<DIV>Analog Devices has a similair chip, the AD734 which has many of the same features... it is quite expensive as well, though some versions are cheaper than the AD538. it appears, in many respects to be an upgraded version. </DIV>
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<DIV>i'm just about finished with making a ringmod/wah pedal for a friend based around this chip... i don't think he will ever know how lucky he is... all for the best, really!</DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Ryan Williams <destrukto@gmx.net></I></B> wrote
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AD538. It's a realtime analog computational unit with the transfer function:</FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vout = Vy*(Vz/Vx)^m</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vy, Vz, and Vx are inputs and m is chosen with resistors. m can range from 1/5 to 5.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>