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Re: [motm] Oh Yeah, CEM 3379 VCSP

2000-05-26 by thudson@tomy.net

jwbarlow@... wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 5/25/2000 11:23:34 AM, djthomaswhite@... writes:
> 
> >Whoops. Almost forgot about the
> >
> >CEM 3379 VCSP (VC Signal Processor)
> 
> This chip gave me the greatest satisfaction when I built a tiny little module
> with it -- mainly due to the significant failure rate I'd been encountering
> with any synth projects. I built it almost exactly as shown in the data
> sheets (a few mods and an adjustment for the power supply) and it worked
> immediately. Of course you'll need several EGs when you've finished it.

I have several of these chips, and eventually I will get around to using
them.
So much on a single chip and very little support circuitry required. And
after all, VC Pan! I actually planned on using them as the ultimate
front
end to a VC stereo mixer. My idea was that they could be used standalone
as possibly a 2u MOTM module, but have the outputs normaled to a MOTM 2u
3 input stereo mixer. Or 2 1u mono mixers.
> 
> I believe I still owe Tomy one of these since we were discussing having some
> PCBs made to accommodate this (or the 3378) and some additional buffers and
> the like. One day Thomas, I promise!
> 
No prob, I've been busy with MOTM modules. But I'll finish up my last
unbuilt
today, so maybe I should start playing with this to fill the time until
the next shipment.

I'm kind of curious about what solutions were suggested for custom MOTM
panels. One idea I had was to create screen printed "Experimenters
Panels."
These would just have a rectangle of white where the label would
normally
go, similar to what you have on patch bays. Then I could write labels
in.
This would give a clear indication of what was an official MOTM module
and what was some bizarre home brew module.

Tomy

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