[sdiy] Real slow LFO ICs?

[Paul Perry]

At 06:48 PM 29/10/03 +1100, Kevin wrote:

>What sort of application can you envisage where stepping would be so
>noticeable?
>Surely this depends on the resolution of the DAC. At 16 bits any
>stepping would be below perceptible limits in most cases.
>As an extreme example, assume the LFO is driving VCO frequency through a
>10 Octave range, each step will be 10/65536 Octave which is about 1/5
>cent. At Mid C this would be a change of less than 1/36 Hz.
>
Quite right. A 12 bit dac would prob see ME out ;D
And if the original application was for electroluminescent wiring,
a good deal fewer digits would suffice.

paul perry MElb Aust