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This simple control circuit allows the level of an external stereo audio
source to be adapted to the sensitivity of, for example, a sound card. In
addition, an LED indicates if any signal levels are present that can cause
the input to be overdriven.
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Figure 1. The level adapter actually consists of two separate circuits: the adjustment section and an overdrive indicator.
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OUT1 OUT2 H3
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R5/(P1+R4). Because of small losses else- R1 R10 R9 R18
where, this results in an adjustment range 020189-1 C4 C3
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from 10.5 to 0.09, which pretty much corre-
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sponds to ±20 dB. D4 R12 R7
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Resistor R6 (R15) was added to prevent R27 C2 D6
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potential instability of the amplifier as a result IC1 IC2
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R13
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R16
of parasitic capacitance at the input of the C5 9V
C9 R6
opamp in case the wiring to P1 is a little bit R20 -
D1 R4 R15 R23
long. Should the wiper of P1 be sporadically D2 R3 R14 R22
R2 C12
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H1