Modul A-189-1 ist ein spannungsgesteuerter Bitmodifikator. Es bietet verschiedene algorithmische Funktionen wie spannungsgesteuertes Bit-Crunching, Bit-Shifting (mit/ohne Übertragen), Bit-Austausch, Gleichrichtung, Absolutwert und Rechenfunktionen wie Addieren, Subtraheiren, Multiplikation oder Division.
Das Modul verfügt über zwei Steuereinheiten, beide mit manueller Steuerung und CV-Eingang mit Abschwächer:
- eine für die algorithmische Funktion entsprechend dem gewählten Modus (z.B. Anzahl der verschobenen Bits): BC und BC CV
- und eine für die Abtastrate (SR und SR CV)
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Der Signaleingang ist mit einem Abschwächer ausgestattet. Da das Modul DC gekoppelt ist, können auch Steuerspannungen verarbeitet werden. Der Modus (z.B. Bit-Crunch, Bit-Shifting, Bit-Austausch) wird über einen 16-poligen Drehschalter gewählt:
- Bit crushing: BC controls the number of bits (bit reduction)
- AND: Signal AND BC
- OR: Signal OR BC
- XOR: Signal XOR BC
- bit shift right: BC controls the number of bit shifts
- bit shift left: BC controls the number of bit shifts
- multiplication: Signal x BC
- compare and complement: if signal > BC then output = bit complement of the input signal, otherwise unchanged
- compare and absolute: if signal > BC then output = absolute value of the input signal, otherwise unchanged
- addition: output = signal + BC (with overflow/clipping)
- addition with BC swap: same as 10 but with nibble swap of BC (nibble = half byte, i.e. four bits)
- short delay 1 with dynamic normalization: BC controls the length of the delay memory
- short delay 2: same as 12 but different length/feedback
- short delay 3: same as 12 but different length/feedback
- short delay 4: same as 12 but different length/feedback
- four stages FIR filter: BC controls the filter coefficient
Remark: Module A-189-1 is the first derivative of the universal AD/DA module. More modules derived from this basic idea are planned for the future (e.g. CV delay, CV modifier including Hz/V-to-V/Oct, digital waveshaper/multiplier, clocked audio delay).
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Sound examples
These are the first sound examples of the A-189-1 prototype we will show at the NAMM in January 2008. Christian Assall has programmed 16 different operating modes that are selected by the 16-position rotary switch. The simplest mode (mode #1) is the standard bit crunching function. The other modes are different bit manipulation modes. These are the very first trials and the modes of the final version of the module may be different. For all demo sounds the triangle output of a VCO was used as signal input for the A-189-1. For clarity no other sound processing modules are used. The sound is generated only by an VCO and the A-189-1. The VCO pitch is controlled by an A-155 sequencer.
The first example shows the effect of manually changing the sampling rate in mode #1:
A1891_sampling_rate.mp3
The second example is a presentation of the 16 modes available in the prototype. One after another each of the 16 modes is selected. The sampling rate is fixed, only the manual BC control is operated from ccw to cw and back to ccw for each mode:
A1891_16_modes_manually.mp3
The third example shows the effect of dynamic sample rate modulation. An ADSR is triggered by one of the trigger rows of the A-155. The ADSR output is connected to the SR CV input to modulate the sampling rate by the ADSR envelope. The BC parameter is fixed.
A1891_dynamic_sample_rate.mp3
In the next example the ADSR output is connected to the BC CV input. This example shows the effect of dynamic BC modulation. The sample rate is fixed:
A1891_dynamic_bc_01.mp3
In this example a VCA has been added between the VCO output and the signal input of the A-189-1. The ADSR output is connected to the CV input of the VCA. This example shows the effect of dynamic input level modulation. In addition the sample rate has been reduced a bit manually at the end of the example:
A1891_input_VCA.mp3
The following samples arised from playing around with the A-189-1. The patch is the same as above but the ADSR is used for both controlling the VCA and the BC CV input of the A-189-1 (inverted output of the ADSR for BC). Several parameters have been changed manually during the examples (mainly envelope amount and offset controls of the VCA and the A-189-1).
A1891_playing_around_01.mp3
A1891_playing_around_02.mp3