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andrewF

Joined: Dec 29, 2006 Posts: 1176 Location: australia
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Luka

Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1003 Location: Melb.
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:16 am Post subject:
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im on mac
but thanks anyway
ive got an idea of the controls now
andrew have you used this module much?
are you able to send fixed voltages to it to get set divisions or is it tricky?
i was thinking of having a rotary switch for divisions w/ fine tune pot and then cv in, but im just wondering if this is going to be too hard to achieve. is it better just to go with master divider _________________ problemchild
melbourne australia
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andrewF

Joined: Dec 29, 2006 Posts: 1176 Location: australia
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:58 am Post subject:
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Quote: | are you able to send fixed voltages to it to get set divisions or is it tricky?
i was thinking of having a rotary switch for divisions w/ fine tune pot and then cv in, but im just wondering if this is going to be too hard to achieve. is it better just to go with master divider |
I haven't tried fixed voltages to get set divisions, tend to feed it outputs from sequencers or EGs. This results in some pretty interesting sound mangling.
Your idea should work fine, as the divisions are set by comparing the voltage from the R/2R ladder and the CV voltage. The R/2R ladder can only output stepped voltages, so with the rotary switch and a fine tune pot it should be easy to tune your input CV to the necessary values to get the divisions you require.
Pretty good idea actually! Get more from your VC Divider  |
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kkissinger
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Joined: Mar 28, 2006 Posts: 1430 Location: Kansas City, Mo USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject:
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I just put the finishing touches on my CGS09 Voltage Controlled Divider.
Since I have Yusynth Clock Dividers (and plan to build more) I don't need precise control over the number of steps.
However this module has an unexpected benefit: It can do an inverted overtone series! Since the division is in integral amounts, one can start with an audio frequency signal and sweep it DOWN (i.e., octave, fifth, fourth, maj 3rd, min 3rd, etc...) by perfect intervals. This is really quite a shocking sound (at least to my ears).
I have some plans for the VC divider for clocking -- namely to create very long loops with pseudo-random "bloops and bleeps" that slowly evolve into rhythmic patterns or grooves. I like the idea of starting with seemingly unrelated fragments that coalesce into a structure over time.
Anyway, the CGS09 was an easy and fun build. I look forward to putting this module to use! _________________ -- Kevin
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ericcoleridge

Joined: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 889 Location: NYC
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject:
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I've been waiting for Ken to restock this board for a while, I'm really looking forward to building one, particularly after reading the description of the Serge Divide by N Comp.
One of the uses it describes is as a timing event generator. One can take an audio event, derive a pulse from the comparator, and the divider will "wait"however many clock steps the division is set to before outputing a pulse.
I'm imagining micing a highhat playing 16th notes, for instance, and deriving a 1/4 note clock pulse to feed an arpeggiator or sequence in realtime. Seems like it could open up some interesting real- time timing possibilities. |
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ericcoleridge

Joined: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 889 Location: NYC
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:31 pm Post subject:
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andrewF wrote: | attack of the S***e clones
sorry - u need FPD for to view this one |
Andrew, do you have many cgs modules designed in this style? I'm planning on making some "shop panels" for a lot of cgs circuits (like they do over at Muff), and I'm hoping someone had already made fpds for at least some of the panel designs that I need. |
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andrewF

Joined: Dec 29, 2006 Posts: 1176 Location: australia
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ericcoleridge

Joined: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 889 Location: NYC
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:32 am Post subject:
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Wow, Andrew, thanks very much for all of these panels! I have to confess, I hadn't had a chance to open the VC Divider yet, and was just assuming it was the newer S**** layout style. Although, thinking about it now, I do remember marveling at your finished panel photos in the 2010 Build thread.
Now, I'm not sure if I want to use the older or newer style, having access to all of your designs, plus all of the shapes and design motifs contained therein.
I'm curious though, were any of these designs modeled after specific modules, or did you just borrow the general look?
I haven't come across too many photo examples of the older S**** style panels for reference--have you found many sources (besides the CGS site, which I'm familiar with)?
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andrewF

Joined: Dec 29, 2006 Posts: 1176 Location: australia
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:35 am Post subject:
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There doesn't seem to be a single site dedicated to vintage Serge.
The personal pages of various people that were there in the early days are a good source. ie - http://www.warrenburt.com/my-history-with-music-tech2/
Just about everything seems to end up on matrixsynth sooner or later
Also the early Serge manuals were good too.
Generally I have just copied the look, guess an early Serge has always been my dream synth....still is!  |
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grantb
Joined: Jun 17, 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Oly
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macumbista

Joined: Sep 12, 2007 Posts: 398 Location: berlin
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I'm trying to wire this thing up like the Serge /N COMP. So I'm curious, is the output of the Clock Pulse Follower section the same as the output of the Comparator? Or is it affected by the Divide by N Detector? If I wanted just the raw output of the comparator, could I use this or would I need to take it directly from pin 7 of IC1B? Thanks! _________________ Esoteric drones and nonlinear distortion
Custom/handmade experimental instruments
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