Slightly OT: DAC Questions

[Tony Allgood]

>For MIDI you really only benifit from using a 12 bit DAC if you are
implementing pitch bend.

Hi all,

8 bit DACs cannot resolve accurately the 127 steps needed for the full
MIDI note range. You need 10bit linearity at least. Best 8 bit DAC is
the DAC08HP made by AD, 9 bit linearity. But why not buy a 12-bit one
and save any tuning problems. AD7545 comes to mind. Check the archives
on this, we have discussed this many times.

I will have a PCB available for a single channel midi-CV convertor in
the next few weeks. My web site will have more details around that time.

Regards,

Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, UK

Walsh synthesiser, SuperLadder, TB303 clone and rack mounted filter

http://www.techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk/projects.htm