MOTM

In a message dated 7/18/2000 6:21:05 PM, cary.roberts@... writes:

>>how about an ac mixer with 1 seperate dc offset channel?  that
>>should do for almost any application, because most modules already
>>have a dc input..allowing you to mix dc offsets by daisychaining...
>
>People need to think about the possible applications of mixers
>before saying they don't need both AC and DC in the same mixer.
>Say you want to mix an EG's output with an LFO or OSC before sending
>it to a filter or another oscillator.  Can't do that unless your
>mixer does both.  I don't want just a DC offset, I want a mixer
>that handles both AC and DC inputs and outputs the combined sum.

You have a great point Cary! But I wonder if a compromise could be made such 
that a mixer designed for DC (or more precisely CV and modulation) would 
handle audio with some minor distortions (since I'd think a slow slew would 
more round an audio square or saw wave, and I typically use sines or 
triangles for audio modulation due to reduced sidebands). This would be 
reasonable tradeoff. An audio (AC) mixer should be maximized for audio 
obviously.

JB