Emu SSMs (was Re: [sdiy] A potential problem with a voice-assignable organ)

[Scott Nordlund]

It's worth mentioning, I guess, that the transistor ladder topology makes the 2044 pretty unique, since every other VCF chip that I can think of uses integrators...

Has anyone directly compared the sound?


> From: tom at electricdruid.net
> Subject: Re: Emu SSMs (was Re: [sdiy] A potential problem with a	voice-assignable organ)
> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:45:50 +0100
> To: ajhuovil at cc.hut.fi
> CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> 
> 
> On 8 Jun 2009, at 21:32, Antti Huovilainen wrote:
> 
>> Do you happen know the reason why SSM2044 was designed?
>> The folded Moog ladder is a clever design (and a way around the  
>> Moog patent?), but IIRC, SSM already had SSM2040 at the time.
> 
> I dunno!
> 
> I'd like to have a guess though;
> 
> 1) So they could add the missing resonance VCA
> 2) Cost. SSM2044 describes itself as "low cost".
> 3) The same reason that CEM went from the 3320 to the 3328, whatever  
> that was.
> 
> I'm willing to bet that I'm almost sure that it's certainly one of  
> those!
> 
> T.
> 
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