[sdiy] Generating a large number of CV outputs

[Mattias Rickardsson]

On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 at 20:44, brianw <brianw at audiobanshee.com> wrote:

> Yes, I mean mux applications, but also any DAC output needs reconstruction
> filtering if you want to avoid aliasing.
>

You mean "imaging" - i.e., mirrors above the intended spectrum? Probably
not a huge problem with a high-frequency CV.


> I've recorded enough live electronic music performances to know that there
> is a surprisingly large number of commercial products out there with
> digital-to-analog conversion that has insufficient reconstruction
> filtering, as evidenced by the horrible aliasing. Granted, you have to
> record higher than 44.1 kHz to see this, since most DAC hardware is running
> at least that sample rate or higher.
>

Sorry, I was referring to multichannel CV DACs, since this thread is about
generating a large number of CV outputs. :-)

/mr
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