RANDY’S REVENGE EXAMPLE PROGRAMS

Programmer’s Reference Manual ON ON

FAIRFIELD CIRCUITRY 1 CVO 1 CVO
2 CVF expression pedal 2 CVF
connector tip controls
3 OSC
controls internal 3 OSC oscillator frequency,
4 CVO 4 CVO ring controls filter
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5 CVF oscillator 5 CVF
VOLUME 6 REF 6 REF
frequency
The powers of Randy can be ehnhanced by
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understanding the CV jack and its associated ON ON
1 CVO 1 CVO
capabilities. The stereo jack acts as a 2-channel 2 CVF expression pedal 2 CVF
connector tip outputs
FREQ 3 OSC internal oscillator,
port to control parts of the circuit. Results are MIX
4 CVO
controls low-pass 3 OSC

filter frequency
4 CVO ring controls oscillator
highly flexible, from simple expression control of 5 CVF 5 CVF
frequency
6 REF 6 REF
parameters to complex integration with a modular
system. ON ON
LPF RM000 1 CVO 1 CVO
2 CVF connector tip outputs
expression pedal 2 CVF
3 OSC internal oscillator,
BASIC PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 4 CVO controls both filter & 3
4
OSC
CVO ring controls filter
5 CVF oscillator frequency 5 CVF
6 REF frequency
6 REF
Great care must be taken when performing the
following steps. Failure to do so could result in
damage to the pedal. Preparation, good lighting, a NOTES ON INPUTS
clean work surface and proper tools are essential.
At all times, the CVO and CVF inputs are Tip switch 1 to 3
1- Open the pedal by removing the four screws summed with their associated front panel con- Ring switch 4 to 6
holding the lid. Put aside in a safe place. trol, FREQ and LPF. If both of these controls Sleeve ground
are set at minimum, the useful voltage range
2- Pay close atten- CVO oscillator frequency
of the CV inputs is 0 to 5V. The maximum tol- CVF filter frequency
tion to the circuit erable range of all inputs is -10 to +10V. OSC oscillator output
board, do not allow REF reference voltage
anything to touch it. THE FLEXIBILITY BEHIND OSC
You are looking for a
block of six micros- The oscillator output is also the modulator
witches close to the input. The output impedance of the oscillator is
CV jack. relatively high, this means that it can easily be
overriden by a low impedance source.
3- Modify the switch
arrangement with This way, the OSC output becomes a Y input to
a small flat screw- the modulator allowing external carrier control.
driver, pen or similar
to obtain a certain This also allows the modulator to be, in a
program. sense, bypassed. Connecting REF to OSC by
shorting the tip and sleeve, allows the pedal
4- Close the pedal with the lid and four screws, to be used as a simple but effective variable
do not over-tighten. low-pass filter.