Post by keurslagerkurt on Oct 12, 2021 16:53:59 GMT
It finally worked out, after a ton of failed prototypes, my new Five Steps (aka AErpeggiator!) works as intended. And I genuinely think it is a very useful and interesting module. Basically you input a CV (or audio, doesnt matter!) and it generates a stepped output out of it. So each time a fixed threshold voltage is passed, it jumps to a corresponding CV you dial in.
There are five knobs (in 1U, hehe), the first one fixes the 'base' voltage output. The four other ones each fix the voltage of a next step. Mind you, the voltages are 'added' internally, which means that if your CV in is going up, your notes or CV out needs to go up as well between each step. So you get control over the 'arpeggiator notes', but the speed, direction & order of the notes is fixed by your input voltage.
A second CV in can be used to add a voltage to the output, essentially transposing your output.
There is also a second output, giving you a trigger each time the arp advances to a next step. (much like the quantizer trigger).
And each step also has its own logical output, giving 0V when the input voltage is lower than its threshold, and 5V when the input voltage is higher. So this way you get access to four fixed comparators!
Some pictures:
Input here is a looped envelope in yellow, output of the arp is a stepped voltage in blue:
The second output is the triggers (in yellow), corresponding to the voltage steps:
And here an example of one of the logic outs:
As this module needs SMD soldering to fit in 1U, I will sell this module as a FINISHED MODULE. So no kit this time! So my next days, I will prepare some finished modules and go search for some good boxes to ship with.. Also need to check out the shipping costs for these boxes.
I have one last question for YOU! I have four more versions with a small error: the knobs are in reverse order (so 4-1 instead of 1-4). Other than that, the module works perfectly. If there is interest, I would sell these at a large discount. Please comment if you are interested!
With pricing I was thinking about €50 for the finished module (and so for the ones with a small mistake i was thinking €30?). A bit more expensive than usually, but there went a lot more time, effort and resources in this module compared to the other ones.
Cheers!
There are five knobs (in 1U, hehe), the first one fixes the 'base' voltage output. The four other ones each fix the voltage of a next step. Mind you, the voltages are 'added' internally, which means that if your CV in is going up, your notes or CV out needs to go up as well between each step. So you get control over the 'arpeggiator notes', but the speed, direction & order of the notes is fixed by your input voltage.
A second CV in can be used to add a voltage to the output, essentially transposing your output.
There is also a second output, giving you a trigger each time the arp advances to a next step. (much like the quantizer trigger).
And each step also has its own logical output, giving 0V when the input voltage is lower than its threshold, and 5V when the input voltage is higher. So this way you get access to four fixed comparators!
Some pictures:
Input here is a looped envelope in yellow, output of the arp is a stepped voltage in blue:
The second output is the triggers (in yellow), corresponding to the voltage steps:
And here an example of one of the logic outs:
As this module needs SMD soldering to fit in 1U, I will sell this module as a FINISHED MODULE. So no kit this time! So my next days, I will prepare some finished modules and go search for some good boxes to ship with.. Also need to check out the shipping costs for these boxes.
I have one last question for YOU! I have four more versions with a small error: the knobs are in reverse order (so 4-1 instead of 1-4). Other than that, the module works perfectly. If there is interest, I would sell these at a large discount. Please comment if you are interested!
With pricing I was thinking about €50 for the finished module (and so for the ones with a small mistake i was thinking €30?). A bit more expensive than usually, but there went a lot more time, effort and resources in this module compared to the other ones.
Cheers!
