Projecttitel: Juergen Haible Living VCOs in MOTM

Status:

Startdate: September 2014

Duedate: December 2018

update: January 2017 addional pcb for separate outputs

Manufacture link: check the legacy page: http://www.jhaible.info/wsdindex.html

update: for my MOTM Panel version its needed to use a separate triple Amplifier for the SAW outs or pulse outs. check this out LVCO addon

check the legacy page: http://www.jhaible.info/wsdindex.html

Build thread on muffwiggler: for Eurorack pcb version

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=117137&highlight=living+vco

general lvco thread

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=93892&postdays=0&postorder=desc&start=130

further build thread:

http://www.reredredsynth.com/ladbrokeGroveVCOarray-implmt.htm

known Issues for Eurorack pcb version from muffwiggler (my pcb as shown here is the original pcb from J.H)

R39 use socket and try 820K to 1M

cut the socket on left side for using the tempco

for c7/c8 are film caps fine or bipolar electrolyte caps

BOM Core PCB:

Living VCO Core BoM.pdf

10K Poti for Frontpanel with vernier dials http://www.reichelt.de/534-10K/3/index.html?&ACTION=3&LA=446&ARTICLE=2543&artnr=534-10K&SEARCH=+53+4-10k

BOM Driver PCB:

Living-VCO-Driver-BoM-v1.1.pdf

Randomsource Version files: (with addional wave shaper and VCA)

LVCO_2015_addons.pdf

Wiring:

Calibration

Calibration is quite similar to what you have on other VCOs.
S - Scale. Here you adjust the 1V/Oct tracking. Apply a CV from your Keyboard or Midi->CV Converter. Connect a guitar tuner or frequency counter to the VCO output and adjust "S" until 1 octave on the keyboard is exactly 1 octave of VCO frequency.
F - Frequency. Here you can adjust the absolute frequency (not the scale). You can set it to something like 16Hz (or whatever else you prefer) for the ccw end position of the 10-Turn front panel "Frequency" control.
H - High frequency tracking. Honestly: i didn't even adjust this in my prototype - I just left it in mid position. If you need to, you can fine tune the octave tracking for higher frequencies here.
PW1(2)(3)Adj - Pulse width adjust. With the front panel Pulse Width knob in 12 o'clock position, adjust the trimmer for 50% pulse width.