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Title: the unresistable vactrol topic !
Post by: nochtanseenspecht on September 10, 2009, 11:09:24 PM
searching for vactrol schematics i came across this one
vactrol pattern synthesizer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhFhgtrzzm4&feature=related#normal)
very charming i think  :-*
not shure if this is the same schematics, but it looks simple (some aspects i don't overstand though)
http://bp3.blogger.com/_xZi2S7Zcd5Q/Rvfz-UhV7yI/AAAAAAAAAJM/emVuTNCxPBI/s1600-h/VactrolSynthSchem.JPG (http://bp3.blogger.com/_xZi2S7Zcd5Q/Rvfz-UhV7yI/AAAAAAAAAJM/emVuTNCxPBI/s1600-h/VactrolSynthSchem.JPG)
would be nice if it could be synced to triggerpuls.. (anyone ?  ;D )

i have also an simple vactrol compressor diagram in an old Graig Anderton book
wich i'm not posting here because of copyrights  ;) But thats also charming thingy

any other fun vactrol projects ? post them here  :D

btw, whats the difference between vactrol and optocoupler ?

offtopic: http://cliplead.blogspot.com/ (http://cliplead.blogspot.com/) where i got it from , is supernice site to check for all you freaks  :o
Title: Re: the unresistable vactrol topic !
Post by: Bogus Noise on September 11, 2009, 06:54:53 PM
Damn, that sounds awesome!

I found the Mutant Vactrol Filter a while back, it's earmarked for build when I've cleared a lot of other projects off the table...

http://mypeoplepc.com/members/scottnoanh/birthofasynth/id17.html (http://mypeoplepc.com/members/scottnoanh/birthofasynth/id17.html)
Title: Re: the unresistable vactrol topic !
Post by: SineHacker on September 11, 2009, 08:12:50 PM
Quote from: nochtanseenspecht on September 10, 2009, 11:09:24 PM

btw, whats the difference between vactrol and optocoupler ?


I don't think there is any difference - I've only ever heard one person use the term vactrol, and it does exactly the same thing. you can get optocouplers in ic form :D
Title: Re: the unresistable vactrol topic !
Post by: nochtanseenspecht on September 11, 2009, 08:38:37 PM
ah, i tought it was the same.. vactrol sounds nicer i think, but optocoupler sounds more scientific  :P

@ bogus noise, hope you let us know how you get along with it