VCA ICs ~ WAS: [sdiy] cloning a PPG EVU / Wave?

Andre Majorel aym-htnys at teaser.fr
Sun Aug 12 11:10:43 CEST 2007


On 2007-08-11 12:20 -0400, John Mahoney wrote:

> >For a synth the SSM2164 is plenty good enough (probably better than 
> >the VCAs in most analog synths - although 'better' is perhaps a 
> >subjective term as the VCA distortion also forms part of the 
> >character of the sound).
> 
> Sure. So, what's a VCA with good character -- a discrete design like 
> the Minimoog VCA?

Given how good the Korg MS- and PS- sound, their single-transistor
VCA can't be all bad. I've annoyed the list with this subject
before...

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