Clock + divider

The next bit of the modular synth - a clock to make things step at a set interval. I've designed this board based on a 555 timer, and added a clock divider circuit based on the CD4017 IC to send reset signals at any of 1-10 steps.

The panel is clear perspex with water slide and white spray paint. Lots of fiddly cutting out of the holes after it had stuck on.

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The rotary switch for the divider is higher than everything else, which required a fair bit of extension wiring to make everything reach the board.

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Now that I've got it all together, I think it probably needs to go a bit faster - the slow end of the rate seems too slow, and the fast end is just not quite fast enough for a 10 step sequence. It's not too bad though. Adjusting some of the resister and capacitor values would make it better.

Final thing that I think it is missing is some sort of stop/start or pause button. Oh well. Maybe next time.

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