[sdiy] PIC Quantizer project

john mahoney jmahoney at gate.net
Mon Nov 15 19:16:12 CET 2004


> We are working on a simple PIC program to quantize 0-5V to 12
steps/V
> (1V/oct).
>
> An extra would be to add extra scales/tunings. The number easily
> selectable with an external pot is about 16.
> What would be the most useful in your opinion?

How about those done by Matthew Davidson for the Mini Wave?
    http://stretta.com/~matthew/resources/waveproms/index.html

Just intonation seems like a fairly obvious choice, too.

Other candidates: Wendy Carlos's Alpha, Beta, and "Super-Just"
Harmonic Scale, all used on the Beauty in the Beast album.

If 2 external pots can be used, perhaps the second pot can select the
key (root note).
--
john




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