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- | =====PS411 EnvAmp (Attack/Release Envelope Generator & Opto-VCA)===== | + | ===== PS411 EnvAmp (Attack/Release Envelope Generator & Opto-VCA)===== |
+ | by Antti Pussinen\\ | ||
The Dynamics of synthesized sounds are controlled with a Voltage Controlled Amplifier, or VCA. | The Dynamics of synthesized sounds are controlled with a Voltage Controlled Amplifier, or VCA. | ||
In a classical subtractive synthesizer arrangement the VCA is controlled through an envelope generator, allowing more interesting dynamic possibilities than just the on/off of a note gate. | In a classical subtractive synthesizer arrangement the VCA is controlled through an envelope generator, allowing more interesting dynamic possibilities than just the on/off of a note gate. | ||
- | Vactrol based Opto-VCA add an Attack and Release time automatically due to the relatively slow turn on, and off times of the led-ldr pair inside a vactrol. The ”opto” part of our VCA is a fast and accurate AC-Optocoupler, which adds a tiny bit of Attack time and Release tail to the signal, but not so much as a Vactrol would. We Decided to go with the optocoupler since factory made Vactrols are getting more rare and expensive, and altho rolling your own is a good choice, the response varies due to led and ldr types and manufacture tolerances. | + | {{:paper_synth:ps411_envamp_1200_3999.jpg?600|}}\\ |
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+ | Vactrol based Opto-VCA add an Attack and Release time automatically due to the relatively slow turn on, and off times of the led-ldr pair inside a vactrol. The ”opto” part of our VCA is a fast and accurate AC-Optocoupler, which adds a tiny bit of Attack time and Release tail to the signal, but not so much as a Vactrol would. We Decided to go with the optocoupler since factory made Vactrols are getting more rare and expensive, and altho rolling your own is a good choice, the response varies due to led and ldr types and manufacture tolerances. | ||
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+ | <iframe width="600" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pwurOpNAjtI?rel=0&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> | ||
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The Paper Synthesizer PS411 adds more control to the opto-VCA with Attack and Release control potentiometers. If both turned to zero, the module acts like a normal VCA, controlled by external CV. | The Paper Synthesizer PS411 adds more control to the opto-VCA with Attack and Release control potentiometers. If both turned to zero, the module acts like a normal VCA, controlled by external CV. | ||
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The module comes also with an bipolar offset potentiometer for manually controlling the amplitude. | The module comes also with an bipolar offset potentiometer for manually controlling the amplitude. | ||
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+ | ====Scope==== | ||
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+ | ==== Schematic ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Paper PCB ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Faceplate ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Parts ==== | ||
+ | * **Resistors:** | ||
+ | * 1x 68 Ohm | ||
+ | * 1x 100 Ohm | ||
+ | * 3x 1 kOhm | ||
+ | * 2x 10 kOhm | ||
+ | * 1x 1.5 kOhm | ||
+ | * 1x 5.6kOhm | ||
+ | * 5x 100 kOhm | ||
+ | * 2x 470kOhm | ||
+ | * **Capacitors:** | ||
+ | * 1x 22µF (bipolar) | ||
+ | * **Diodes:** | ||
+ | * 5x 1N4148 | ||
+ | * 1x LED | ||
+ | * **Semiconductors** | ||
+ | * 1x TL072 OpAmp | ||
+ | * 1x TL074 OpAmp | ||
+ | * 1x H11F1 Optocoupler | ||
+ | * **Mechanical:** | ||
+ | * 1x IC socket, 8pins | ||
+ | * 1x IC socket, 16pins | ||
+ | * 1x IC socket, 6pins | ||
+ | * 4x Thonkiconn 3.5mm jack socket | ||
+ | * 1x pin strip 2x8 | ||
+ | * **Trimmpotentiometer:** | ||
+ | * 1x 50 k | ||
+ | * **Potentiometers:** | ||
+ | * 2x 100k lin | ||
+ | * 1x 100k log | ||
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+ | ==== License ==== | ||
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+ | The PS411 EnvAmp was designed by **Antti Pussinen** 2017.\\ | ||
+ | It is licensed under a [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License]]. | ||
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