(thing) by break Thu Jun 08 2000 at 13:15:44
A voltage controlled oscillator from Curtis Electromusic Specialities. The basic building block of many famous vintage synthesizers.


Features:
from the original data sheet

  • sweep range - 50 000 : 1min
  • fully temperature compensated
  • four output waveforms available
  • summing node inputs for frequency control
  • high exponential scale accuracy
  • low temperature drift
  • voltage controlled pulse width
  • hard and soft sync inputs
  • linear FM
  • buffered short circuit protected outputs
  • ±15 volt supplies


    Synthesizers using the chip:
    with the amount used

    Bananna Poly Synth                     12
Crumar Spirit                          2
Moog MemoryMoog                        19
Moog MemoryMoog+                       19
Oberheim OB-8                          16
Oberheim OB-SX                         varies
Oberheim OB-Xa                         varies
PAiA Proteus                           2
Roland Jupiter-6                       12
Roland MKS-80 (to serial #511800)      8
Roland SH-101                          1
Roland MC-202                          1
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 rev.3    11
Sequential Circuits Prophet-10         22
Sequential Circuits Prophet-600        12
Sequential Circuits Pro-One            3
Sequential Circuits Prophet-T8         16
Steiner EV1                            ?
Synton Synrix                          2
    • I like it!