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Re: Matched transistors in VCA (CGS64)

2007-06-06 by sasami@hotkey.net.au

They are matched to null out the signal. Unmatched transistors may have
audio bleedthrough. There is no reason why you can't try a pair of ordinary
transistors, though your success will be greater if you can get a pair from
the same batch.

Ken

>Hi all,
>
>Why exactly does the CGS64 (VCA) require matched transistors? What
>happens if you just use random transistors? In what way will the VCA
>not work correctly then?
>
>Greetings and thanks,
>
>
>
>The CGS Modular Synth home page: http://www.cgs.synth.net/
>
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>
>
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