[sdiy] Quantizer project.. incoming CV's switching point to change to quantized output CV's ...
David G Dixon
dixon at mail.ubc.ca
Tue Jul 6 01:42:52 CEST 2021
I don't know diddly-squat about code, but I've been working on an analog
quantizer with logic for generating various scales, and I must say that I'm
a strong advocate of the "equal voltage invervals between each note"
approach.
Of course, for the chromatic scale, this is a no-brainer: 83.33 mV per note.
However, if you want to quantize a major triad, I would use 333.33 mV per
note. For a major scale, 142.86 mV per note. Et cetera.
Why? Because if you are running the scales or arpeggios by playing the
quantizer with a triangle wave LFO, you will want each note to last for the
same amount of time. Any other approach will impose a rhythm that will
favour notes that are farther away in pitch from the others.
As usual, the right answer is the musical one, not the technical one.
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Subject: [sdiy] Quantizer project.. incoming CV's switching point to change
to quantized output CV's ...
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I'm starting a CV quantizer design and am wondering
about the following things:
Let's assume a normal quantized semi-tone scale:
All the incoming CV's are quantized to semi-tones like this:
incoming CV 'around' C, output quantized CV -> C
incoming CV 'around' C#, output quantized CV -> C#
incoming CV 'around' D, output quantized CV -> D
and so on..
12 equally spaced output quantized intervals. OK.
But if the quantized scale output is a TRIAD like
C-E-G-C-E-G-C, etc... ( 3 quantized intervals)
where are the switching bounderies of each incoming note CV's
to change to the next outputed quantized note ?
This question is for ascending and/or descending notes..
Same question for a quantized PENTATONIC major scale output like
C-D#-F-G-A#-C-D#-F-G-A#-C, etc.. ( 5 quantized intervals)
I would think of dividing the octave range with
equal intervals with the number of intervals
inside the actual quantized scale..
For example:
TRIAD C-E-G-C
That's 3 intervals
1 octave = 1 volt
so 1volt/3 intervals = 0.333v between each quantized notes (??)
or
PENTATONIC major scale C-D#-F-G-A#-C
That's 5 intervals
1 octave = 1 volt
so 1volt/5 intervals = 0.20v between each quantized notes (??)
But... I don't think that is working this way..
I think I must keep the incoming CV interval sizes
and use them for the quantized switch points.. (???)
Your opinion on that ??
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