re[2]: CV

[Mark Pulver <mark@midiwall.com>]

Dean Stiglitz (09:44 AM 12.14.2001) wrote:

 >another, often overlooked source of cv is a headphone out (reciever, 
 >mixing
 >board, microcassette, etc)...line level is generally too low to run a cv,
 >but the headphone amp can almost always do the job (i like the headphone 
 >out
 >of the tv myself, as you can see/hear the relationship between the lips
 >moving and the mod.

Be careful about overloading the amp... Driving a DC circuit like that can 
put a decent load on the amp.


In college (1979), we used to run an oscillator from a modular synth, run 
it straight into a large power amp, then run the speaker outputs straight 
into the (110v) AC motor that was driving the capstan on a tape deck. 
Playing a note on the modular's keyboard changed the frequency of the 
oscillator, which changed the speed of the capstan motor, which changed 
the 
pitch of what was recorded on the tape running through it.

It worked, but that amp really didn't care much for it. :)

Mark