[sdiy] AD600 / AD602

[patchell]

    I have not looked at these, but, if 40 dB is the range of control,
that is only two decades.

    Just my thoughts.

Toby Paddock wrote:

> Just wondering if anyone has found a good use for these chips?
> Kind of a "linear in dB" VCA
> My first thought was an expo converter. Put in a fixed DC voltage
> instead of an AC signal and then a linear CV would result in a
> expo output. But it's not the right "expo" is it?
>
> AD600: 0 to 40 dB gain
> AD602: -10 to +30 dB
>
> Still, maybe a VCA or limiter...
> Too bad the signal input is 100 ohms.
> Power is +/- 5V.
>
>  - -- -  Toby Paddock

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