{"id":5330,"date":"2025-09-22T03:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delphijustin.biz\/?p=5330"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:57:15","slug":"soundcard-function-generator-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delphijustin.biz\/soundcard-function-generator-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Soundcard Function Generator Amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here&#8217;s a simple 1 transistor amplifier that will amplify the voltage to a decent range not just line level 1v. I found it in falstad, Falstad had the specs I wanted. A oscilloscope may be good to have to check voltage levels and signal quality. I used ceiling fan capacitors the output capacitor was 5uF but works the same at 10uF probably the more output capacitance less ac resistance you get. I used a 2N3904 as the transistor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of amplifier is called a &#8220;Common Emitter Amplifier&#8221; Note that this amplifier won&#8217;t give you a lot of current like a real function generator<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"\/\/www.falstad.com\/circuit\/circuitjs.html?ctz=CQAgjCAMB0l3BWcA2aYDMZIA5nrzgEzYCcIyk4SC6ICApgLRhgBQA7iIQCyXfYh0+EPyisATl14iBPSoRxRwWeBKnzFcwQkJKVcVgBd1XRUOSmBlCIwTQE3QiRL9CAdmxhkbkrRgUwBEgXYjdHdDdCCBUQABN6ADMAQwBXABtDDhN0HUFhHN1IVgBzbNytdGxuJSKAJRNRMG5q0Uo+DRqoezVzGTyLMBJC8HgiyV7CHn7tYf1WAGMTBQEvDQFqmFHIbmddvf2SAfsEbHRgwgQsBBI3a4hNyHvWetXLZV1lvRBsNvtOmAQC2mg103C84CGIi6WwOsN2I2gPGwCiCCAo7gQYWhjzEAHkROCQSJkNUiW1WAB7EbkDYiYJWaDIC7YuA3ZBo5nyanoSngXQkpS8EgrX6jNkcpDRVhAA\" height=\"1024px\" width=\"100%\"><p><img alt=\"Falstad Schematic\" 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I found it in falstad, Falstad had the specs I wanted. A oscilloscope may be good to have to check voltage levels and signal quality. 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