[sdiy] Combined CV/Gate on a cable

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Tim Parkhurst <tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com>
Subject: RE: [sdiy] Combined CV/Gate on a cable
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:47:24 -0800 
Message-ID: <03F67B8194BDD411A28B000629D57D80C4D80D at SBIEXCHANGE>

> It sounds like a nice idea AS LONG AS the circuitry is protected so that
> using different cables (mono instead of stereo) or running a cable into
> another manufacturers' synth doesn't accidentally fry something. Maybe a
> nice strong 14V gate pulse applied to a VCO's CV input might cause some
> problems. In other words, it might be okay as long as it is idiot proof.
> Then again, it's not that much trouble to run two cables instead of one, is
> it?

Hey! I had a brief moment of inspiration while being boored to almost full
sleep during a standardisation-meeting with a whole line of booring
presentations not _really_ leading anywhere.

Cheers,
Magnus