[sdiy] Paia Vocoder clarifier mod toggle?

[Stephen Begin]

Sorry for reviving a dead thread, but I'm the type who likes closure.
Given that for some strange reason, me and Phil here seem to wish to embrace
the not-so-great-but-ever-so-rad-sounding original vocoder circuit design,
but would also like the option of using opamps and getting a cleaner sound,
is there any practical way to mod it so that the clarifier mod is
switchable?  Nobody really said before if it could or couldn't be done.  :)
Thanks!
Steve B


From: "p. hendricks" <ph at attbi.com>

> I agree,, and would share the same concerns. I like mine the way it is,
and
> use it just for cross modulation, I think you may lose some of that sound
> with the mod....??? can you just do the part of the mod that improves the
> S/N ratio? I don't mind having the bands interact, I don't want mine to
> sound like ...well... a vocoder. I think the bands blurring together may
> give a less synthetic sound with cross mod??? just a hunch.
>
> Note: I say all this not having heard one with the mod done, just would
hate
> to lose the sound it has now.
> best,
> phil
>
>
>
> On 9/14/02 8:14 PM, "Stephen Begin" <trypannon at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't really plan to do much in the way of speaking intelligible
phrases
> > through the vocoder, more like adding unusual characteristics to short
synth
> > sounds.  So sometimes a little muddiness is nice.
>