[sdiy] AS3397 what is it?

[Benjamin Tremblay]

Hello,
I’m intrigued by what the AS3397 chip appears to be. But exactly what does it do? Reading old threads about it and the CEM3396 leave me scratching my head.

It’s a what… Wave-shaper that takes a computer-generated square wave and gives it personality? 

What are the correct inputs? I’m assuming it has traditional voicing like a vcf/vca stage and a mixer. 

Do I need to code up one or more computer waves to send into it, and what is the relationship between the input and the output? 

Thanks,
Benjamin 

Benjamin Tremblay