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1590B · 5 knobs

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Causality 4 Phaser MkII - Rick Holt (frequencycentral)Verified

Based on the Causality 4 Phaser MkII - Rick Holt (frequencycentral)

Category
Phaser
Controls
Regen · Range · Speed · Shape · Width
Build
Vero· 21×27· 33 cuts, 17 links
Layout
Verified · Tagboard Effects marks it as built and working
Tags
Phaser

From the post

I usually opt for PCBs for larger circuits because I don't think vero lends itself particularly well to overly complicated schematics, but wanted to put a phaser layout together that was something other than a Phase 45 or Phase 90, and this one looked like a fantastic option as it is a great sounding and versatile phaser designed by Rick Holt (frequencycentral). I went straight to the MkII version for the extra controls and this should fit in a 1590B if you can squeeze it in with 5 pots, but it may make more sense in a 1590BB or at least a 125B which has slightly larger dimensions than the 1590B (which would no doubt come in handy). Get making links! :o)

Info from Rick:

Here's the latest design out of the frequencycentral fun factory. Designed to be an easy build, so no FET matching or hard to source parts - just build and phase! It's a four stage OTA based phaser with two fixed stages and two swept stages.

MKII Changes: Width pot added, this defines how broad an LFO sweep the OTA's see Shape pot added, waveform now continuously variable from upward sawtooth through triangle to downward sawtooth The original Depth pot has been re-named as Range, and defines where in the audio spectrum the phasing happens

Here's a comprehensive demonstration video from keto:

Modification: Optional "wet only" switch detail added.

Modification: Optional "Speed" switch:

Schematic

This is a board layout, a drawing of where each part goes, and the post may link the schematic it was drawn from. Open the layout at Tagboard Effects. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.

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RefValueNormalizedTypeNotes
Resistors 11
×627K27kread from the layout by eye
×21K81.8kread from the layout by eye
×14K74.7kread from the layout by eye
×347K47klegend: consider a 100K trimmer instead of the 47K from IC2 pin 6 to Vbias; read from the layout by eye
×32K22.2kread from the layout by eye
×6220K220kread from the layout by eye
×910K10kread from the layout by eye
×1470K470kread from the layout by eye
×168K68kread from the layout by eye
×1100K100kread from the layout by eye
×21K1kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 7
×233n33nread from the layout by eye
×147n47nread from the layout by eye
×14n74.7nread from the layout by eye
×2100n100nread from the layout by eye
×110n10nread from the layout by eye
×210u10uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×147u47uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 2
D11N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
D21N41481N4148read from the layout by eye
ICs 3
IC1LM13700LM13700read from the layout by eye
IC2TL074TL074read from the layout by eye
IC3NE5532NE5532read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 5
RegenA10KA10kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
RangeB47KB47kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
SpeedC470KC470kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
ShapeB1MB1MPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
WidthB100KB100kPotentiometerlink lugs 2 and 3; read from the layout by eye