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Wavedude
Joined: Oct 19, 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Florida
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject:
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Hey, if you were to make only a VCO and connect it into an output, would it work as a sound generating machine? (Would a LFO be the same, too?) _________________ Synthesizer. |
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ian-s
Joined: Apr 01, 2004 Posts: 2669 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject:
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Wavedude wrote: | Hey, if you were to make only a VCO and connect it into an output, would it work as a sound generating machine? (Would a LFO be the same, too?) |
Yes for the VCO, and the LFO so long as it can go up to 20Hz or more.
Building two would be more interesting.
Also a typical vco signal level might be a bit hot for your average audio input so take care. |
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cbm
Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 381 Location: San Francisco
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Wavedude
Joined: Oct 19, 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Florida
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject:
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Would it be an interesting sound, or would it be a hard to hear hum? And could you control it with a potentiometer? _________________ Synthesizer. |
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Wavedude
Joined: Oct 19, 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Florida
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elektro80
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Joined: Mar 25, 2003 Posts: 21959 Location: Norway
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:59 am Post subject:
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Wavedude, if you are considering to start building such stuff you really should choose a design that is well documented and also pretty easy.
Try the WSG first. _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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v-un-v
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Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 8933 Location: Birmingham, England, UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:14 am Post subject:
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Hey Mr Wave
Get a Clavia G2 demo too!!! _________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. |
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Wavedude
Joined: Oct 19, 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Florida
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:54 am Post subject:
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elektro80 wrote: | Wavedude, if you are considering to start building such stuff you really should choose a design that is well documented and also pretty easy.
Try the WSG first. |
Oh don't worry, Thats going to be my first synth project. _________________ Synthesizer. |
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EdisonRex
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Joined: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 4579 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:
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That 555 is a very primitive noisemaker. If you want to do it to prove you can make a common, damn near unkillable chip work, and make some loud buzzy square waves, go for it. It will not make music. My first synthesizer module back when I was about 13 or so was a 555, of course it was 1973 and I didn't know much then. I know more now.
The 555 is a cool chip. Makes a good clock, if you pick the parts right, but not a good VCLFO which is why you don't see many people using it in VC applications. And it's a great timer, but not a good VC timer. So if you want to spend a happy and successful evening on a breadboard exploring the 555, go for it. Don't think it's going to make a lot of music. _________________ Garret: It's so retro.
EGM: What does retro mean to you?
Parker: Like, old and outdated.
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