Coupled Comparators
Description/Usage
8hp
This module contains 3 dual stage comparators and an unusual hyperchaos circuit. The comparators are connected so the input on #1 is compared to the signal on #3, #2 is compared to #1 and #3 is compared to #2.
The results of these initial comparisons are available from outputs 1A, 2A & 3A. This signal is also sent to an amplitude control stage (SET) and compared again to the original signal. These are outputs 1B, 2B & 3B.
The SET pots determine how similar, for example, 1A is to 1B. When turned up high, 1B is very similar to 1A, but may do a random double beat or miss one every now and then. Turned low and the two outputs are similar but 1B is likely to be much busier.
I should mention; 3 outputs of the chaos circuit are fed to the switch pins of the inputs. So the module will run without any input, but if you add a clock or signal from some other source, you can get it to sort of sync to whatever else is happening in your patch.
The 3 outputs of the chaos circuit are available at outputs DOL (The unit of measurement for pain), KEF (a state of dreamy tranquillity) & DAG (dried faeces left dangling from the wool on a sheep's rear end).
The hyperchaos circuit has twin star-type strange attractors and uses a comparator as the nonlinear element, rather than diodes. I find the circuit quite fascinating but it is somewhat finely balanced with little scope to adjust anything, so it suits this module. Plus, it sticks to the ‘comparators’ theme.
This module is like a ‘band-in-a-box’; the gate outputs are perfect for driving drum modules and the chaos CV outputs (which are perfectly in sync with the gates, tight as a gnat’s chuff) are great for controlling VCOs, VCFs & VCAs. It is unpredictable but not random.
DIY
Description/Usage
8hp
This module contains 3 dual stage comparators and an unusual hyperchaos circuit. The comparators are connected so the input on #1 is compared to the signal on #3, #2 is compared to #1 and #3 is compared to #2.
The results of these initial comparisons are available from outputs 1A, 2A & 3A. This signal is also sent to an amplitude control stage (SET) and compared again to the original signal. These are outputs 1B, 2B & 3B.
The SET pots determine how similar, for example, 1A is to 1B. When turned up high, 1B is very similar to 1A, but may do a random double beat or miss one every now and then. Turned low and the two outputs are similar but 1B is likely to be much busier.
I should mention; 3 outputs of the chaos circuit are fed to the switch pins of the inputs. So the module will run without any input, but if you add a clock or signal from some other source, you can get it to sort of sync to whatever else is happening in your patch.
The 3 outputs of the chaos circuit are available at outputs DOL (The unit of measurement for pain), KEF (a state of dreamy tranquillity) & DAG (dried faeces left dangling from the wool on a sheep's rear end).
The hyperchaos circuit has twin star-type strange attractors and uses a comparator as the nonlinear element, rather than diodes. I find the circuit quite fascinating but it is somewhat finely balanced with little scope to adjust anything, so it suits this module. Plus, it sticks to the ‘comparators’ theme.
This module is like a ‘band-in-a-box’; the gate outputs are perfect for driving drum modules and the chaos CV outputs (which are perfectly in sync with the gates, tight as a gnat’s chuff) are great for controlling VCOs, VCFs & VCAs. It is unpredictable but not random.
DIY
Description/Usage
8hp
This module contains 3 dual stage comparators and an unusual hyperchaos circuit. The comparators are connected so the input on #1 is compared to the signal on #3, #2 is compared to #1 and #3 is compared to #2.
The results of these initial comparisons are available from outputs 1A, 2A & 3A. This signal is also sent to an amplitude control stage (SET) and compared again to the original signal. These are outputs 1B, 2B & 3B.
The SET pots determine how similar, for example, 1A is to 1B. When turned up high, 1B is very similar to 1A, but may do a random double beat or miss one every now and then. Turned low and the two outputs are similar but 1B is likely to be much busier.
I should mention; 3 outputs of the chaos circuit are fed to the switch pins of the inputs. So the module will run without any input, but if you add a clock or signal from some other source, you can get it to sort of sync to whatever else is happening in your patch.
The 3 outputs of the chaos circuit are available at outputs DOL (The unit of measurement for pain), KEF (a state of dreamy tranquillity) & DAG (dried faeces left dangling from the wool on a sheep's rear end).
The hyperchaos circuit has twin star-type strange attractors and uses a comparator as the nonlinear element, rather than diodes. I find the circuit quite fascinating but it is somewhat finely balanced with little scope to adjust anything, so it suits this module. Plus, it sticks to the ‘comparators’ theme.
This module is like a ‘band-in-a-box’; the gate outputs are perfect for driving drum modules and the chaos CV outputs (which are perfectly in sync with the gates, tight as a gnat’s chuff) are great for controlling VCOs, VCFs & VCAs. It is unpredictable but not random.