"the teaspoonCAS [ cream and sugar ] is a handheld voltage controlled degenerative looping granular lofi sampling engine, or something like that. i've taken a few liberties with it in an attempt to make it as universally applicable as i could manage. knobs cover gain, volume, storage size, granular window and feedback. toggles allow real time speed / pitch modulation, self triggering window, and window hold. then there is larger set of controls inside the case featuring touch pads, circuit bends, range extensions, input conversion and feedback loops. the input / pre will accept anything from direct guitar input to synth level. the window input will take just about any active voltage you can feed it and together with the length and threshold knobs it allows control over the window with enough detail to respond to higher audio frequencies which can allow for options like voltage controlled wave shaping, etc... the SLF switch sends the main audio to the window input and uses it as the control source allowing you to walk away from rhythmically synced sample playback. this input can also be used with a simple sustain pedal to allow remote use. the CV input gives remote control over the currently available size of the sampler which can reach nearly one second though at the enjoyable cost of fidelity. like the window input it will accept both AC and DC sources [ 6vdc ~ +/-3v ] which means that you can use anything from standard modular sources to DAW based audio editors to draw out shapes. CV input sensitivity together with the huge size range allows for an effect not unlike ring modulation when in pitch mode, the modulation source needs to be rather loud though. you can also insert a passive expression pedal with no other changes needed allowing the CAS to operate hands free, but you can now just shake the CAS to trigger the window so it might spend more time in your hand"
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the squarewave parade.
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