[sdiy] Sound Semi news

[rsdio at audiobanshee.com]

… although I’m surprised that the SSI2161 isn’t actually an 8-pin chip, given that 3 of the 10 pins are NC.


On Jan 26, 2020, at 1:04 AM, rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:
> Sometimes you just don’t have room on a PCB for pins that aren’t absolutely necessary. This is especially true for modular. I’ve been designing some 4-voice modules, and things get cramped four times as fast.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> On Jan 25, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:
>> Sorry, why is that so good given that we already had the 2164 and could have paralleled them ourselves?
>> 
>> <missing something>
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> On 25 Jan 2020, at 20:38, Tom Bugs <admin at bugbrand.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Oh, that's great on the SSI VCAs - the ability to be able to choose single/dual/quad = fantastic.
>>> On 25/01/2020 18:55, Neil Johnson wrote:
>>>> Hi Paula,
>>>> 
>>>> SSI2140 (Dave Rossum's improved SSM2040 VCF) is released to production with stock expected in March.
>>>> 
>>>> The other three should be sampling in March, with the normal caveat that they’re still in development status.
>>>> 
>>>> The SSI2130 is a _very_ sweet little VCO with lots of possibilities.
>>>> 
>>>> And Guy wins today's internet point for guessing the SSI2162 and SSI2161 are paralleled SSI2164s. Lower noise, smaller package, lower price.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Neil
>>>> 
>>>> On 2020-01-25 08:16, Neil Johnson wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Looking on the Sound Semiconductor website I see a slew of new parts:
>>>>> 
>>>>> SSI2130 - VCO (it can do TZFM with a few extra components)
>>>>> SSI2140 - VCF (SSM2040 with extras)
>>>>> SSI2162 - dual VCA
>>>>> SSI2161 - single VCA
>>>>> 
>>>>> Neil