PLAN B analog blog

Along with the individual stage gate outs, the Mini Milton is equipped
with with a single Obedient Clock output.  This is a trigger which
follows the external input clock, but only when the sequencer is in
motion (when the counting is stopped by either an external source
using the ext stop input  or depression of it's Start/Stop switch, the
Obedient clock stops as well).

So this addresses if it has a single summed gate out.

As to why it doesn't have switches on each step which determine which
stage passes a gate out of the Obedient Clock output, it was simply a
matter of panel size.  The intent of the Mini Milton was to provide an
affordable single bank sequencing function.  While it would be
perfectly acceptable to design a system which had a 21C as it's
only sequencer, the 21C provides a means to introduce multiple without a large investment of $$ or panel real estate in which to do it. That was the real intention in developing the 21C.  

I made a determination that individual gate outs was the best
alternative given the panel space available to add them As a note,
there is not enough room to mount switches into these locations.  A
matter of fact Cliff Jacks won't even fit there (my new type jacks have a much smaller profile under the faceplate).  So between having
individual gate outs or switches to gate which stage passes a gate to
the Ob Clock,  the former took precedence.


- P



--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "monroeeskew"
<monroe.eskew@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry if this has been asked before...
> 
> Can you explain the rationale behind having a separate gate output
for each step in the 
> cycle, rather than having a single gate out and gate switches for
each step?
>