[sdiy] Simple MIDI-syncable LFO...?

[john mahoney]

> Thanks everyone... I found a few schematics on the Web that gave the
> the impression that this could be done, for example, this one:
> http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/analogsynth/coolnewlfo.html
>
> (is this from someone on the list?)

Yeah, that's Ray Wilson. He just posted something yesterday, in fact.
(No, that was *not* from memory! I looked in my mail folder.)


> Incidentally, as someone else pointed out, control of phase is VERY
> important for this application. I bought one of those Electrix
effects
> units that has MIDI-syncable tremolo, delay, and a few other things,
> but in that unit, the phase of the LFO is reversed (it is in the
> negative half of its cycle on the beat). Of course, that makes it
much
> less useful from a musical point of view.

Ah, but inverting the LFO's output is simple, and it sounds like
that's all you want to do. Complete control over an LFO's phase is a
completely different matter.
--
john