I don't fully understand the CGS sequencer, but it got me thinking about doing a sequencer in 4 stage slices. It seems like you could use one of the inexpensive AVR processors, like the ATMEGA8, couple it with an inexpensive quad DAC like the AD5726, and have a neat little slice. 4 of the 10 bit A/Ds could be for sequencer controls and two could be used to for an input control CV. Other I/O could be used for clocks and carry in/outs for daisy chaining these slices together. You could parallel and series connect as many as you want, and use the carry out / carry in to transfer clock control from slice to slice. Or you could run them all off a master CV, such as a ramp or triangle, and use an offset control to set a range of the CV for each slice to operate in without any master clock. You could even get fancy with the serial interfaces to pass control or data between slices or driving an LCD. Quite expandable. So far this is only 2 inexpensive chips per slice plus appropriate buffers. There is enough I/O on an ATMEGA8 for all sorts of gate outputs, LED indicators, etc. Food for thought (actually, out of current modular projects). Dave
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Re: modular sequencer for MOTM
2007-06-05 by djbrow54
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