hi ringmod,
as far as i understand,the a154 pwm controls are for
the on-board vc clock source ONLY.so,you can't shape
the a190 50% pulse wth the a154.
bakis.



--- ringmod45 < ringmod45@... > wrote:

> --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "Joe Buechler"
> <buechlerjoe@t...> wrote:
> > Okay, I think the A154 as currently proposed
> doesn't do variable
> step
> > length and midi sync at the same time, I believe
> the clock input
> jack
> > shorts out the clock generator.
>
> hi Joe, judging by the A190 manual, the A190 already
> has a divisor
> built in and it also reponds to Program Change n.
> the chart is also
> there at this url.
>
> http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/a190_man.htm
>
> logically speaking, the A190 sends out a 50% PW duty
> cycle. the step
> time would be based on the divisor you set the A190
> to be at. so the
> A154 would probably accept the duty cycle as is. now
> the Variable
> pulse shaper on the A154 would shape the A190 pulse
> cycle plus or
> minus from its 50% PW duty cycle. once it is shaped
> manually or by
> voltage control, the newly shaped pulse cycle, which
> is the same
> length as the A190 50% pulse duty but with a
> different pulse shape,
> would clock the A155's thru the buss connectors.
> >
> > Now I'm back to thinking about buying an A163 VC
> divider for to get
> > variable step length with midi sync. But ringmod's
> question got me
> > thinking. The A163 doesn't have a reset input like
> the A160 clock
> > divider does. Won't it end up in an indeterminate
> state when you
> reset
> > the master clock
>
> you could avoid this problem by simply multing the
> clock output from
> the A190 so it goes to the A154 and the A163 , so
> that if you reset
> the A190 then the A154 and A163 would always be in
> sync(or phase).
> the A154 would accept the reset pulse from the A190
> to do the stop
> and start functions and the A163 will always sync
> itself to the clock
> out of the A190 regardless of the A190 reset output.
>
> now it would be a wise option to use a buffered
> multiple for multing
> the clock from A190 to clock the A154, A160/161 and
> the A163. i would
> use the Analogue Solutions MX224 Mixer / Inverter /
> Buffer, which is
> a 4hp module(small and has 2 inverted and 4 normal
> buffered outputs),
> to do the multing to have precise voltages to avoid
> any delays and
> keep things tight and in sync. the plus side to this
> module is, it
> has inverted outputs, as well, to do ping pong style
> panning and
> delays. hope this helps.
>
> regards,
> RM
>
>
> That would mean the clock pulses from the A163 could
>
> > be as much as 180 degrees out of phase with the
> master clock, a
> > half-step delay.
> >
> > Has anyone tried this Is there any way to do what
> I want to do
> >
> > Joe
>
>

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