Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

I have to help a fellow Jorgensen! There's not so many of us!

Here's the part that Andy recommends:
http://nl.farnell.com/texas-instruments/cd4042be/latch/dp/1470893

Jed

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:34 AM, Troels J�rgensen <the19thbear@gmail.com>wrote:

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>
> Sorry, but I'm not that much into electronics.. I'm trying to find ic
> 28(14042) in the local electronics store and they didn't have it..So I'll
> have to order it instead. Is it this I need?:
>
> http://dk.farnell.com/on-semiconductor/mc14042bcpg/ic-4000-cmos-4042-dip16-15v/dp/9664637
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>
> Thanks!
>
> Sendt fra min iPhone
>
> Den 11/05/2012 kl. 22.25 skrev Peter M�rck <peterm@sunsetselection.com>:
>
> > Just calibrate it the way you want it.
> > If you want to be able to mod the PW so much that the wave will not be
> audible, do that.
> > If you don't, then calibrate it so you always have a very narrow pulse
> at least.
> > As long as it works, tweak it the way you want it :)
> > Nice work with the repair!
> >
> > BR,
> > Peter
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Malte Rogacki
> > To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 3:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [PolySix] Yet another battery leak victim..
> >
> > At 7:52 Uhr +0200 11.05.2012, Troels J�rgensen wrote:
> > > By the Way, about the pw. I'm not sure I understood correctly, but is
> it
> > > normal that when I turn it to about 8, the wave will go away and I will
> > >get no
> > > sound from the osc? I just haven't seen that on any other synths..
> >
> > Yes, it's normal and the way it is supposed to be.
> >
> > From the User Manual:
> >
> > "At 8 or above the pulse width becomes so narrow as to collapse, which
> > produces sound and in effect shuts off the VCOs."
> >
> > Of course this should probably read "no sound" because otherwise it
> > wouldn't make much sense, would it?
> >
> > --
> > Malte Rogacki gacki@gacki.sax.de
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > "Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Often this is the reason why
> you
> > get no sound out of it." (ARP 2600 Owner's Manual)
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
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