[sdiy] What type of switch would this be?

[harrybissell]

Here's a thread that has gone on too long without me opening my fat
mouth... ;^P

How big of an X-Y table would it take to get the same overall effect ?

You could make a small X-Y table, maybe 16 x 16... with 8:1 multiplexers

on input and output lines.  Something like the Oberheim "matrix
modulation"
idea. That could give you a vast, yet finite set of virtual patch cords
for your system.

You could cut the hardware size to a small fraction of what might be
otherwise necessary. And not have to cascade too many chips...

H^) harry

Jeff Farr wrote:

> Now, I see that these switches can be cascaded.. But shurly an X from
> chip A can't be routed to a Y from chip B?  The serial interface can
> be cascaded which gives me hope, but I really can't see this would be
> done without connecting 16 pins from chip A to B.
>  "I don't like your way of thinking "all thing open source" :P"
>
> Why?