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maryjane
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APR 14, 02:14 PM
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williegoat
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APR 14, 02:43 PM
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I don't know, I have never tried. I have been intrigued by the theremin since I was a kid and have come close to buying one a few times, but I would probably play with it for a few days and then hardly ever touch it again, like my ukulele. I still want to learn the bagpipes, some day.
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Jake_Dragon
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APR 14, 03:44 PM
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Funny you can get the same results with an old TV and feed back through the speakers.
My family didn't find it as much fun as I did.
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williegoat
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APR 15, 03:26 PM
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maryjane
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APR 16, 09:37 PM
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and now we know how those weird teletubby things really communicated....
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williegoat
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APR 25, 06:00 PM
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Well, the answer appears to be: yes, but just not very well.
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IMSA GT
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APR 25, 06:43 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Well, the answer appears to be: yes, but just not very well.
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Let me help you with a simple diagram. It will make everything sound great 
 [This message has been edited by IMSA GT (edited 04-25-2021).]
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williegoat
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APR 25, 07:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by IMSA GT:
Let me help you with a simple diagram. It will make everything sound great
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Actually, I have just such plans. I have a bigger breadboard from some earlier projects and a 3.5mm TRS breadboard mounted jack. I found a 10k pot and a DPDT switch that also will mount on a breadboard. I can switch the signal from the collector of the transistor to the pot and send a reasonable voltage and impedance to my pedal and on to my recording interface. (I think)
This thing just makes a square wave with no harmonics. (to speak of) That smaller chip is just a dual 555.
But I'm just an old retired gearjammer. What do I know? It's worth a shot.
edit: I just checked and I get ~.95v between the collector and B+ with the speaker in place and ~2.3v with the speaker out of the circuit. The speaker is rated at 8 ohms. That is a much higher signal level than I am happy with, for input to any of my music equipment. An electric guitar will output something under 400mv (and likely less than half that) with an impedance well above 10k.[This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 04-25-2021).]
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maryjane
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APR 26, 01:00 AM
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My imagination maybe, but did I hear a little Star Spangled banner in the video?
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williegoat
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APR 26, 04:25 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
My imagination maybe, but did I hear a little Star Spangled banner in the video? |
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It wasn't intentional, I was just trying to hit some standard intervals; third, fifth, etc.
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