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The quantizin' idea is just endless.  I was thinking about taking one
voltage in, and having 4 different mapped voltages being produced.  The
4 outputs could go to VCO 1/2/3 (on my 2600) and the 4th output to the
VCF.  The first 3 could be notes of various chords.  So as you swept the
input voltage up 0-5v, it would produce a sequence of chords from the
VCOs along with a changing filter freq.  You could setup dozens of
different chords to be used in a track, then use the single voltage
output of a step sequencer to "call up" the chords.  Or S/H in, or off a
keyboard...  just mind boggling :)

Andrew

The PSIM is so flexible that tossing around these scenarios is almost
pointless. :-)  Andrew and I both suggested to Zon that the PSIM makes an
excellent quantizer. I had told Zon that the PSIM-1 is a "programmable
quantizer/scaler/linear-to-expo/etc..."

I also noted to Andrew the PSIM it is probably the only standalone module
that could interface an MS-20 (linear), a MiniMoog (0.9V/Oct?), and EML
(1.2V/Oct?) and a 2600 (good old 1V/Oct) together at the same time.

Expanding on Andrew's idea (below), you could use one of the CV inputs for a
"mode" switch. One mode would drive the 2600 monophonically (with VCO
intervals as programmed) which the other mode would generate chords. Another
approach would be to use 2 different keyboards, one for chords and one for
unison lines. Or how about quantized arpeggios, or randomized VCO/note
assignements, or...?

Just brainstorming. Enough!
--
john


----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Andrew Scheidler" <xpandrew@ph.k12.in.us>
To: <SynthModules@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:53 AM
Subject: [SynthModules] PSIM musings


> The quantizin' idea is just endless.  I was thinking about taking one
> voltage in, and having 4 different mapped voltages being produced.  The
> 4 outputs could go to VCO 1/2/3 (on my 2600) and the 4th output to the
> VCF.  The first 3 could be notes of various chords.  So as you swept the
> input voltage up 0-5v, it would produce a sequence of chords from the
> VCOs along with a changing filter freq.  You could setup dozens of
> different chords to be used in a track, then use the single voltage
> output of a step sequencer to "call up" the chords.  Or S/H in, or off a
> keyboard...  just mind boggling :)
>
> Andrew
>

Dear God, now we're in SERGE TKB land here, Shit Andrew, you're 
making my mouth water!...

You could actually program ALL scale tone chords accross a few 
octaves for a certain scale.  Maybe have one of the inputs to 
transpose with?

OHOHOHOH  How about scale tone chords accross a couple of octaves and 
higher notes just play everything in unison....  that way you could 
go back and forth....  

I do like the idea of having one CV input output chords and the other 
output unisons...  that's absolutely cool.

Jonathan

--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Scheidler" 
<xpandrew@p...> wrote:
> The quantizin' idea is just endless.  I was thinking about taking 
one
> voltage in, and having 4 different mapped voltages being produced.  
The
> 4 outputs could go to VCO 1/2/3 (on my 2600) and the 4th output to 
the
> VCF.  The first 3 could be notes of various chords.  So as you 
swept the
> input voltage up 0-5v, it would produce a sequence of chords from 
the
> VCOs along with a changing filter freq.  You could setup dozens of
> different chords to be used in a track, then use the single voltage
> output of a step sequencer to "call up" the chords.  Or S/H in, or 
off a

> keyboard...  just mind boggling :)
> 
> Andrew