WG: Re: an idea ...

[Haible_Juergen#Tel2743]

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Von: Duane R Balvage
An: HJ2743
Betreff: Re: an idea ...
Datum: Mittwoch, 13. November 1996 13:37


  Hello!

   This is EXACTLY what I have been thinking about doing!

>
> Now, there's something that *I* would like to have, and others may find
> it useful, too: I'd like to have a programmer module for general
> applications.
> I'd like to use it for home-built FX devices and synths, and it should
> only do what evey old storable analogue synth does: Scanning voltages,
> storing them in a buffered RAM, putting them out over multiplexers
> again. Plus all the handling: Edit mode, compare function and handling
> of memory locations. 32 MUX channels would be good, 64 would be
> better. Maybe it could be expandable: Solder one MUX into the
> pcb for a small FX device, and all MUX chips if you want to make
> a large synth storable.

   Yes! I "stole" this idea from my Prophet-5 schematics - it works under

  the same principle. The thing *I* thought was clever was taking the

  first 7 bits to encode a potentiometer and using the MSB for a pushbutton!

  (very efficient use of memory, IMHO) Allows for maximum tweakability!

>
> I am sure that this is easy for anybody who
> writes uC programms, and well it is implemented in many synths,
> but I'd *love* to have a little stand-alone module that does exactly
> this.

   ? Stand alone module? Interesting ....

> I am still a complete idiot in uC programming.)

  Well, I'm no Einstein, but I think I'm gonna try it anyways - I know

  a lot of people where I work that might be able to help me out - S000 -

  I think I'd better bone up on 8031/8051 assembler and/or PIC assembler

  code. I wanna do this!
>
> What do you think?
> Would there be some demand for such a module?
> Would anybody feel  capable (time and skill ...) to devellop it ?
> Let me know what you think ...
>
> JH.
>

  I think it would probably be a big hit! I want to make an Analog

  guitar efx processor (distortion/fuzz, chorus, flanger, voicing filters

  LPF w/rez, compressor, spring 'verb) that is programmable (64 patches)

  that are "saved" in battery backed SRAM. (the reason I am doing this

  first is because it will be simpler than a synth!). I just need to get

  on the programming and figuring out how to do it!


                 Keep me posted, and I'll do the same!

                                             Duane

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