Quantizer
2000-03-16 by Tkacs, Ken
Maybe an adjustable quantizer module is a job for a PIC processor...?
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Quantizer
Quantizer
2000-03-16 by Tkacs, Ken
BTW, another use for a quantizer is to get those "bleepy-bloopy computer" sounds, like what you get from noise into a sample & hold, but actually in tune, when you slide the quantizer in between them. (Speaking of bleepy-bloopy computer sounds, anybody got a good copy of Gil Melle's Andromeda Strain soundtrack...?)
Quantizer
2005-01-15 by Jeremy
Hi all, Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. Cheers for any help. - Jeremy
Re: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-16 by Richard Brewster
Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a quantizer. It so happens I was just using it today. http://www.blacet.com/MW.html It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM and there is another quantizer PROM available. Check the links on the page above. Larry Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different ones, actually) available in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can also use Front Panel Express to make a panel for it. Dave Hylander has a great expander for the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm -Richard Brewster Jeremy wrote:
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>Hi all, > >Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in >MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge >quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. >Cheers for any help. > > - Jeremy > > > > > >
Re: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-16 by Tobias Machine Head
Here's a quantizer in MOTM format. Although it has white a metalic/white panel. It's also a 1/4 inch banana combo. http://www.analogic-acs.com/quantizer.html Cheers! Tobias Enhus
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> > For quantizing applications the wavetable output is used as a control > voltage. In this mode the Miniwave is set to the 0-10V scale, which > takes positive input voltages and puts out positive voltages. A > quantizer PROM has a table that translates the incoming voltage to the > nearest quantized value, assuming a 1V/octave control voltage. The > standard Blacet PROM has 16 quantized scales, and the Quantizer PROM > offers 256. http://stretta.com/~matthew/resources/waveproms/index.html > (Too bad these are not currently available.) > > -Richard Brewster > > > Jeff Laity wrote: > >> When you do this, are you using the PCM sample wave playback as an >> audio source or as a control voltage? >> >> On Jan 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Richard Brewster wrote: >> >> Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a quantizer. It so >> happens >> I was just using it today. >> >> http://www.blacet.com/MW.html >> >> It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM and there is another >> quantizer PROM available. Check the links on the page above. Larry >> Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different ones, actually) >> available >> in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can also use Front Panel >> Express to make a panel for it. Dave Hylander has a great >> expander for >> the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. >> >> http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html >> >> http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm >> >> -Richard Brewster >> >> Jeremy wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in >>> MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge >>> quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. >>> Cheers for any help. >>> >>> - Jeremy >>> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
Re: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-16 by Jeff Laity
When you do this, are you using the PCM sample wave playback as an audio source or as a control voltage?
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On Jan 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Richard Brewster wrote: > Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a quantizer. It so happens > I was just using it today. > > http://www.blacet.com/MW.html > > It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM and there is another > quantizer PROM available. Check the links on the page above. Larry > Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different ones, actually) available > in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can also use Front Panel > Express to make a panel for it. Dave Hylander has a great expander > for > the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. > > http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html > > http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm > > -Richard Brewster > > Jeremy wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in > >MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge > >quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. > >Cheers for any help. > > > > - Jeremy > > >
Re: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-16 by Richard Brewster
