R16

Speed

C8

Vb

R3

U3b 7

Vb

Vb Depth

R4

1
4
5

3 4

5 8

2 6

U2

U4
11 12

C9

R8

16

C10
7

C2

R7

Clone
Mode

R9

C3

C4

+9V

C7

Vb

U1b

C5

FX Out

Speed
100K A
(back)

Depth
100K A
(back)

d
Re

Output
Jack
Bat
Clip

To
Millenium Bypass

Input
Jack

Clone
Mode

Designation(s)
Label-Value
C1,C2
0.001 (1nF)
C10,C9
0.001uF (1nF)
C11
0.1uF (100nF)
C12
47uF Electro
C3
220pF
C4
0.0022 (2N2)
C5
1uF
C6,C7
100uF to 470uF Electro
C8
0.01uF (10nF)
R1,R2
10M
R10,R12,R20,R5
10K
R11,R14,R19,R3
100K
R13
15K
R15,R4,R6,R7,R8,R9 47K
R16
4K7
R17
4.7M (4M7)
R18
68K
U1,U3
Dual Opamp
U2
MN3007
U4
CD4046
Speed,Rate
100K log pot
Box Stuff - jacks, switches, battery clip,
Millenium Bypass circuit, LED, etc, etc.

Copyright 2001 R.G. Keen. All rights reserved. No copies or display permitted without license in writing.

Updated 10/14/01! Now includes

John Hollis' latest schematic update
connecting U4 pin 16 to U4 pin 14.
Also added more spacing in some
tight areas for more printer
tolerance.
Updated 10/16/01, another tight
place under R11.

Pin 4 U2 and U3 connect to ground; Pin 8 of U2 and U3 connect to +9V. Arrow indicated CW pot rotation.

Vb

Vb

R14

1
2 U3a

R1

R15

R2

Vb

R17

2 U1a

R20

R6

R18

R19
C12

R5

C11

+9V 1

C6

FX In

C1

R12
R13

R10

The layout below is full size, ready to print to toner transfer paper. In building the board, be certain to
install the three jumpers first, as one of the jumpers sits under the edge of C7. That is bad practice,
but it will work fine for this board. Normal caution about soldering is needed, but there are no very fine
traces or unusually close conductors.

The operation is straightforward. U1A buffers the signal and adds a bit of gain. It drives the MN3007
delay chip which delays the signal by 1024 clock cycles. The output of the 3007 is de-stairstepped by
the three pole lowpass filter implemented by U1b and surrounding components. The dry signal from
U1a is mixed with the delayed signal from U1b and fed to the output capacitor C5. U3 forms a simple
integrator (U3b) and schmitt trigger (U3a) which cause a triangle ramp of variable speed and size to
appear at the wiper of the depth pot. This low frequency oscillator (LFO) output controls the voltage
controlled oscillator of U4, the CD4046. The outputs of the CD4046 (pin 2 and pin3/4) drive the delay
chip directly. The phase comparator sections of the CD4046 phase locked loop chip are not used.

This layout implements the "Zombie Chorus" circuit designed by John Hollis. I've taken only two two
minor liberties with the circuit. I added R20 between the depth pot and the CMOS input of the VCO
in the CD4046 just for good luck. The input is nominally protected against static discharge, but the
resistor gives it a more solid chance to survive abuse. I've also added C11 and C12 for additional
power supply decoupling right at the CD4046. This may not be absolutely necessary, but I figure it's
better to have space for a decoupling cap and not use it than to need one and have no place to put
it.

Zombie Chorus

R11