I've often thought that Paul should just take the S&H circuit out of the
'101, duplicate it three times, and pop it into a 1u module. Quick, easy,
minimal R&D. I guess it removes some of the functionality from the '101, but
how many noise sources do you really need in a system? Whereas S&H circuits
are useful.
The short answer to your question is the classic synthesizer "auto cannon"
where you put your pitch CV into the first of a series of S&H circuits and
the gate into the trigger input of each. Each drives a VCO. With every note
you play, VCO #1 plays that new note, while the last note is "handed down
the line" bucket brigade style to the other oscillators. It's kind of what's
happening in an analog delay chip on a macroscopic level.
If you play C-E-G-B-D-F#... etc., you will hear chords.
It sounds of limited use, but it's actually quite fun and you can start to
use it for other effects, especially if you add in a few differently-tuned
lag modules, use it for other than pitch control, etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: J. Larry Hendry [mailto:
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Who wants to talk about their CG shift register and why someone might want
one? How is it used (remember, I am not so modular savvy)?