For quantizing applications the wavetable output is used as a control voltage. In this mode the Miniwave is set to the 0-10V scale, which takes positive input voltages and puts out positive voltages. A quantizer PROM has a table that translates the incoming voltage to the nearest quantized value, assuming a 1V/octave control voltage. The standard Blacet PROM has 16 quantized scales, and the Quantizer PROM offers 256. http://stretta.com/~matthew/resources/waveproms/index.html (Too bad these are not currently available.) -Richard Brewster Jeff Laity wrote:
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> When you do this, are you using the PCM sample wave playback as an > audio source or as a control voltage? > > On Jan 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Richard Brewster wrote: > > Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a quantizer. It so > happens > I was just using it today. > > http://www.blacet.com/MW.html > > It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM and there is another > quantizer PROM available. Check the links on the page above. Larry > Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different ones, actually) > available > in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can also use Front Panel > Express to make a panel for it. Dave Hylander has a great > expander for > the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. > > http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html > > http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm > > -Richard Brewster > > Jeremy wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in > >MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge > >quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. > >Cheers for any help. > > > > - Jeremy > > >
Re: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-17 by Richard Brewster
Anyone on the list have one of these and can give us impressions? I seem to remember some discussion about it a while back. -Richard Brewster Tobias Machine Head wrote:
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>Here's a quantizer in MOTM format. Although it has white a metalic/white >panel. It's also a 1/4 inch banana combo. > >http://www.analogic-acs.com/quantizer.html > >Cheers! >Tobias Enhus > > > > > >>For quantizing applications the wavetable output is used as a control >>voltage. In this mode the Miniwave is set to the 0-10V scale, which >>takes positive input voltages and puts out positive voltages. A >>quantizer PROM has a table that translates the incoming voltage to the >>nearest quantized value, assuming a 1V/octave control voltage. The >>standard Blacet PROM has 16 quantized scales, and the Quantizer PROM >>offers 256. http://stretta.com/~matthew/resources/waveproms/index.html >>(Too bad these are not currently available.) >> >>-Richard Brewster >> >> >>Jeff Laity wrote: >> >> >> >>>When you do this, are you using the PCM sample wave playback as an >>>audio source or as a control voltage? >>> >>>On Jan 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Richard Brewster wrote: >>> >>> Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a quantizer. It so >>> happens >>> I was just using it today. >>> >>> http://www.blacet.com/MW.html >>> >>> It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM and there is another >>> quantizer PROM available. Check the links on the page above. Larry >>> Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different ones, actually) >>> available >>> in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can also use Front Panel >>> Express to make a panel for it. Dave Hylander has a great >>> expander for >>> the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. >>> >>> http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html >>> >>> http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm >>> >>> -Richard Brewster >>> >>> Jeremy wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in >>>>MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge >>>>quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. >>>>Cheers for any help. >>>> >>>>- Jeremy >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
RE: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-17 by alt-mode
I contacted the analogic-acs folks a few weeks ago when this popped up on AH
since there are no quantizers available in an assembled form for 1/4"
modulars at the moment (cough) - a situation that I hope will change this
year. Unfortunately, they are not able to take any orders at this time -
they said perhaps by March. Also, they were unwilling to change the banana
jacks for 1/4" jacks. There are certainly spacing issues but I couldn't get
them to provide any electrical reason.
