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Q1 in the accent circuit should be a JFET transistor with a DSG pinout. A few different types will fit here. We've 
tried the J201, MPF102 and 2N5457, and they all seem to work okay. The DR55 actually uses a 2SK30AY in this 
position. This will also work but you'll have to check the pinout and rotate the part accordingly. The correct DSG 
pin positions are marked on the board. 

Next install the trimmer pots at VR1 and VR2, the inductor at L1, the LM324 quad opamp, and any pin headers you 
want to use for the off board connections. 

 

Power: 

The board is powered by 12v DC. On the bottom left of the board you can see a 2x5 pin power connector. Only the 
pins on the right labeled with the larger GND and +12V text are actually used, but the 10 pin connector is provided 
for the standard eurorack format. Please note that due to its size, this PCB is not designed specifically to be used in 
a eurorack  module, but we used this connector just in case somebody wanted to try and bodge something 
together. In normal use you can just use the GND and +12V connections with the larger font. 
If you haven't installed the trigger conditioning circuit then you will have left out the 9v regulator. In this case you 
can run the voice circuits from a 9v input instead of 12v if you wanted to. Either will be fine. 

Inputs, outputs and pots: 

The wiring diagram for the inputs, outputs and pots can be found on the next page.  
The diagram shows all the pots viewed from above. The accent amount pot should ideally be an antilog pot, 
commonly known as a C curve pot, but a linear B curve pot can be used at a push, or a normal A curve log pot if 
you use the left hand pin and wire it in to operate backwards. You can use a 470K pot if you are in Europe and 
500K is not readily available. 
Note that the pin assignations for the two TRIG IN connectors are different. 

Summary of Contents for CB55

Page 1: ...h so the trigger conditioning circuit takes any 5v trigger pulse of 10ms or more and turns it into a 10ms pulse suitable to trigger the voices If you re using a midi to trigger convertor or a modular...

Page 2: ...ing up individual outputs later then you can install these with bent wire to test the board but leave them unsoldered for now Next install the non electrolytic capacitors These include the poly film a...

Page 3: ...nsistors REG1 is a 78L06 regulator that supplies the 6v power to the voice circuits REG2 is a 78L09 that supplies 9v to the trigger conditioning circuit T1 to T10 are general purpose NPN transistors R...

Page 4: ...to its size this PCB is not designed specifically to be used in a eurorack module but we used this connector just in case somebody wanted to try and bodge something together In normal use you can just...

Page 5: ...Sounds sourced via individual outputs will not be affected by the accent The outputs are found at J1 Snare noise to submix J2 Hat noise to submix J3 Snare J4 Hat j5 Rimshot J6 Bass drum As with a DR5...

Page 6: ...nty of places but check out the datasheet for a switching diagram the same as the one on the bottom left of the image below An alternative method of doing this would be to use a normal switching stere...

Page 7: ...ccent output then make sure you use that for the accent trigger input as it will usually be less prone to midi lag Triggers from a purely analogue system will usually have tighter timing than midi If...

Page 8: ...1 sets the difference between the normal and accented output levels Theres no real right or wrong way to set this although the DR55 service manual does suggest you should adjust it to read 4 5v at the...

Page 9: ...6 R80 2 2M R33 820R R34 220K R36 R63 R77 R79 R82 1K R37 R53 150K R38 R40 R54 33K R45 270R R48 470K R52 330R R55 120K R58 R66 R70 1M R67 82K R75 68K R83 100R C1 C3 10uF Electrolytic 25v or more C30 C39...

Page 10: ...zed cap but couldn t get an electrolytic with a value that small Either an electrolytic or a tantalum will work fine but a tantalum will probably be a lot more difficult to get hold of these days The...

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