AW: [sdiy] Choosing an OTA for VCA

[Nils Pipenbrinck]

Hi Scott,

> I've just spent a few hours going through the archives and getting
> edu-ma-cated on OTAs. Thanks for all the great posts. But now I have
> to choose an OTA. My needs are mostly VCA based (adding voltage
> control to everything).

How about the good old CA3080? It's cheap and it should be no problem to get
them - even in 10 years. Unless you're looking for high precision/linearity
it might be a good choice.

Btw, I found a website with datasheets of some "not so common" OTA's:

http://wemess2.elektro.uni-wuppertal.de/datenblatt/op-amp_comparator/ota/