[sdiy] Paia Vocoder clarifier mod toggle?

[Seb Francis]

If you're not too worried about cost, you could try some high quality analog switch IC(s) to switch all of the bits in and out.  Not sure if cheap ones would be a good idea though ...

Seb


Stephen Begin wrote:

> 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.
> >