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Re: Pulse, Sync, Sequencers and Shuffle

2004-04-30 by John Loffink

I tried this with a TKB, inverted NTO sawtooth (variable pulse out did not
trigger TKB reliably), 1/2 DSG for reset and 1/2 DSG to slew the sequence
output. (With 16 stages of TKB the DSG wasn't high enough frequency for
good sync sounds.) It does work, but sounds a little rough. DSG cannot
slew past a certain frequency and goes silent, so this has its limitations.

A comparator or Schmitt trigger module would make this work a lot better.

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: John Loffink [mailto:jloffink@...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:34 PM
> To: SergeModular@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [SergeModular] Pulse, Sync, Sequencers and Shuffle
>
> That's true, if the sequence row out is fed to a DSG tracking 1
> volt/octave
> you could get very close the sawtooth sync.
>
> I would use a PCO/NTO for the reset pulse. That's where you want the
> frequency accuracy. You can use a DSG/DTG for the clock input, but as it
> must be a multiple of the step number this will only work for lower notes
> due to the DSG/DTG frequency limit around 2 KHz.
>
> 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: John P [mailto:johnp299792@...]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 7:08 PM
> > To: SergeModular@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [SergeModular] Pulse, Sync, Sequencers and Shuffle
> >
> > Yes, cool, I was wondering about that.
> > You can make a pseudo-saw (staircase) waveform with the sequencer... and
> > if you run it thru a slew limiter, you can round things off a little.
> >
> > Another reset pulse source could be a DSG or DTG.... even the 'smooth'
> > part of the SSG can be used as a clock.
> >

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