[sdiy] patching polys(ESQ), newbie question, electronic kits

[juju punky]

Thanks for your reply, Rainer. Actually, yes, I'm okay with applying
the same amount of usually subtle manipulation to each voice, even in
multi-timbral mode. Yes, I'd like a reasonable amount of control, and
possibilities for radical effects as well, but there's always
multitracking.

I was reading through sketchy information suggesting that the
waveforms pass through a DCA before the VCF and finally VCA, and
started looking more closely at the schematics - thinking that perhaps
A) a shoddy DCA may contribute to the undesirable qualities of the
waveofmrs or B) this DCA could somehow be pushed up a little in
voltage to get hotter signals to the filter. Turns out the CEMs are
fed by a voice selector/(de?)mux IC. Mind you, I only just learned
what a mux is. I'm not up to any digital hacking, so patching into the
VCF's individually seems to be the way to go - I've just got to piece
together 8 duplicate circuits that will actually make it a better
synth. I suppose I'll be trying lots of circuits on single voices for
a while before I start on that.

Thanks again for your reply,
Juju

On 4/28/05, Rainer Buchty <rainer at buchty.net> wrote:
> Just as a word of caution: that only as desired, if you don't mind that
> all filters are overdriven/excited by the same amount, i.e. if you play
> your machine strictly in POLY mode or are just after a general
> "roughification" of the overall sound.
> 
> There is no easy way to pick up, how which track (single sound) gets
> routed to what CEM.
> 
> Rainer
>