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> Got the prototype up and running. Picture of the prototype pc board running 
> here:
>
> www.synthtech.com/pix/m730_pcb.jpg
>
> Here is a logic analyzer showing some of the outputs being divided from 2 to 
> 8:
>
> www.synthtech.com/pix/m730_out.jpg
>
> The VC-Div also has an 8-step CV output that increments in 4ths/5ths/octaves 
> for pseudo-melodic sequences or use it for a "sawtooth" output (at 1/8th the 
> input). The CV Divide output is independent from the bank of 'fixed' dividers, 
> and can vary from 2 to 33. There is also 2 more operating modes: a 
> "half-divide" from 1 to 16.5 and a Pulse Output mode, that the dividers switch 
> from a square output to a fixed 3ms positive-going pulse output. This is 
> useful for triggering EGs and syncing LFOs.
>
> Delivery will be in the June-July timeframe, demos in a month or so.
>
> Paul Schreiber
> Synthesis Technology
> www.synthtech.com
>

As I understand this to be a microcontroller based divider, I wonder how
much jitter is on the divided outputs.  For low frequencies there wouldn't
be enough to matter, but if used at audio frequencies the jitter might be
audible.

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: Paul Schreiber [mailto:synth1@...]
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 8:34 PM
> To: MOTM litserv
> Subject: [motm] MOTM-730 VC Pulse Divider
> 
> 
> > Got the prototype up and running. Picture of the prototype pc board
> running
> > here:
> >
> > www.synthtech.com/pix/m730_pcb.jpg
> >
> > Here is a logic analyzer showing some of the outputs being divided from
> 2 to
> > 8:
> >
> > www.synthtech.com/pix/m730_out.jpg
> >
> > The VC-Div also has an 8-step CV output that increments in
> 4ths/5ths/octaves
> > for pseudo-melodic sequences or use it for a "sawtooth" output (at 1/8th
> the
> > input). The CV Divide output is independent from the bank of 'fixed'
> dividers,
> > and can vary from 2 to 33. There is also 2 more operating modes: a
> > "half-divide" from 1 to 16.5 and a Pulse Output mode, that the dividers
> switch
> > from a square output to a fixed 3ms positive-going pulse output. This is
> > useful for triggering EGs and syncing LFOs.
> >
> > Delivery will be in the June-July timeframe, demos in a month or so.
> >
> > Paul Schreiber
> > Synthesis Technology
> > www.synthtech.com
> >