[sdiy] Henry Walmsley's page

[Tim Parkhurst]

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 1:16 AM, David G. Dixon
<dixon at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
> Yes, except that the clock speed is exponential relative to the control
> voltage.  In principle, any sequencer can be used as a waveform synthesizer
> if you run the clock fast enough, but I doubt any of them would track at
> 1V/octave.

The Arp 1600 series sequencer will do that (track at 1v/oct).
Actually, all you need to do is use a 1V/oct VCO as the clock and
you're all set. The trick is getting the VCO to run fast enough to use
the sequence CV as audio, but if you're looking for LFO range, then
most VCOs will easily fill the bill.

>> You got me there Paul ;)
>
> Did he, really, Kyle?  I can't speak for anyone else, but if I were
> interested in expensive, flashy modules designed with the busy musical
> professional in mind, I probably wouldn't be in my garage sucking solder
> fumes every other night!  The whole point of this enterprise for me is the
> joy I derive from building it myself and all that goes with it (learning,
> sharing, discovering).  If I can't build it myself, then I'm simply not
> interested in it.  Of course, thankfully for Paul's bottom line, we're all
> different!
>
I think there's room for many different approaches in the DIY
universe. I know I have mostly hand built modules in my system, but
there are also a few commercial modules in there. I don't think the
two are mutually exclusive (and I for one would LOVE to have a MOTM
Cloud Gen or a Morhping Terrarium gizmo in my setup).


Tim (Mr. Gizmo) Servo
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