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Subject: Re: [oldsynths] Re: poly box (clone) wanted or help building one

From: mariano <dhar2kma@...>
Date: 2004-12-17

Howdy y'all;

The polivox is basically a very high frequency vco
running at around 2 Mhz (more or less) tied via a PLL
(phase loocked loop ) to a Top Octave Generator that
divides down the high frequency vco signal into a 'top
octave' -a full octave including semitones- using
whole integer binary dividers inside... the keyboard
as I recall allows you to select the 'polytonic '
notes 'phase looped' to say an external synthesizer's
vco output.... hope you get the idea.
Ah... Mostek used to manufacture these top ctave
generator chips MK50246 or something like this and
radio shack use to sell them... I do have a couple of
these chips somewhere in my garage.. no telling when I
could find them ...:(

bye now...

...
--- Mike Walters <mike@...> wrote:

>
> I couldn't find it in the files section! So, I've
> always been
> intrigued by these, but never knew how they work
> exactly. They turn a
> monophonic signal polyphonic? What's the science
> around them? I'd
> like to see the schematics if they're available.
> Thanks
> Mike
>
> --- In oldsynths@yahoogroups.com, "Martyn Meere"
> <coolpad@b...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I am new to the group. I am looking for a EML
> PolyBox so if anyone
> > wants to sell one, please email me at coolpad@b...
>
> >
> > I saw that the schematics are in the Files Folder
> so I am also
> > wondering if anyone has built one themselves, or
> if someone is
> > producing any pcbs. I would like to build one
> myself but I am still
> > trying to get up to speed with building stuff
> myself. Any help
> would
> > be very much appreciated.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Martyn
>
>
>
>




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