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Re: Living VCO panels? FPE templates?

2010-12-19 by djbrow54

I wanted to be able to use all three oscillators independently so I chose which controls and which inputs should affect all or be independent per VCO. I chose PWM and Width to affect all three VCOs to minimize panel space.  The width control and PWM inputs are simply paralleled to each VCO.

I chose 1V/Oct and FM to be affect each VCO independently but normallized the input jacks so they could affect all three together. I also eliminated Detune for VCO1.

Since the input modulation of vibrato and portamento can be bypassed for VCO2 and VCO3 through their separate 1V/Oct input, I needed to make sure the gain through the modulation circuitry was 1X, so I used 0.1% resistors for U11B and U12A

I did add a mix output and independent level controls for each VCO.  I use that feature a lot.

The wiring diagram is shown on my page as well as the details of my modifications.  I remember the link/track conversation but am thinking that was for the Polymoog Resonator module.  I don't exactly recall now.

Dave

--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "wjhall11" <wjhall@...> wrote:
> Dave's design is far more pragmatic.  I'm sure the course / fine
> tune knobs idea is as good if not better than the counting dial
> idea.  The small knobs make the gadget fit into less space.
> Dave's panel reflects a link-unlink feature he's calling
> "track," (right, Dave?) but there's an issue about how the PWM CV
> links to the VCOs that I'd have to re-look at to understand how
> Dave's implementation handles it - Idunno - our aim was to be able
> to use each VCO completely independently.
> 
> Bill (and Will)

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