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DOC PUTS TONGUE IN CHEEK SO FAR THAT IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS THE MUMPS
(again)...

ooooooo!  OOOOOOO!
this is arbitrary as all get-out!
and it's even cheaper (if you already own a 2600)....

step 1a
-on an Arp 2600, hook the reverb output, with nothing connected to the
reverb input, to the envelope follower input then the E.F output to a
CV-in (ie VCO pitch)...set the E.F. for it's fastest response.

or

step 1b
hook the reverb out to the sample input of the sample/hold and set the
 S/H trigger rate to the high end, and the S/H output to a CV-in

 then...

step 2
 hit the back of the 2600 with your fist, or maybe a rubber mallet!
repeatability????? sure! just hit it again! (and make sure you hit it
exactly the same way)

no fancy computers required at all! ...just limber reverb springs and
a little bit of gravity

plus, as a byproduct, you'll shake-out any badly seated components in
your 2600!
;'>

(takes tongue out of cheek)

another factor to consider in any comparisons (and comparisons are
ALWAYS subjective and controversial) is that , based on his track
record, an arbitrary function generator from Wiard is 90% likely to be
  delivered within the window in which delivery was quoted and it is
99% likely to function per spec when it is delivered. IMHO, makers
like Grant & John Blacet don't get enough credit for delivering more
modules than excuses.

Viva los Wiardos!
-doc

-- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Chang" <gchang@...> wrote:
>
> Another 'Arbitrary Function Generator' would be the Haken Continuum
> Fingerboard with the CVC cv output box.  When matched with a typical
> MIDI sequencer, the Fingerboard/CVC will accurately record me spilling
> my drink on the keypad, and allow me to do the typical MIDI sequencer
> ediiting thing (transpose, change speed, store, or discard), then
> replay the performance in 16 bit resolution, providing smooth
> portamenti over a 7 octave range (or a really smooth pan, or
> modulation, depending on the patch.  Each CVC box will output 12
> individual cv voltages (and x,y, and z voltage for each of four
> voices).  Of course, the glutton for exotica that I am, I am planning
> on 2 CVC boxes for my Wiard system (8 voices - 24 voltage sources).
> 
> Like the old Subotnick electronic pieces of the 70's, where he snorted
> like a 'Wild Beast' into a microphone, recording his 'gestures,' then
> transformed them into pulses and control voltages via Buchla Envelope
> Detectors, I intend to start accumulating a library of my
> drink-spilling events, which I will use for multichannel panning, mood
> lighting and other long-term lfo-type functions whose periods are in
> the minutes.  The more movement, the better.... 8^>
> 
> gary
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "wiardmodular" <wiardmodular@> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I have no doubt that the Envelooper is going to be an awesome piece 
> > of kit and you can sign me up for one now Grant but I have to take 
> > issue with this comparison.
> > 
> > It seems to me that a 250e on which one can immediately edit the 16 
> > steps per channel on is quite a different beast than editing a 
> > waveform on the pc, burning an PROM, turning off your rig, removing 
> > an envelooper from its rack to get access to the prom slot, 
> > replacing the prom, and then powering up the rig again.  
> > 
> > Also I'd suggest that the Modcan cv-recorder and a joystick could be 
> > considered another arbitrary function generator on the market.
>