[sdiy] Paia Vocoder clarifier mod toggle?

[J. Larry Hendry]

MECI has the 25 pole position ones used for parallel port switching on
surplus dump for $1.95 each.
I still would not do it.
:)
Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Deyo <thom_s4 at hotmail.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Paia Vocoder clarifier mod toggle?



You can scour the thriftshops for those old "data switchers" that switch
between serial i/o's. They have 12-pole rotary switches or something of that
order, though their quality may not be great.

Scott

>From: "Stephen Begin" <trypannon at hotmail.com>
>To: "synth" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Paia Vocoder clarifier mod toggle?
>Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:54:48 -0400
>
>Sorry for reviving a dead thread, but I'm the type who likes closure.
>Given that for some strange reason, me and Phil here seem to wish to
>embrace
>the not-so-great-but-ever-so-rad-sounding original vocoder circuit design,
>but would also like the option of using opamps and getting a cleaner sound,
>is there any practical way to mod it so that the clarifier mod is
>switchable?  Nobody really said before if it could or couldn't be done.  :)
>Thanks!
>Steve B
>
>
>From: "p. hendricks" <ph at attbi.com>
>
> > I agree,, and would share the same concerns. I like mine the way it is,
>and
> > use it just for cross modulation, I think you may lose some of that
>sound
> > with the mod....??? can you just do the part of the mod that improves
>the
> > S/N ratio? I don't mind having the bands interact, I don't want mine to
> > sound like ...well... a vocoder. I think the bands blurring together may
> > give a less synthetic sound with cross mod??? just a hunch.
> >
> > Note: I say all this not having heard one with the mod done, just would
>hate
> > to lose the sound it has now.
> > best,
> > phil
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/14/02 8:14 PM, "Stephen Begin" <trypannon at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I don't really plan to do much in the way of speaking intelligible
>phrases
> > > through the vocoder, more like adding unusual characteristics to short
>synth
> > > sounds.  So sometimes a little muddiness is nice.
> >




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