[sdiy] Hammond VS300 - uses for top note generators in place of top octave generators?

[Bob Weigel]

On 10/25/2012 6:26 AM, cheater cheater wrote:
> Hi Anthony,
> What are top note generators?
>
> D.
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:25 PM, aankrom<aankrom at bluemarble.net>  wrote:
>    
>> I found a  Hammond VS300 free on the side of a street the other day, so
>> I brought it home.
>>
>> It's not a fantastic organ, but it's not horrible either. I don't have
>> the space for a big heavy organ other than my M100, so I thought I'd use
>> the circuit boards for some projects.
>>
>> I looked at some of the PAiA projects that used top octave generators,
>> like Strings-n-Things the Chord EGG and the Bionic Trumpet and it has
>> dawned on me that circuits using top octave generators don't really
>> translate well for the 12 "top-note generators" and dividers that the
>> VS300 uses. I thought about making a small, compact single-manual organ
>> with some synth effects added. This organ is very simple and its sounds
>> reflect that, but still, it doesn't sound horrible either.
>>
>> The manuals are very well built. The lower single contact manual would
>> be a great start for a monosynth controller.
>>
>> I thought I'd make a stand-alone box for the rhythm unit too, even
>> though it's very cheesy. It certainly doesn't sound as good as the unit
>> I got from a Kimball 700, which turns out to be almost identical to the
>> Rhythm Ace FR-2L.
>>
>> Anyone ever make use of these "top-note generators"? The organ is laid
>> out great for experimenting. I can almost completely disassemble it,
>> leaving the enclosure, pedal and speaker behind. The board that all of
>> the circuit boards and manuals are mounted to can be put on my
>> workbench, with the swell and reverb dangling...
>>
>>
>> Anthony
>>
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TOS or TOG is a chip that develops a high octave of notes from a single 
input signal.  The Russian organ we're looking at works the same way. 
Then dividers halve the frequences multiple times to make all the lower 
octaves.  I assume that's what he's talking about and the 12 are just 
the notes coming out of it.

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