Pleased to finally announce orders for my Soft Key module! The soft key is a high gain voltage processor and precision clipper. The variable gain and clipping stage allows the module to act like a normal processor at low gain and at high gain the module will hard clip your input signal precisely between 0-1V.
The threshold control allows the input signal to be DC offset, controlling at what point the signal clips. The CV input allows an external signal to act as the threshold, and can be attenuverted with the CV control.
The gain control gives a range of x0 to x50, effectively attenuation up to hard clipping, but the trimpot on the board can be adjusted to increase the maximum gain to taste, up to x100.
The PCB is a four layer board designed to impart minimal noise when using high gain settings, but just as with any high gain circuit, noise on your signal will be amplified just the same as your signal!
This module is useful for signal processing, contrast control, shape generation and pairing with a crossfader to create a keyer.
PCB and Front Panel set: £20 / $26 + delivery from the UK
Built Module: £120 / $155 + delivery from the UK
DIY Kit: £110 / £140 + delivery from the UK
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Orders:
Either comment below or DM me for your order. Happy to do a run of black panels too if purple isn’t your thang
P.S. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has provided advice and shared knowledge during the development, I’ve learnt a huge amount and I’m so excited to finally release a module!
Do you intend to release more modules?
And will you keep stock going forward, or will it be a run-by-run basis?
Since shipping (to Australia) is usually worth more than the PCB & Panel itself, I’d hold off and combine purchasing if that was an option for the future…
Yep, I intend to hold some stock of boards where I can.
In the pipeline are a 2U video buffered mult, an individual outputs version of the Sandin Function Generator, A triggerable dual monostable and a vactrol sequencer style thing. Couldn’t tell you how long these will take though.
Also hoping to get some stocked with Thonk soon so you could always combine them with the other wonderful DIY offerings available.
@phosphenes - I’d probably just want pcb/panel set(s) and be happy to buy that from thonk if/when they get them in… unless you offer them here first (I’m in the UK so cheap postage)
would it be possible to see a BOM linked here though - it’s highly likely that I’d only need the ICs and some of the panel furniture… & if that’s the case I may want up to 3…
Hey, I’ve just added the BOM to my first post. Yep on offer here first! I’ve tried to stick to the ‘common’ video DIY values where possible, 1k, 499R, 4K99 etc so hopefully shouldn’t be any suprises on there.
Thanks! Sorry I had some issues with my capture setup when I first released this, there’s a handful of patches with it in on my Instagram @Martindevices, I’ll try to record some simpler demonstrations of it in the next week.
