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[John P]

brad sanders wrote:
> 
> I'm older now, and I can change that. Good to find so much inspiration
> on the net. As I said, I know electronics like the back of my hand,
> but I'm just getting reacquainted with synths - so please be patient
> when I ask them stupid questions.
> 
> Like... what's a quantizer for?

It converts a continuous incoming voltage to one of a set of discrete
fixed voltages.  In other words, a smooth-to-staircase converter with
the stairsteps at fixed points.  What's this good for?  If you have a
slow transient AR coming in, you could use the quantized output to play
an up-and-down scale.  Hooked to a sequencer, it lets the synthesist
easily set notes on the stage pot without a lot of laborious trial and
error tuning - a real time saver if you're drunk or stoned (or so I've
heard..)
What I'd like to know is, why I've never heard of anybody doing this to
a Theremin!

John P.