[sdiy] Fully assignable sequencer

[Scott]

That's a really great idea!

So, is this as simple as I'm thinking.. The output voltages from the
R/2R would be the steps for the notes?
Then I could add an on-off-on switch to each stage to shift up or down
an octave.

Now if only I could find 12 or 16 position switches surplus somewhere.
I can find inexpensive 10p switches everywhere, but I don't know what 2
notes I'd leave out!


-----Original Message-----
From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Ken Stone
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:11 PM
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Fully assignable sequencer

Binary thumbwheel switches. Diode OR gated from the outputs into a 4 bit
R/2R D/A converter, driven by a 4017 or similar.

Ken

>The Niessen is using rotary *encoders*, so there's not much in the way 
>of wiring. I wouldn't want to try it with rotary switches unless they 
>were pcb mounted.  For quantized voltages to supply to the switches, it

>would be easy to design a resistive divider/current source like those 
>used in old analog cv based keyboards to generate the inputs to the 
>switches, and then use an analog mux to generate the cv out.  The 
>mux/control logic could be similar to any number of old sequencer 
>designs.  A cross-bred keyboard/sequencer.  Hmmm...maybe not such a bad

>idea...
>
>-Dave
>
>Scott wrote:
>> Those rotary switches are a great idea, but looks like it would be a
LOT
>> of work to wire up.  Has there been discussion here about how to do
>> something like that?
>> The surplus store in town had a box of little 12x1 rotary switches
last
>> time I was there.. hmm.....
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Fully assignable sequencer
>> 
>> And to be honest: the only commercial available HW sequencer which 
>> produces real usable CVs for oscillator pitch in classic tonal music
is 
>> the Niessen SAM-16. No pots but switches..
>
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