In a message dated 3/2/2000 12:48:10 PM,
PaulBr@... writes:
>Well, the idea for a built in atteunator on the VCEG is this: One possible
>usage for a EG is shaping the amplitude of another signal via a VCA. Well,
>we have a VCA already, but its got a few extra features such as the DC
>offset and ring-mod. If I just want to shape the amplitude of a signal,
>it
>seems a little overkill to use a whole 'nuther module when the functionality
>can easily be tacked onto the EG.
<snip>
>OTOH... many modules already come with VC control, so maybe the extra
>shaping attenuation isn't so useful. <shrug>
I guess you mean an output attenuator on the EG. Yes, these are very useful,
but as you say, many VC inputs already have an attenuator which should make
this redundant.
>Reguarding the VC sustain... if you sum the output of the EG with the CV
>source, then you are fluctuating the EG output at all times... having a
>dedicated VC sustain would allow the level to fluctuate only during the
>sustain period (or so I would imagine). Imagine using an LFO for the VC
>sustain... you would get your normal attack, decay, a warbled sustain,
>then
>release. If you sum the LFO with the EG output, you get a warbled
>everything.
This is one of the better examples of this kind of use -- though for this
particular example I'd prefer to use some sort of pre LFO gated "delay." But
it does show that VC sustain has good uses beyond what one (I) normally
thinks of.
OK, so I'm a wuss too!
John Wuss Barlow