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Dyne Industries.............................. 95
Element14...................................... 21
Emona Instruments........................ 79
Geoff Coppa................................. 111
Grantronics.................................. 111
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the reference oscillator and the volume
oscillator are so close that they lock
and so hand movement does not cause
the volume oscillator to change. To
counteract this, adjust the reference
volume oscillator transformer (T3)
about one turn either clockwise or
anticlockwise from its current position
and then readjust T4 again according
to the volume plate alignment procedure described in the article.
Alternatively, T3 and T4 are currently adjusted so that T4 cannot
come within frequency range of the
T3 oscillator. Try setting both the T3
and T4 slugs to mid-travel of their
adjustment range first. Then readjust
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T4 again according to the volume plate
alignment procedure described in the
article. There must be a voltage change
available at D1 with hand movement
before volume will be controlled.
The August 2000 Theremin will
work well with an earthed or unearthed supply. It does not work with
the newer switchmode plugpacks. The
later Mk.2 version from March 2009
was designed to operate from an AC
plugpack only. It will not operate from
a DC supply or a switchmode plugpack. The Ask SILICON CHIP answer
you are referring to was probably for
the Mk.2 version.
March 2012
Multi-Channel USB Recording/Playback Interface?
I was very happy to see the USB
stereo recording/playback interface
project (SILICON CHIP, June 2010)
and was wondering how I can have
multiple channels for music creation/production at home.
For example, I want to have eight
or more inputs for use with Cubase
software. So, can I run four of your
boxes on a desktop PC? Is there any
chance of you doing a multi-channel
version for home studios?
Commercial units are too expen112 Silicon Chip
sive for a home hobbyist. (D. C., via
email).
• Unfortunately it’s not feasible
to hook up four of our Stereo USB
recording/Playback Interfaces to a
PC for 8-channel recording.
In order to do this, you’d need an
ADC-bitstream chip which could
handle all eight channels at once
and interleave them “in sync” for
sending to the PC. That’s probably
the reason why the commercial units
are so expensive.
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Keith Rippon................................. 111
Kitstop.......................................... 112
LED Sales.................................... 111
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Microbee Technology................... 111
Microchip Technology....................... 5
Mikroelectronika............................. 11
Mouser Electronics.................... OBC
Ocean Controls.............................. 23
Quest Electronics......................... 111
RF Modules.................................. 112
Sesame Electronics..................... 111
Sethna Electronics....................... 111
Silicon Chip Binders........... 78,95,112
Silicon Chip Bookshop................. 110
Silicon Chip Order Form................ 43
Silicon Chip Partshop..................... 42
Silicon Chip Subscriptions............. 89
Siomar Battery Engineering.... 15,111
Splat Controls.............................. 111
Switchmode Power Supplies.......... 47
Tekmark......................................... 13
Truscotts Electronic World............ 111
Verbatim......................................... 22
Wiltronics......................................... 9
Worldwide Elect. Components..... 112
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