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-----Original Message----- From: Richard Brewster [mailto:pugix@...] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 10:35 PM To: Tobias Machine Head Cc: Jeff Laity; MOTM List Subject: Re: [motm] Quantizer Anyone on the list have one of these and can give us impressions? I seem to remember some discussion about it a while back. -Richard Brewster Tobias Machine Head wrote: >Here's a quantizer in MOTM format. Although it has white a metalic/white >panel. It's also a 1/4 inch banana combo. > >http://www.analogic-acs.com/quantizer.html > >Cheers! >Tobias Enhus > > > > > >>For quantizing applications the wavetable output is used as a control >>voltage. In this mode the Miniwave is set to the 0-10V scale, which >>takes positive input voltages and puts out positive voltages. A >>quantizer PROM has a table that translates the incoming voltage to the >>nearest quantized value, assuming a 1V/octave control voltage. The >>standard Blacet PROM has 16 quantized scales, and the Quantizer PROM >>offers 256. http://stretta.com/~matthew/resources/waveproms/index.html >>(Too bad these are not currently available.) >> >>-Richard Brewster >> >> >>Jeff Laity wrote: >> >> >> >>>When you do this, are you using the PCM sample wave playback as an >>>audio source or as a control voltage? >>> >>>On Jan 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Richard Brewster wrote: >>> >>> Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a quantizer. It so >>> happens >>> I was just using it today. >>> >>> http://www.blacet.com/MW.html >>> >>> It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM and there is another >>> quantizer PROM available. Check the links on the page above. Larry >>> Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different ones, actually) >>> available >>> in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can also use Front Panel >>> Express to make a panel for it. Dave Hylander has a great >>> expander for >>> the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. >>> >>> http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html >>> >>> http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm >>> >>> -Richard Brewster >>> >>> Jeremy wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in >>>>MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge >>>>quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. >>>>Cheers for any help. >>>> >>>>- Jeremy >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/motm/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: motm-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:motm-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
Re: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-17 by Marc Bareille
Hi , > I contacted the analogic-acs folks a few weeks ago when this popped up > on AH since there are no quantizers available in an assembled form for > 1/4" modulars at the moment (cough) - a situation that I hope will > change this year. Yes for sure :) The new module i am designing ( final pcb prototype is under assembly ) is a CV-Quantizer/Wavetable in MOTM format... BUT unlike all other Quabtizer systems , my module , named "Quantix-8" is fitted with 64KB of SRAM intead of the eprom. A microcontroler manage the STAM for load/save operation through MIDI ... This allow a super simple and fast edition or changes on table .64KB mean 2 matrixes od 16x16 waveforms/scales in 256samples per wave... To control it you can use CV ( bank/wave select) or MIDI messages ( controler/program changes) or even logic banana inputs ( trig mode). Additionnal feature for free :the Quantix8 can work as a MIDI to CV interface ( a 8 bit thing..) This module is no more no less than an eprom emulator editable by MIDI and as this, it can be used to replace the eprom on many classic quantizers. The input of the Quantix8 is modular : so you can plug there many kind of specialised inputs pcbs ( piggy back assembly) -a fast ADC with zero detector ( for quantizer/wavetable ) -a counter/divider drive it by pulses with a hi speed VCO ( wavetable) -an classic ADC with external convert logic for CV quantize I am also designing a 16 bits version to add to the excellent ACS quantizer. It will be very cool to edit new scales/waveforms on PC and then download them to the Quantizer to try them... Panels, schems pcbs are already designed and will be released at http://m.bareille/free.fr very soon (+/-1 week ) ... More to come ... Have fun! Cheers, Marc B. Unfortunately, they are not able to take any orders
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> at this time - they said perhaps by March. Also, they were unwilling to > change the banana jacks for 1/4" jacks. There are certainly spacing > issues but I couldn't get them to provide any electrical reason. > > Eric > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Richard Brewster [mailto:pugix@...] > *Sent:* Sunday, January 16, 2005 10:35 PM > *To:* Tobias Machine Head > *Cc:* Jeff Laity; MOTM List > *Subject:* Re: [motm] Quantizer > > Anyone on the list have one of these and can give us impressions? I > seem to remember some discussion about it a while back. > > -Richard Brewster > > Tobias Machine Head wrote: > > >Here's a quantizer in MOTM format. Although it has white a > metalic/white > >panel. It's also a 1/4 inch banana combo. > > > >http://www.analogic-acs.com/quantizer.html > > > >Cheers! > >Tobias Enhus > > > > > > > > > > > >>For quantizing applications the wavetable output is used as a control > >>voltage. In this mode the Miniwave is set to the 0-10V scale, which > >>takes positive input voltages and puts out positive voltages. A > >>quantizer PROM has a table that translates the incoming voltage > to the > >>nearest quantized value, assuming a 1V/octave control voltage. The > >>standard Blacet PROM has 16 quantized scales, and the Quantizer PROM > >>offers 256. > http://stretta.com/~matthew/resources/waveproms/index.html > >>(Too bad these are not