Hi Ken n All !
Let's throw another couple of stones in the pool :)
I've argued for inclusion of a Peak stage before (archives?) .
(APDSR) Extra punch and all that .
There seems to be confusion over vc sustain . Either it influences
the actual level of sustain or it adds to or droops from the set
voltage over time . Or one can have both, each with their control
i/p . Or switchable . Actual level has my preference if a choice
has to be made .
An inclusion off an ALL cv i/p (apdr) (not sustain) is a good move .
Feeding both the all and an individual in inverted does not change
it, but the others do (and all variations inbetween :) ) Normalling
would even make sense here . Switches preferred here, see later .
The necessity for attenuators is debatable . As no simple
attenuating/inverting module is available yet, i'd be for inclusion
this time . Means 3u . Later a simpeler 2u version could be made
without attenuators .
While in some circumstances i like the inverting attenuators, i feel
here one should go to using switches, at longer times an audible null
is not on the cards . on-off-inv . This would allow one to
precisely null modulation, without pulling out the plug . At the
same time it would allow one to preset modulations at the flick of a
switch, good for live use .
Since a separate trigger looks most useful, i propose a dual mode
here as well : repeat from zero, and repeat from actual level, wich
can be sustain .
And again : let's have outputs biased around sustain, as well a the
regular ones . (MS20/50 style) (archives)
I've not mentioned delay's at all in the above . I can identify 3
useful modes of operation : hold, wich holds off triggering for a
set time, delay added to the gate and delay that replaces the gate
with the set time . Hold, off course, could also be useful added to
both delay modes .
I'd be all for putting 2 or 3 hold/delay sections on a separate 2u
panel, and adding a trigger extractor/vc-repeater to one (or more) .
The extractor would deliver a trigger at gate (if not supplied) and
the vc-repeater would add triggers, once a hold delay and/or
threshold is crossed, at a speed dependant on v-in, with limits set
by knobs . Combine this with the choice of triggers above, and the
possibility to feed several eg's with these outs, and insanely moving
drones and other mayhem becomes easy ;^)
The above could be done with separate modules, but would take quite a
few .
There you have it, my dream 5u envelope combination . And no, i make
no excuses for wanting it all ;^P
btw Ken, what 5 sections does the Virus EG have ?
Cheers, and sweet (day)dreams .
Keep 'em oscillating :)
Hugo
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