> A month or so ago I spent some time really grokking the SSG. I think IPlease Bob, it would be a pleasure to read an extensive report!
> 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.
Fernando
--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Bob Hearn <yahoo@h...> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> On Nov 2, 2004, at 11:35 AM, synpro@a... 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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> Robert A. Hearn
> rah@a...
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