Keep in mind that EVERY "analog" sequencer has a digital controller in it! Whether it is based on a shift register or a counter, it's digital. The difference between what we call "true analog" sequencers and digital sequencers is in the voltage outputs. An analog sequencer switches between true analog voltages with infinite resolution between their extremes. A digital sequencer, whether analog style step based or pattern based, stores an approximation of the voltage digitally, and turns it back into analog output by sending it through a DAC. The issue then becomes one of resolution, and if the pitch resolution is finer than the ear can detect, there is not generally a practical reason to shy away. Dave Bradley Principal Software Engineer Engineering Animation, Inc. daveb@... From: Dan Higdon <hdan@...> Something about having a digital controller in my analog modular just bothers me. I know the digital solution will be less expensive in the long run. But frankly, when has price ever entered into the equation for MOTM stuff? The old days of expecting most modules to cost around $100 are long gone. Anybody else want something like this as a MOTM kit?
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RE: [motm] Osc Freedom
2000-03-16 by Dave Bradley
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