DIY VX-351?

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Not at all to try to lessen income to Moog, but I like building stuff and have recently lost my job… so cutbacks are needed!

The VX is basically just a breakout box from a DB-25 cable. Asides from the pinout (which if you’d provide, that would kinda rock, but I could figure it out anyway)… what are the value of the resistors in the part that goes inside the Moog itself? 1k? 10k?

From my understanding there’s a tiny little board you put in when installing the VX that just has some pulldown resistors to lessen interference or something. Could I purchase just that board from moog, or make one myself alternately?

I know this thing is going to be a bitch to solder up all the jacks (hate hate hate soldering TRS jacks) but I really need to save some money, but I need to get CV out of my Voyager badly for more modulation and routing options.

Any documentation that you can share?

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I asked for this a while ago, and was basically shunned. I eventually just bought one. How old is your Voyager/does it need the adapter?

The rest is pretty straightforward; just a few knobs for attenuator etc.

:frowning: Sorry to hear about your job! Damn recession!

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MAN! You shouldn’t have been shunned.

Would you consider a Midi to CV COnverter?
Eric

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Here we go:

http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2721&highlight=voyager

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Great project idea! I don’t mind soldering TRS jacks so much. Just don’t ask me to do custom light wheels. Best to leave that to the pros. :laughing: Hmm…I dunno anything about these circuits, but I imagine the VX-351 looks like a bunch of capacitors and resistors on the inside connected to TRS and TS jacks. How? I have no idea. That’s kind of the important part. :blush: I wouldn’t look to Moog for this kind of info. Perhaps someone can take theirs apart and post a picture? :confused: I’m interested in knowing this as well! I’ve heard that Moog sells the boxes separate for $50…IF you ask for one. Good luck! :mrgreen: