7 May 2009
The Optigan Chop Part 2
Back panel connectionsOn keyboard stand with studio projects tube pre on top
Last week I put the finishing touches on the Optigan. Made a back panel and piece and Jesse helped make a bottom piece (thanks Jesse!) Also thanks to J.L for his wicked Idea of using a switching jack for the output so that it may be used in mono or pseudo-stereo (chords through one side, keys through the other) All things considered, I thought this turned out all right, with a result that was surprisingly less ghetto than the original. I might try to put some shielding around the transformer to see if it gets rid of any of the hum, although it’s actually not as noisy as I thought it would be.