The R2M is digital on the inside and can generate both quantized and
continuous control voltages. But digital control voltages are never
truly smooth, they are always quantized at some level. However, I've
been using mine for 8 months and I haven't had any problems with
stepping or zipper noise. If your ears are more sensitize than mine,
you can always put the output through an MOTM-820 to smoothen things
out. I actually like to do that so that I can get a slow glide going
up in pitch and a quick glide going down in pitch.
I'm not sure why you are having that glitching problem with the
pressure output. Mine is quite smooth. They did replace the pressure
sensor recently, perhaps that's part of the problem (I have the
original version).
> >> Silly question - will the CV output of the panel be raw, non-quantized
>>> information? I want to be able to use the CV out as a source of
>>> continous control voltages like the "old fashioned" ribbon controllers.
>
>As far as I understand Scott's project: sure!
>I'm using the original R2M hardware at the moment and I also have hope
>that the "glitch-problem" will be ironed out with the more reliable
>analouge path Scott's circuit provides. ∗)
>I'm not a big fan of Doepfer hardware but unfortunately a Ribbon
>Controller is not a widespread gadget :-(
>
> HTH, Michael.
>
>∗) My R2M's CV is not smooth. I can't see exactly what it is, I just
>can hear it. A simple LP-Filter in the CV path eases this problem. I
>got two examples I made to show:
>First the VCF's frequency modulated by an LFO (4 ups) and then
>manually by using the pressure sensor of the R2M:
>http://bluemole.com/misc/r2m-glitches.mp3
>Then with the filter hooked up. First out, then in:
>http://bluemole.com/misc/r2m-glitches_filtered.mp3
>