[sdiy] VCA controlled by MCU: linear or exp?

[jbv]

As for drums sounds, I would go for exponential...
OTOH for a project of mine in which a uC produced
CV for formants amplitude (for vocal synthesis), I
choosed linear...
But I could be wrong...
JB

> For an analog drum machine project, I'm about to build 10 instances of
> (VCA that is controlled by Atmel AVR Pulse Width Modulation output).
>
> Now, should I go for a linear or an exponential VCA? The voltage from
> AVR is linear, but what sounds "natural"?
>
> Searching the web shows lots of both types of VCAs.
>
> thank you
> -Andreas
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