Voltage Controlled Waveshape (was animation (was Re: [sdiy] Imperfect VCO)

RFahl 8brain at spiritone.com
Sun Aug 3 02:40:23 CEST 2003


Buchla's 158 was probably the first - it could be swept from sine to saw.
The original design didn't have CV control, but I have schematic that shows
where he drew a cv in jack.  Don't know if it was actually sold that way.



on 8/2/03 3:38 PM, Cynthia Webster at cynthia.webster at gte.net wrote:

> Wasn't the first musical application of VC waveshape done
> by Don Buchla?  (Don's predates Serges NTO as far as I am aware)
> 
> 
> 
> on 8/2/03 9:38 AM, Steve Ridley at spr at spridley.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> wait a second. I really don't think we should give credit to Bob for
>>> inventing voltage controlled waveshape on an oscillator. The RSF Kobol
>>> and the Serge NTO had that many years ago.
>> 
>> And the Micromoog had it before that, although I think
>> that was designed by Jim Scot, not Bob Moog.
>> 
>> I'm sure there are earlier implementation - that's not
>> a challenge!
>> 
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
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