabinet? I didn't see this comented before but this module doesn't fit into a typical cabinet. The Alpha pot for the 'FAT' feature is too big, the PCB also seems a little larger than usual but I think that replacing the pot will work. Anyone fixed this? Do you know if this potentiometer is linear or logaritmic?

Even the screw holes are so small that I had to drill them again... Really annoying.

Thanks!

Miguel.




Re: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format

2009-07-19 by Greg Wuller

Yup - had the same problem (informed Cynthia about it as well right when they came out). I drilled out the holes and swapped out the top pot with a 16mm variant. The info I got from Cynthia is below:
=========================================
24mm Aplha Linear 10K from Mouser

31VA401-f

http://www.mouser.com/

that is a 24mm pot which is too big apparently...

a smaller pot that would fit and have the same feel is
a smaller 16mm Pot instead of 24mm

The 16mm Alpha pots I use for most everything is

31JN401-F
=========================================

-greg

On Jul 18, 2009, at 4:11 PM, Miguel Mendoza wrote:

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Hello group, any of you are using one of these in a flat rails mounting cabinet? I didn't see this comented before but this module doesn't fit into a typical cabinet. The Alpha pot for the 'FAT' feature is too big, the PCB also seems a little larger than usual but I think that replacing the pot will work. Anyone fixed this? Do you know if this potentiometer is linear or logaritmic?
Even the screw holes are so small that I had to drill them again... Really annoying.
Thanks!
Miguel.


Re: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format

2009-07-19 by Richard Brewster

I think the discussion is about the MOTM-format sawtooth animator that
Cyndustries offered for a short time.

http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_sawtooth.cfm?type=50

That was a single-channel animator, using six or eight LFOs. I bought an
assembled board and put it into a dual-channel panel. I suspected the
same PC board was used. It might be possible to replace the Cyndustries
1U panel with a FPE dual panel and get a two-channel animator. (I happen
to have a left over FPE panel exactly like the one I used, but with some
cosmetic issues. If anyone is interested in it, contact me off list.)

Richard Brewster

John L Rice wrote:
>
>
> Richard Brewster put his into a new panel:
>
> http://pugix.com/synth/cynthia-dual-sawtooth-animator/
>
> I bet he will have some advice for you.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> John L Rice
>
> PS – how do you like the sound of it?
>
> *From:* motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf
> Of *Miguel Mendoza
> *Sent:* Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:12 PM
> *To:* MOTM List
> *Subject:* [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format
>
>
>
>
> Hello group, any of you are using one of these in a flat rails
> mounting cabinet? I didn't see this comented before but this module
> doesn't fit into a typical cabinet. The Alpha pot for the 'FAT'
> feature is too big, the PCB also seems a little larger than usual but
> I think that replacing the pot will work. Anyone fixed this? Do you
> know if this potentiometer is linear or logaritmic?
>
> Even the screw holes are so small that I had to drill them again...
> Really annoying.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Miguel.
>



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Re: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format

2009-07-19 by Miguel Mendoza

Thanks to all for your answers, I will be replacing that pot. I hope to post
some pics of my new 88 spaces cabinet soon!

P.S. About the sound of the sawtooth animator, honestly, I didn't check it
too much because it was waiting for space in the new cabinet, but I think
that I won't use it to much, it sounds like having a polysynth with unison
voices but only with one oscillator, nice and creamy but not my cup of tea
;-)

Thanks!

Miguel.


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>I think the discussion is about the MOTM-format sawtooth animator that
>Cyndustries offered for a short time.
>
> http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_sawtooth.cfm?type=50
>
> That was a single-channel animator, using six or eight LFOs. I bought an
> assembled board and put it into a dual-channel panel. I suspected the same
> PC board was used. It might be possible to replace the Cyndustries 1U
> panel with a FPE dual panel and get a two-channel animator. (I happen to
> have a left over FPE panel exactly like the one I used, but with some
> cosmetic issues. If anyone is interested in it, contact me off list.)
>
> Richard Brewster
>
> John L Rice wrote:
>>
>>
>> Richard Brewster put his into a new panel:
>>
>> http://pugix.com/synth/cynthia-dual-sawtooth-animator/
>>
>> I bet he will have some advice for you.
>>
>> Best of luck!
>>
>> John L Rice
>>
>> PS – how do you like the sound of it?
>>
>> *From:* motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of
>> *Miguel Mendoza
>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:12 PM
>> *To:* MOTM List
>> *Subject:* [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello group, any of you are using one of these in a flat rails mounting
>> cabinet? I didn't see this comented before but this module doesn't fit
>> into a typical cabinet. The Alpha pot for the 'FAT' feature is too big,
>> the PCB also seems a little larger than usual but I think that replacing
>> the pot will work. Anyone fixed this? Do you know if this potentiometer
>> is linear or logaritmic?
>>
>> Even the screw holes are so small that I had to drill them again...
>> Really annoying.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Miguel.
>>
>
>
>
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Re: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format

2009-07-19 by Richard Brewster

Don't overlook the usage as a voltage-controlled LFO cluster. The 'Fat'
control is the initial rate control for the LFOs, and 'VC Fat' controls
them all in tandem. These LFO's have an interesting feature that when
Fat is zero, they stop oscillating and hold whatever output voltage they
are on.

Richard Brewster

Miguel Mendoza wrote:
> Thanks to all for your answers, I will be replacing that pot. I hope to post
> some pics of my new 88 spaces cabinet soon!
>
> P.S. About the sound of the sawtooth animator, honestly, I didn't check it
> too much because it was waiting for space in the new cabinet, but I think
> that I won't use it to much, it sounds like having a polysynth with unison
> voices but only with one oscillator, nice and creamy but not my cup of tea
> ;-)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Miguel.
>



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Re: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format

2009-07-19 by Miguel Mendoza

Really interesting... Thanks for the tip!

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Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [motm] Cy Sawtooth animator MOTM format


> Don't overlook the usage as a voltage-controlled LFO cluster. The 'Fat'
> control is the initial rate control for the LFOs, and 'VC Fat' controls
> them all in tandem. These LFO's have an interesting feature that when Fat
> is zero, they stop oscillating and hold whatever output voltage they are
> on.
>
> Richard Brewster
>
> Miguel Mendoza wrote:
>> Thanks to all for your answers, I will be replacing that pot. I hope to
>> post some pics of my new 88 spaces cabinet soon!
>>
>> P.S. About the sound of the sawtooth animator, honestly, I didn't check
>> it too much because it was waiting for space in the new cabinet, but I
>> think that I won't use it to much, it sounds like having a polysynth with
>> unison voices but only with one oscillator, nice and creamy but not my
>> cup of tea ;-)
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Miguel.
>>
>
>
>
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> signature database 4258 (20090719) __________
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