1.9" x 3"

This second board is still developing

3.1" x 3.1"

LM386 Pitch Preview Amplifier Module

There is a spot on the board for home built theremin's to use a CdS photocell for a finger volume control in line to the main amplifier. Try this if traditional volume control is unavailable.

. The Harmonic Exciter board on the left mounts on the wood shoulder by the volume control using a ribbon cable plugged into my other internal EWS breakout board. There are four test points and ground on the left graphic. TP1 is the signal from the mixer diode, TP2 is a 3 volt audio signal sine wave, TP3 is ground and TP4 is a 5v p-p square wave from the 555 output in sync with TP2. TP5 is the final polished line level audio wave shape. Another ribbon cable can be brought outside the box to drive a pitch preview LM386 ear bud amplifier with its own volume control knob, this also has a LED power ON indicator and a spot to mount a switch to Mute the theremin. The black power jack can output a regulated 5 volts or 9 volts @ low current to power something else like a pitch tuner, use a Y connector plugged into the pink 3.5 mm jack. The audio is pre-volume control. This extra external $3 - LM386 feature board is a luxury and not really necessary. On the Standard the EWS Waveform pot is removed and set aside in the box, my Waveform pot will take its place. I might even replace the Brightness pot with my Exciter Gain pot. Both EWS pots remain intact and connected, just removed from the panel and place securely aside inside the box. On the EW Plus the Phoenix Exciter pots, which use a ribbon cable, could be dropped outside the box without drilling any holes so they do not interfere with the Plus panel potentiometers.  Note: My Breakout board extends 1/2" (13mm) beyond the edge of the EWS PCB, it may not fit in the space behind the EW Plus custom board. Someone needs to experiment.

Find this Harmonic Analysis freeware program Here

Bypassing the Harmonic Exciter - Off	Exciter On - This gives me the Clara sound I like
. The two displays are in this recorded sound byte, about halfway I switch On the Harmonic Exciter (right image), then OMG! Switched on Clara.wav Theremin Direct to Sound Card wav 3 megs

In the right image the third harmonic sits at 1-khz, this is the exact harmonic balance I try to dial in.

Using a pot you can sweep the range from a bland EWS to Hello Clara, how do engineers Model that in software?

The above RCA wave shapes are from master builder Andrew Baron's RCA Registry webpage. 
Read what he states creates a beautiful sound.

Notice the RCA 880 Hz wave shape against my 400 Hz, the RCA 220 Hz flat bottom creates the buzz.

My sound bytes reveal this schematic is more than engineer Modeling bluster.

Most theremin builders want to build with substance not theory. I created this webpage because there is just too much intellectual engineering gibberish going on and very little demonstration of hands on practice.

Feed two Vacuum Tube RF Oscillator signals through this buffer and the spirits will be channeled, I have done it.

Pull the C2-15 pf capacitor on the EWS and connect a Osc wire to each pad. The variable pitch side wire must connect to the Osc1, the diode side of the connection to Osc2 which is also attached to the fixed oscillator. 

View this EWS Hot Rodding schematic.

Note: The PCB copper is like tissue paper, it may be better to split the C2 with wire cutters and connect to the wire leads above board, keeping the hot iron off the copper pads so they do not lift off the board.

R1-100K & R10-470K instead of Pot 1M a simple switch or pin jumper can be used. 
Open = Clara, when Closed = sweet sine wave.

gnd--jmp if jumped allows this buffer board to be used with other single supply theremin design's.

gnd is a connection between +12v & -12v along with earth ground.

The bottom right side terminal is the audio straight from the Phoenix Harmonic Exciter board back to the EWS VCA. This signal level is pot adjustable.

Diode D2 & D4 help prevent accidental reverse power connections.

Diode D3 replaces the diode removed from the back of the EWS board for the Breakout installation.

Q1 & Q2 emitters are deliberately lean on current ~1 ma, for the lazy wave shape, to me the sound is better.

This buffer board outputs an ideal sine wave whistle (.2v p-p) not using the plug-on Exciter Board and by placing a pin jumper across the two center In-Out pins at the 4-pin Buffer-Breakout strip. The buffer board by itself is not the sound I am after.

Mouser Parts List:

Mouser Parts List For Buffer & Exciter Boards  $35   8.15.16   Parts are for both boards the Breakout & Harmonic Exciter (this needs update)

Supplied by oldtemecula, the PCB's, the cable between boards, the 2x .1" 4-pin strip, 2x 8 pin dip socket, the 10K waveform pot which replaces the original EWS pot and a LM386 finished pitch preview amplifier module.  Added a CdS cell to experiment with manual volume control at  FV.

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9.12.16   I have a handful of Harmonic Exciter project sets to give away to EWS owners at no cost. This is experimental and your success is dependant upon your skills to follow directions and soldering the tiny pads properly. Only C2-15pf is removed from the EWS. If you can not get your build to work properly simply remove the build and tack the extra C2-15pf on the parts list back to where it was and no one will ever know. If it does work.......WOW!

Your EtherWave Standard could sound like this.
Notice the Interesting Harmonic Spread

My decision on who gets this package is based upon your sharing a photo and description of your past electronic accomplishments. I will create a new webpage with more construction details if there is any interest in my research. This is not a beginner build.

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