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[Don Tillman]

   From: gstopp at fibermux.com
   Date: Tue, 19 Nov 96 10:03:13 PST

   This is a cool idea and one which pops up in my brain once in a while. 
   One thing I've been thinking of recently (a total coincidence to this 
   thread!) is using a 4046 as a VCO. 

The 4046 is so incredibly cool and bizarre, that trying to make it
operate like a traditional VCO doesn't seem reasonable.  I mean, it's
not exponential and it's only got a square wave output -- that's a
lousy VCO.

Instead it ought to be used as the basis for something complete off-
the-wall.  Jeeze folks, get off your duffs and get creative!

   From: chordman at concentric.net (Synthaholic)
   Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 13:01:10 GMT

   Has anyone actually tried using a 4046 to track a linear pitch CV?  I
   was under the (hopefully mistaken) impression that this PLL chip's VCO
   was linear but only within a limited range?

The data sheet claims 1% linearity, typically, over the whole range.

  -- Don