[sdiy] J-wire keyboards.

[cheater cheater]

David,
I see what you mean. Why would you need a second buss?
I understand you mean a second buss that bushings touch to close a circuit.

Wouldn't you be able to sneak in a diode network after the keys instead?

Cheers
Damian

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 4:40 PM,  <harrybissell at wowway.com> wrote:
> we should say check the archives but here's the short and skinny...
>
> A top octave synth uses a single high frequency oscillator (typically in the
> MHz range) and digital dividers to generate all 12 notes of the equally
> tempered scale to arbitrary precision (higher frequencies and larger divisors
> get you closer).
>
> Many string synths used this technology. It was an early way to get full
> polyphony from a synth. It was also used in many organs.
>
> The trouble is that all the notes are phase locked ... the beating will never
> vary. Most people don't like the sound.  Add a lot of Chorus and it could be OK.
>
> MAybe use a (gasp) BBD ???
>
> H^) harry
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:57:13 +0100, cheater cheater wrote
>> David....
>> what the hell is a top-octave synth?
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 3:02 PM, David Moylan <dave at westphila.net> wrote:
>> > Mainly adding a cv out to some top-octave synths.
>> >
>> > cheater cheater wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Out of curiosity, what are these features, David?
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:41 PM, David Moylan <dave at westphila.net> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Has anyone ever seen the typical Pratt/Reed J-wire keyboards with more
>> >>> that
>> >>> 2 busses?  Seems like I could add some nice features to some of my older
>> >>> synths if I had an extra buss but I've never seen one.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks.
>> >>>
>> >>> Dave
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