Dotcomformat

I used to think all control voltages were the same or would work the same, so this is good 
to know. I originally thought that the only issues would be related to the power supply. 
Either way it's good to know there are ways to work around the differences. 

The signal processor seems to be more valuable than I originally thought, as are VCAs (I 
used to think think of them as "audio outputs only"). 





--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, John Mahoney <jmahoney@...> wrote:

> Good info, David, thanks.
> 
> 
> To warpt666, you've got it right, here:
> 
> >If I were to use a .com oscillator to modulate the a Modcon osc, I'd 
> >need to turn the signal
> >down or get an extreme or high amount of modulation.
> >
> >If I were to use a Modcan osc to modulate a .com osc the amount 
> >would be weaker or less
> >extreme.
> 
> The thing is that many people aren't much into extreme modulation, so 
> these level mismatch issues are somewhat academic. To "turn the 
> signal down or get an extreme or high amount of modulation" is what 
> we do most of the time, anyway.
> 
> On the other hand, some users -- including you, apparently :-) -- are 
> very much into extreme modulation, and that's where you could find 
> yourself needing to amplify the Modcan signals. (Which can be done 
> with a dotcom Instrument Interface or the top section of a dotcom 
> Signal Processor, for example.) And, after all, one of the best 
> things about modular synths is the ability to do unusual and extreme 
> things when you want to do so.
> 
> John
>
>
> At 01:27 AM 10/29/2008, edgard_varese wrote:
> >Yes, the biggest level concern is when using Modcan oscillators to 
> >modulate Dotcom and
> >MOTM but Modcan VCAs can double the input signal (20v max) and there 
> >is always the
> >Dotcom signal processor. I've never had a problem with the inputs of 
> >Modcan modules,
> >and , in fact, some are designed to handle 10v signals (flanger, 
> >mixers) and the new digital
> >Quad LFO can be set to +-5v. All three systems use 5v envelopes.
> >
> >David
>