4016, switching audio and VCO signals

[Ian Fritz]

They're not useful for wide-swing bipolar signals. I'd recommend
something like the DG211, or its descendents.

  Ian

Mark Havard-Brown wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> Has anyone used these 4016 Quad Bi-Lateral Switches. I'd like to know if
> they are okay to switch audio, (the fact sheet on them says they will), but
> I'd rather hear it coming from someone who has used them. I'm looking at
> using them to construct complex oscillator shapes by switching voltages
> clocked via a counter. Could they be used in a MIDI controlled audio patch
> bay, or is the audio response poor if I were to switch CD quality audio
> signals through them.
> 
> Mark.