currently available.) > >> > >>-Richard Brewster > >> > >> > >>Jeff Laity wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>When you do this, are you using the PCM sample wave playback as an > >>>audio source or as a control voltage? > >>> > >>>On Jan 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Richard Brewster wrote: > >>> > >>> Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a quantizer. It so > >>> happens > >>> I was just using it today. > >>> > >>> http://www.blacet.com/MW.html > >>> > >>> It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM and there is another > >>> quantizer PROM available. Check the links on the page > above. Larry > >>> Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different ones, actually) > >>> available > >>> in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can also use Front > Panel > >>> Express to make a panel for it. Dave Hylander has a great > >>> expander for > >>> the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. > >>> > >>> http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html > >>> > >>> http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm > >>> > >>> -Richard Brewster > >>> > >>> Jeremy wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hi all, > >>>> > >>>>Just wondering if there's an analog voltage quantizer out there in > >>>>MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been using a Serge > >>>>quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing gets annoying. > >>>>Cheers for any help. > >>>> > >>>>- Jeremy > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >> > >>Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *Yahoo! Groups Links* > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/motm/ > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > motm-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:motm-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > >
Re: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-17 by John Laudicina
--- Tobias Machine Head <tobias@...> wrote: > Here's a quantizer in MOTM format. Although it has > white a metalic/white > panel. It's also a 1/4 inch banana combo. > > http://www.analogic-acs.com/quantizer.html > > Cheers! > Tobias Enhus > > > > > > > For quantizing applications the wavetable output > is used as a control > > voltage. In this mode the Miniwave is set to the > 0-10V scale, which > > takes positive input voltages and puts out > positive voltages. A > > quantizer PROM has a table that translates the > incoming voltage to the > > nearest quantized value, assuming a 1V/octave > control voltage. The > > standard Blacet PROM has 16 quantized scales, and > the Quantizer PROM > > offers 256. > http://stretta.com/~matthew/resources/waveproms/index.html > > (Too bad these are not currently available.) > > > > -Richard Brewster > > > > > > Jeff Laity wrote: > > > >> When you do this, are you using the PCM sample > wave playback as an > >> audio source or as a control voltage? > >> > >> On Jan 15, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Richard Brewster > wrote: > >> > >> Many of us use the Wiard/Blacet Miniwave as a > quantizer. It so > >> happens > >> I was just using it today. > >> > >> http://www.blacet.com/MW.html > >> > >> It comes with a quantizer bank in the PROM > and there is another > >> quantizer PROM available. Check the links on > the page above. Larry > >> Hendry has a Stooge panel (several different > ones, actually) > >> available > >> in MOTM format for the Miniwave, and you can > also use Front Panel > >> Express to make a panel for it. Dave > Hylander has a great > >> expander for > >> the Minwave that holds 10 EPROMs. > >> > >> http://www.hylander.com/miniwave.html > >> > >> http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/panel.htm > >> > >> -Richard Brewster > >> > >> Jeremy wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> Just wondering if there's an analog voltage > quantizer out there in > >>> MOTM format? Or something similar? I've been > using a Serge > >>> quantizer but the whole banana + 1/4" jack thing > gets annoying. > >>> Cheers for any help. > >>> > >>> - Jeremy > >>> > >> Excuse my ignorance, why couldnt you take the banana jacks out and put in their place the 1/4 inch motm jacks that paul uses? I dont understand the banana plug ... is there a ground and a hot wire with them? If there is then the 1/4 inch jack should work... am I missing something? John in Miami > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
RE: [motm] Quantizer
2005-01-17 by alt-mode
John,
That was my feeling as well but there seems to be a jack spacing issue with
the Analogics-acs quantizer that would make it mechanically difficult.
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-----Original Message----- From: John Laudicina [mailto:gion2archery@...] Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 10:17 AM To: Tobias Machine Head Cc: motm@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [motm] Quantizer > >> Excuse my ignorance, why couldnt you take the banana jacks out and put in their place the 1/4 inch motm jacks that paul uses? I dont understand the banana plug ... is there a ground and a hot wire with them? If there is then the 1/4 inch jack should work... am I missing something? John in Miami