Hi, again, group. Anyone know the ARP Avatar?...specifically the 4075 filter module? It's based around the LM3900 quad amplifier. Is it true that the voltage between the inverting and noninverting inputs at each of the four stages should be virtually zero regardless of the position of the VCF frequency slider? The following are the voltage values I measured at each of the four stages; the first of each set represents slider min, the second is slider max: .10-.10; .66-7.34; .43-.62; .64-7.22 It seems to me that I have a bad LM3900 chip based on my limited knowledge of opamps. Is there something else I should consider here? Audibly there's mainly noise from the unit. I can faintly hear the OSC's being modulated correctly underneath the "wash" but the filter controls have no effect on the OSC's. The envelopes can be heard to mod the VCA. The CA3080 IC of the VCA seems to have correct values. I bought the unit with a burnt power supply tantalum cap in the vicinity of the VCF which I have since replaced. Thanks for any help! --stephen
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ARP Avatar!
2006-06-11 by easterleggs
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