[sdiy] more mc202 questions

[Sean Ellis]

I disagree with the 'sounds meaner than Hendrix' idea, all you are doing is
changing the pitch! I've done a few mods to my 202 but there is virtually no
room for controls. I have jacks for audio in and filter cv placed on the
front, backing on to the battery compartment. You could fit lots of switches
here but it's really a bad spot. I built a box for routing the 2 channels'
CVs and gate outs into the filter cv as well as containing a second
oscillator and white noise. Here's a pic:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~shudder/202%202.jpg
The 202 is an excellent machine, the only other really useful mods I could
think of is a switch to swap between the internal sequencer channels so you
don't have to stop the machine (and re-sync - AAAAHH!). Also the CV/gate
inputs (as well as the calculator-style keyboard) get run through the
internal sequencer and quantized to it's BPM before reaching the sound
circuits. Sounds like a fun feature but it's not, bypassing this is a good
idea.
Regards,
Sean

----- Original Message -----
From: "cacofone" <pulse8 at goodtimetribe.com>
To: <analogue at hyperreal.org>; "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 4:59 AM
Subject: [sdiy] more mc202 questions


> I found this
>
> "There are more than four positions on the VCO-Range switch.
> This is a very simple but effective tip. While you are sequencing, you can
> change the switch and actually modulate to different keys on the fly. Just
> move the switch very slowly between the fixed positions. If you use this
> method effectively, you can make this box sound meaner than Jimi Hendrix!"
>
> at http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~XC2S-OOHR/mc202fan.html
>
> and I was wondering if I could swap the multi position switch with a pot
> somehow? or am I perhaps misinterpreting the intent of this tip?
>
> I'm also interested in hearing all the other glorious mods that I could do
> with my MC-202...
>
> Thanks,
> Joshua
>
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