[sdiy] UK meet up, intro, and a wavetable module plan

[Paul Maddox]

David,

> It was great to attend the UK meet-up (ok, the pub fiasco wasn't that good, but even though it was because of something I did, I maintain that it wasn't my fault :P ). I've never been a member of the S-DIY community, though I've been on AH for 18 years or something similarly silly.
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Huh? What did I miss?

> Anyway, to the point! The chap with the grungy silverish wavetable synth inspired me to think about something that I actually want to build: wavetable VCO modules to be used with the Fenix. Here is my rough plan:
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There are already a couple out there, so I think you'd some USP.

> - A cool 16x8 LED display showing the current wavetable

I did like that, it was awesome

> I'm thinking two of these. I'm uncertain whether each should have its own DAC or whether digital outputs should be available to a generic digital function module providing AND, OR, XOR, MAX, and so on. Thoughts? There's no analogue in this because I like the filters etc. in the Fenix; maybe later in life I'll make it more stand-alone.
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I always wanted to try that, I'm not sure how musical it'd be.

> Now, for medical reasons I can't really solder, so I'd look to build as much of this as possible in an FPGA and CPU so as to minimise the amount of work I need to exact from friends/electronics mercenaries. :)
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FPGA?
Doesn't need to be so complex, does it?

A small CPU ought to suffice

Paul