8/11/2023 0 Comments Lil erebus![]() ![]() Compared to the Erebus line, the moog synths feel too clinical and perfect. It really complements my boog well and even puts the boog to shame in terms of having a raw ballsy untamed sound. Other than that, the basic sound of the lil Erebus is exactly what I wanted as a former owner of a V2. Once it works? I’m disappointed with the way the vca works, it’s just really hard to coax a decent envelope shape response from it. I believe I was as careful as possible with each build yet 4 for 4, each build had a problem and if it weren’t for my dad, I’d be sitting on 4 non working units. I’d say an average builder with access to my dad, an electronics expert who was able to help trace down each of my four builds’ issues including a bad transistor. I just want to summarize some thoughts on the lil Erebus. Įdit: having gone over the schematics alongside my work in more detail, I'm now fairly certain it's caused by tiny accidental scratches next to the solder pads causing shorts to the ground plane. Is the only solution for me to desolder the sockets? Bit of a daunting task. Is there anything obviously wrong that means I'm getting these 0v reads? Looking at the schematics, none of the pins I mentioned should go to GND. The voltage checks in the manual all pass fine. I think there's something more fundamentally wrong with my handiwork though - doing continuity checks on all of the IC sockets' pins, I'm getting shorts to ground on:Īside from this the ICs IC26 and IC1 get very hot just being plugged in for a few minutes. I've checked for obvious shorts before plugging in (between +ve, -ve and ground power pins) and no problem, so I went ahead and plugged it in. The output level also seems extremely quiet - the only 'normal' output level I get is with MIX/FEED turned all the way up, but mix turned down, oscillator output is very quiet. Having a similar issue to previous users with only one of the oscillators working. The RM is a slightly quicker build - fewer parts - but you can totally do it! I guess I’d say: pick the one you think would be most interesting to add to your setup.Just finished building mine, having a lot of trouble getting it to work properly. I have both, and they’re fun builds, well documented and laid out, and they don’t have many rivals in the “built modules” space, so I’d say go for either/both. The Radio Music is also a great project, though. ![]() (Disclaimer: I am designing a small range of DIY kits, mainly 1U tiles, that are all simple SMD builds designed for people, so I have a vested interest in said enthusiasm). As opposed to, say, trying to DIY something designed for a machine to build, like a Mutable Instruments module, which is properly hard. Bear in mind that the Turing mk2 was designed to be done by human hands - it’s SMD componentry, but it’s as large as you can get it and designed to be done with tweezers. It’s a little challenging, but a pair of tweezers and take your time and it’s all fine. I will happily chant you can totally do SMD! at people until I’m hoarse.So I’d strongly recommend it as opening up lots of fun stuff the Turing can do. I acquired one as a gift to expand my Turing and god, it leads to all manner of interesting things. ![]()
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