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I vote for speed.

Andy Miller

--- In motm@y..., "Tony Karavidas" <tony@e...> wrote:
> One more issue I've been working on is the switch bounce. I have
found an
> implementation that doens't penalize the response to the leading
edge of a
> trigger, BUT it does limit the repetition rate of the GATE.
> For example, if I use 5mS dead time on the rising and falling edge
of the
> switch, the input GATE is limited to just under 100Hz. This isn't a
problem
> when it comes to using the UEG as an envelope generator. It takes
over 60mS
> just to complete all the stages so most likely your input gate
repetition
> would be slower than 60mS. If you try to input a faster gate, you
simple
> start to chop off the final stages. The issue is with GATED-STEP
mode
> (sequencer). Without any debouce code, I can take the UEG up to
about 450Hz
> input, and it runs fine all day.
>
> So I need more feedback: Would you like a little debounce is
exchange for
> some gate speed, or screw the debounce switch stuff (since you
hardly use
> the switch) and keep the speed?
>
> Tony