ComputerVoltageSources

One more vote for more I/O, and no Speakjet.  I had my fling with speech
synthesis 25 years ago with an addon to the TI 99/4A computer.  Ultimately
the pitch resolution and bandwidth limitations of the speech synthesizer
were frustrating and proved this exploration to be a dead end.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Richter
> 
> The additional 4 pins added on the bottom are 4 more A/D inputs, so the
> device could
> support 8 analog voltage inputs with no multiplexors. Whoo HA! One option
> is to decicate
> some of the 4 analog inputs to fixed functions like cursor control or some
> kind of user
> interface?
> 
> Like using a knob with 10 hardware detents to select 10 software options?
> It might be possible to support some kind of performance interface using a
> force sensing
> resitor? The processor is there to od the math to extract the X,Y and Z
> data.
> 
> That makes me want to put two sockets for quad DACs with a chip select to
> give 8 voltage
> outputs.
> 
> This may come at the expense of some digital funtions. I may have to
> sacrifice a pin for
> chip select. Are we FOR SURE dedicated to having a Speakjet socket on the
> main CVS PC
> board? Or would we rather have 8 analog inputs and 8 analog outputs?
> 
> The Speakjet is cute, no doubt about it. A voice synthesizer is a bunch of
> fun, even if the
> highest frequency out is 8 KHz. I wish that new MOOG in a chip was further
> along. I really
> like the idea of having some kind of synth right on the PCB for the
> circuit bending. build it
> into a manakins head crowd, They make me smile.
> 
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