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Ok, sorry, i should have misconfigured my oscilloscope software...

Here is the signal on R62:
LEG 1:
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LEG 2:
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Sounds strange ? :?

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Something's wrong here - but I'm not sure if this is a measuring issue.

One side looks pretty good (although the signal should be significantly stronger - about 5V peak-to-peak - but this could have something to do with the soundcard scope).
However the signal on the other side should be much, much weaker (about 150mV max) and will also look very different.

The side towards the oscillator should be the "strong" side and the side towards the filter the "weak" side.

What type of oscilloscope are you using?
You may also want to measure the resistance across R62.

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Thanks for the answer MMM !
So it sounds that the VCF block is not working as it should (?).

I'm currently using my Mac book Pro built in soundcard as an oscillo with a software called "Signal Scope Pro", but i'm planning to buy a true oscillo to make the debugging easier.
I'll also change R62 to see if it change anything.

I'll let you know. :)

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sequentialmood wrote:Thanks for the answer MMM !
So it sounds that the VCF block is not working as it should (?).
That's hard to say since the signal seems not to make it into the filter. I'll think about it a little more. The voltages for the actual filter ladder looked ok to me.

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Hello,
I've changed R62, here are my new tests on the VCF.

leg 1 on R62 (VCO side):
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leg 2 on R62:
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on the res pot, when a key is pressed on keyboard:
With res at Zero:
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With res at max:
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but still no sound...

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That's more like it. So the signal makes it through the filter - good!

Check at the "-" side of C38. You should get a signal there when pressing note buttons (in keyboard mode).

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Ok.
here is what i get on C38, when i press a key.

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Many thanks, MMM!

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OK, so there's essentially nothing.

Check with the oscilloscope on pin1 and pin2 of IC15B; you should have a very weak signal there (without having to press note buttons)

Check with the multimeter at R146 what happens when playing notes. Check similarly at D34 and D35.

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Hi,

on IC15B:
on Pin 1, when i do not press anything. the signal reacts to Cutoff/Res/Env Mod values changes.

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on pin 2, i do not have any signal.

When a key is pressed:
on R146 (leg1/leg2): 0.64V / 4.94V

on both D35 and D34: 11.75V

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We're getting closer.

Please measure with a multimeter the DC offset at IC15B:

pin 1, pin 2, pin 6, pin 8

Please measure what happens at IC15B pin 4 when playing a note.

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here are voltages on IC15B:

seems good on pin 1, 2 => 5.33V

pin 6 => 5.33V
pin 8 => 5.38V

pin4 => 8 mV (i guess near null signal, even if i press a note on the keyboard.)
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The plot thickens.

Theory: The volume envelope is missing or doesn't make it to the VCA (IC15B).

Please measure with the multimeter the behaviour when playing a note at the cathode of D27.

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nothing on D27 cathode when a note is pressed.

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...which means no volume envelope.

Please measure both sides of D36 when playing a note. Since we are dealing here with rapidly changing voltages you'll possibly not get much information from the multimeter; it could appear as a small positive "dip" at the anode and a longer one at the cathode. You may also want to try to measure this with the oscilloscope.

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ok, i've just resoldered few points on D27.

here are my results:
- on cathodes on D27 and D36, voltage raises when i press a key, the value depends on how i press the note button (0.2v/0.5V)
- now i've also got a raise on pin 4 of IC15B, which is around 11.8V (pretty high??)

Thanks.

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