It does exactly the same thing. CYCLE is +10v when high, and -10v when
low. When the output goes above about 4v, CYCLE goes low, and when the
output goes below about -1v, it goes high. (Those number seem odd - I
wonder if I have some strange power issues? I don't remember noticing
that before...) To get the stepped section to oscillate this way,
though, you also have to supply a stream of pulses to SAMPLE.
A month or so ago I spent some time really grokking the SSG. I think I
was able to completely satisfy myself on every point about its
behavior, even answering some unresolved questions from SMOG. The
module really does make sense; all of its apparent strangeness can be
explained.
One interesting thing is that the stepped section is just like the
smooth section, except that (1) the slew rate range (knob + cv) is much
higher than the smooth section, and (2) SAMPLE rising edges are turned
into short, fixed-length pulses, which when inverted become the
effective HOLD input. I.e., it doesn't actually step; it just slews
very quickly for some short, fixed period when you pulse SAMPLE.
Bob
low. When the output goes above about 4v, CYCLE goes low, and when the
output goes below about -1v, it goes high. (Those number seem odd - I
wonder if I have some strange power issues? I don't remember noticing
that before...) To get the stepped section to oscillate this way,
though, you also have to supply a stream of pulses to SAMPLE.
A month or so ago I spent some time really grokking the SSG. I think I
was able to completely satisfy myself on every point about its
behavior, even answering some unresolved questions from SMOG. The
module really does make sense; all of its apparent strangeness can be
explained.
One interesting thing is that the stepped section is just like the
smooth section, except that (1) the slew rate range (knob + cv) is much
higher than the smooth section, and (2) SAMPLE rising edges are turned
into short, fixed-length pulses, which when inverted become the
effective HOLD input. I.e., it doesn't actually step; it just slews
very quickly for some short, fixed period when you pulse SAMPLE.
Bob
On Nov 2, 2004, at 11:35 AM, synpro@... wrote:
> I know that the Cycle Jack on the upper Smooth section can be patched
> into the Smooth In to create an LFO/OSC but can't seem to understand
> what the Cycle jack on the lower Stepped section does. Thanks.
>
> -A
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rah@...
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