Basic Amp

9V
Stereo Input Jack C1 VCC
R1
3 C10
10kΩ R4
1uF
2 5%
C2 R2 10kΩ 100uF C6
1

5%
10kΩ 6 7
1uF 10uF
5%

VS
C9

BYPASS
Aux Input C3 R3
4 2
IN-U2 470uF
2 LM358AN C5 5
10kΩ LM386N-3 VOUT
1uF U1A 1 3
5% IN+

GAIN8
1uF R10

GAIN
3

GND
R5 R9 10Ω
8
10kΩ 4 1 8 10kΩ 5% Speaker
VCC VCC 5%
Sets ref C7 C8
9V level at 9V R8 100nF
D2
Vcc/2 10kΩ 1N4148 IC=0V
Key=A D1 33nF
R6 50% 1N4148 5%
(see Data Sheet)
IC=0V
100kΩ
Volume 5%
R7 Control Limiting
5% 100kΩ
C4 Diodes
10uF 5%

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 Amp with Tone Control

Stereo Input Jack C1

R1
3
10kΩ R4
1uF
2
C2 R2 10kΩ
C12
1

R12 R13
10kΩ
1uF 10kΩ R11 2.2kΩ
22nF
Aux Input C3 4 20kΩ
R3
Key=A
2 LM358AN C11 50%
R14 R15
10kΩ
1uF U1A 1
2.2kΩ 10kΩ
3 22nF
R5 9V
8
10kΩ 4 VCC
VCC VCC 2 LM358AN C10
Sets ref
9V level at 9V U1B 1
Vcc/2 3 100uF C6
R6 Vref
8
6 7
100kΩ 10uF
C5 C9

VS

BYPASS
R7
100kΩ 2
IN- 470uF
C4 U2
10uF 1uF LM386N-3 VOUT
5

3
IN+

GAIN8
R10

GAIN
GND
R9 10Ω
R8 D2 4 1 8 10kΩ
Volume 10kΩ 1N4148 Speaker
Control Key=A D1 C7 C8
1N4148 100nF
50%
Limiting (see Data Sheet) 33nF
Diodes

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 Speaker Measurements

Rc Lc
R
+
Vg VL
- Lm Cm Rm

|Z|

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 LM386 and LM358

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 LM386 Amp

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 Summing Network

Stereo Input Jack C1

R1
3
1uF-POL 10k R4
2
C2 R2 10k
1

1uF-POL 10k

Aux Input C3 R3
4

2 LM358AN
1uF-POL 10k
U1A 1

3
R5
8
10k
VCC VCC
Sets ref
9V level at 9V
Vcc/2
R6

100k
R7
C4 100k
10uF-POL

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 Test Circuit

Power Supply Function

Generator

Speaker

+9 V
Amplifier
Circuit

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 Tone Control Circuit

20
15

Voltage Gain, dB
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000
Frequency, Hz

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 3.5mm Stereo Jack and Plug

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 Microphone Circuit

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 Microphones

+V +V

R
R out
sound out
sound

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 LF353

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 MIC and Gain Stage

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 Test Circuit

Bench
Power Supply

Speaker

+/-12 V Microphone Battery-

Circuit (on operated
breadboard) Amplifier
Circuit

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 Microphone Improvements

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 Speech Filter

R7 & R1 Can be adjusted to

shape the passband response
R8 R7 R4 R1
47k 47k 33k
33k

B A
+12V
+12V
1/2
1/2 LF353
C1 C4 + LF353 R2 R3 + Out
In 0.068uF .068uF 10k 10k

R5 C2 -12V
10k -12V .0047uF
C3
R6 0.0047uF
10k

C1 & C4 (or R5 and R6) C2 & C3 (or R2 and R3)

determine lower cutoff determine upper cutoff

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 LM384

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