[sdiy] Low Pass Gate is soooOOOOooo sweet

[Joe Kramer]

Dear JH,
    Yes, you're right.  The spec sheet on the NSL32 says 500ms decay time.  I
use the NSL32B-103 for audio compressors, for the very reason of that slow and
forgiving release time.  I may have got my recollections wrong on the part
number, or the sales rep may have been jerking my chain, but nevertheless he was
pretty excited about this "super" opto-isolator which allegedly had none of the
speed shortcomings of the typical unit.  It was supposed to be as fast as any
VCA.  Probably have to contact Silonex again to get the straight dope.  Sorry
for the confusion.

Regards,
Joe Kramer

jhaible wrote:

> >     If it's speed you're after in an opto-isolator, look into some of the
> > Silonex/Audiohm units.  A rep for them told me about a NSL32-type that he
> called
> > their "super" version, with almost no lag time at all.  Not too expensive,
> and
> > Allied carries them.
>
> I use the NSL-32 in the PolyKorg Clone a lot. It is *very* slow. Would be
> nice for a phaser ...
>
> JH.