Comments on: Drone Lab update

By: kollo

kollo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:43:07 +0000

wow. im just getting started in electronics, and your page has been both an inspiration and source for great learning! cheers from sweden!

By: ChrisLody

ChrisLody — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:29:45 +0000

I’ve just stumpled across this whilst looking for a simple vcf circuit and I like what I see. I’m just getting going on making my own noise makers, I’ve read Nicloas Collins Handmade Electronic Music so I’ve done simple things with the hex schmitt trigger. I’m sure I can gain a lot of info from this schematic. I’m going to try my best to get this onto strip board, but if I fail I’ll be buying one of your pcb’s when you make them available. Cheers

By: efabric

efabric — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:52:09 +0000

Hello, I’ve just finished a standard WSG, but now I need more sounds ! I want to modify it but need a little more exlanations about these points about your circuit :

“-4 Tone generators. Two can be pitch modulated, two volume modulated.
-4 Tone activation switches. 2 are 3 setting switches, up=on/center=off/down=volume modulation.”

I don’t understand where on your schematics are the two ways / center off switches.
I found 3 spst on the electronic half schematics and in the block diagram where I suppose two of them are linked together.

Are they 2p2t or sp2t ?

By: Rico

Rico — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:26:06 +0000

Hello

i make a drone lab now, for the rythmique gate in the schematic you use a 2n3806, it’s not a 2n3906? I don’t found this composant in the electronics office…

Maybe there’re a equivalent?

thinks

Rico

By: casper

casper — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:41:59 +0000

efabric: Sorry for the confusion. I changed the schematic to make it simpler and removed the 3 way switch. Now you simply use 2 SPST switches. ONE turns the oscillator ON. The second activates the rhythmic effect

By: casper

casper — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:42:57 +0000

Rico: NO! it is 2N3906. The schematic is hard to read and the “9″ looks like an “8″. Sorry about that.

By: Rico

Rico — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:52:34 +0000

Cool, I cant finish quickly my drone lab!!! I have some 2n3906….

I make video and photo when it’s finish…

think

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:01:24 +0000

Hay!

Lovely machine! I just wondering about pcb.. is there going to be a circuit board or just a pcb available?

Keep up the awsome work!

/cheers.

By: a[mp]lex

a[mp]lex — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:29:42 +0000

pete, begging you to plz plz PREEZE order these pcbs!!! very hot project, i would be willing to lay down a deposit for 2x =]

By: casper

casper — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:57:51 +0000

The PCB IS COMING! Along with a hot new redesign of the layout and controls. I’m designing it to be as awesome as possible but without using any weird, hard to find or expensive parts that would make building the kit a pain. Another feature I’m excited about is that all pots and switches are mounted on board. That means 25 pots, 10 switch, 6 jacks and 5 leds that you DON’T have to run wires to. that will save you hours and hours of work. Also it means that the board can work on it’s own with or without a housing.
I will be taking pre orders by October 15th.