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

[synth at oldmail.charlielamm.com]

IMO, hook linear CV to expo VCA's and Expo CV's to linear VCA's, for the 
most musical sound.



On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Andreas Gaunitz wrote:

> 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
>