Amdek PCK-100 Percussion Synthesizer

Submitted on March 21, 2005.

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Controls

Sens
controls the sensitivity of the module (the threshold at which it is triggered)
Pitch
controls the pitch of the Oscillator
Decay
controls the length of the sound
Sweep
controls the range in which the oscillator sweeps
Rate
controls the speed/rate of the LFO wave that controls the pitch
Depth
controls the depth of the LFO wave that controls the pitch
LFO wave type
switches between a triangle and square LFO wave
Oscillator wave type (mod)
switches the oscillator wave type between a triangle, a square or a mix of both
Attack (mod)
bypasses the attack circuit for a softer attack

Sockets

Ext. Input
input for external triggers
Output
audio output

Specifications

Power Consumption
9 mA (DC 9V)
VCO Range
85 Hz - 3 KHz
Decay Time
30 msec - 5 sec
LFO Range
2 Hz - 400 Hz
Output Level
0.5V p-p (at 1KHz)
Output Impedance
10 KOhm
Residual Noise
-80dB or less (1HF-A)
Outside Dimensions
94 (W) x 64 (H) x 136 (D) mm

various

more options than the Coron drum synths; switchable wave type, sweeps in both directions, external trigger input (easy to add on the Corons)

Documentation

brochure (The World of Musical Instruments Brochures)
manual (kit assembly instructions)
mods (Amdek mod examples)
mods (CV input mod)
parts list (kit assembly instructions)
pcb layout (scanned PCB)
schematics
settings
specifications

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