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Vocal Zapper

Model 6730

Assembly and Using Manual

Whether you want to sing Karaoke to essentially any

recording, practice and improve your vocals or just feel

like a rock star for a few minutes, then the Vocal Zapper

is for you.  This low-cost device, when used in conjunc-

tion with any coventional stereo system, removes the

lead vocal from most CDs, records and tapes, and puts

your voice in its place.

There are somewhat more serious uses for the Zapper,

too; for example, with the lead vocal removed, you'll hear

harmony and background parts on records that you've

never heard before.  Some aspiring singers have used

the Vocal Zapper to record demo tapes featuring their

voice in place of another singer's.  Perhaps best of all,

this is a simple, non-critical circuit that is easy to

construct and use.

Summary of Contents for Vocal Zapper 6730

Page 1: ...oventional stereo system removes the lead vocal from most CDs records and tapes and puts your voice in its place There are somewhat more serious uses for the Zapper too for example with the lead vocal removed you ll hear harmony and background parts on records that you ve never heard before Some aspiring singers have used the Vocal Zapper to record demo tapes featuring their voice in place of anot...

Page 2: ...ff each step as you do it may seem silly and ritualistic but it greatly decreases the chance of omitting a step and also provides some gratification and reward as each step is completed Numbered figures are printed in the Illustrations Supplement that serves as a wrapper for this manual Remove the wrapper for easy reference to the illustrations during assembly THECIRCUITBOARD The Vocal Zapper is b...

Page 3: ...ics work A proper solder joint has just enough solder to cover the soldering pad and about 1 16 inch of lead passing through it There are two improper connections to beware of Using too little solder will sometimes result in a connection which appears to be soldered when actually there is a layer of flux insulating the component lead from the solder bead This situation can be cured by reheating th...

Page 4: ...o about a 45 degree angle to help hold the component in place while soldering AFTER SOLDERING clip off each lead end flush with the top of the solder joint Save some of these clipped leads for use as wire jumpers in later steps DESIGNATION VALUE COLOR CODE A B C R1 1K brown black red R2 1K brown black red R3 2 2K red red red R4 22K red red orange R5 47K yellow violet orange R6 47K yellow violet or...

Page 5: ...battery if installed incorrectly the circuit won t work The capacitors supplied will have either the lead or the lead marked on the body of the part The lead MUST go through the circuit board hole which has also been labelled positive In the event that the capacitors have their negative lead marked this lead should go through the unmarked hole in the circuit board Voltage rating is a minimum value...

Page 6: ...m each end Tin each end by twisting the exposed strands tightly together and melting a small amount of solder into the wire to hold the strands together Using the wire provided make the following connections to the circuit board Use different colored wire for connections to point M and SG so the origin can be easily identified after the wires are twisted together in a later step PC POINT WIRE LENG...

Page 7: ...e other battery clip to S2 2 THE FRONT PANEL MAY NOW BE BOLTED TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD AS FOLLOWS Attach the two L brackets to the front panel by passing a 4 40 X 1 4 machine screw through the holes in the panel and the unthreaded holes in the L brackets Secure each machine screw with a 4 hex nut Do not fully tighten until the front panel is aligned and attached Fasten the front panel to the circuit ...

Page 8: ...e connected to a stereo system through the TAPE OUT and TAPE MONITOR jacks as shown below Note that the stereo s TAPE MON button must be in the IN position to put the Zapper into the stereo signal path After hooking the Zapper into your system turn on the power switch of the Zapper and all other components and start playing the program material you will be working with With S1 on the Vocal Zapper ...

Page 9: ... with good separation will work in almost all cases PRINCIPLES OF VOCAL CANCELLATION With most stereo records certain instruments are traditionally placed in the center of a stereo mix such as vocals bass and bass drum Other instru ments such as lead guitar keyboards vocal harmonies and the like are mixed more towards the right or left side of the stereo spread The Vocal Zapper removes the lead vo...

Page 10: ...uckily for us these records are definitely in the minority greater than 95 of all pop rock and C W records sampled during development of the Vocal Zapper had the lead vocals mixed in the center channel and were therefore eligible for cancellation ABOUT THE CIRCUIT Referring to the schematic IC1 is a differential amplifier built around a 5532 or equivalent type dual low noise opamp The right channe...

Page 11: ... a 9v bipolar transistor radio battery supply The Vocal Zapper is intended for use with stereo systems having TAPE OUT and TAPE MON jacks see INSTALLATION IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY Recheck the wiring according to the instructions given previously in this manual Also make sure the batteries are fresh and functional Pay special attention to the orientation of the ICs and to the solder connections Many k...

Page 12: ... black yellow 3 470K yellow violet yellow variable resistors 2 100K Trimmer Potentiometers disk and mylar capacitors 1 01uF Ceramic Disk 2 22uF Mylar electrolytic capacitors minimum voltage specified 1 1uF 10V 2 10uF 15V semiconductors 1 5532 Dual Low Noise Op Amp hardware and miscellaneous 2 DPDT Toggle Switch 4 PC mounted Phono Jacks 1 1 4 OC Phone Jack 2 18 lengths insulated wire 2 4 L Bracket ...

Page 13: ...o systems or boom boxes that have Tape Out and Tape Monitor jacks If you have a packaged system that does not include these features use of the Vocal Zapper may require some internal modification to the system Also be aware that a filter is included in the Vocal Zapper design to allow bass lines which are ordinarily mixed to the center of the stereo field to pass without being zapped This filter m...

Page 14: ...cal assembly Note different orientation of switches and threaded and unthreaded holes in L bracket 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 1 5 4 6 S1 S2 J5 attaches to the threaded bushing S T The sleeve S lug Fig 3 Shows panel wiring Switch lug numbers are only on illustrations and not on the switch ...

Page 15: ...ack to the receiver via these con nectors Normally this would be the signal from output of a tape deck but with the vocal zapper it is the zapper s outputs With only cables connected to these inputs on the receiver and Tape Monitor asserted you should be able to touch the tip of the cable and hear a buzz or hum through your speakers indicating the inputs are live An external CD player could be pla...

Page 16: ...gital readout it will autopolarize and you can go on and measure the negative DC on pin 4 for a 7 to 8V DC reading If it is analog with a meter movement put the red on ground common and measure with the black so the needle doesn t try to swing the wrong direction The output pins of the op amp IC pin1 pin 7 should measure appoximately 0V DC ...

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