[sdiy] Wave Multiplier-like circuits?

[Ian Fritz]

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Ian





At 09:55 PM 10/26/2009, Adam Schabtach wrote:
>Dear Lazyweb,
>
>One of my favorite modules is Ken Stone's Wave Multiplier. I love the range
>of timbres it produces from a single oscillator input and the way it
>responds in interesting ways to control voltages. Hence I'm interested in
>finding other circuits that do similar things, and would be delighted if
>anyone has any to recommend to me.
>
>There are a few I know about already. One is the Synthesis Technology
>MOTM-510 Wave Warper. I have one of these and actually have somewhat mixed
>feelings about it. Until recently I was planning to sell it but last time I
>gave it a serious try I got some pretty neat timbres out of it. The other is
>the Oakley Discontinuity. This looks very interesting and it may well be the
>next one I build but I'm currently balking at the rather unfortunate GBP/USD
>exchange rate. I'll probably get over this issue sooner or later, though; I
>have several other Oakley modules and think highly of them.
>
>I also know that there's at least one old Buchla module that does something
>like this but I haven't yet chased down info, schematics, etc. Finally, I do
>know of at least some of the classic diode-based circuits like rectifiers,
>shapers, clippers, etc.
>
>I'm not terribly interested in digital approaches because of the problems
>(aliasing, primarily) inherent in digital non-linear processing. Nor am I
>interested in processes that deliberately exploit digital artifacts, e.g.
>downsampling and sample-rate reduction. I understand that some people like
>these effects and I don't have an issue with that (and some of these people
>are my customers--heaven knows I don't want to bite the hands that feed me)
>but it's not the general effect that I'm after in this context.
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions that anyone would like to provide.
>
>--Adam
>
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