The 100 series are made out of modules which are 7″ high and 4.25″ (or any integral thereof) wide. The system employs three varieties of signals, each with a distinctly different function :
Audio signals, the raw material of electronic music, are formed by various sorts of generators (sine, square, sawtooth, harmonic) or are produced externally (tape loop,
radio, microphone). In constructing a piece, they may be filtered, gated, mixed, modulated, or otherwise processed. The patch cords carrying audio signals within the system are grey, shielded cables terminated with miniature phone plugs. A standard level of Odb (ref.600Ω) isemployed for audio signals within the system.
Control voltages, used to determine frequencies, envelope characteristics, amplitudes and other parameters, are generated by keyboards, programmable voltage sources, and format generators. Black banana plug patch cords are used to interconnect control voltages. The standard control voltage range is from .5 to 15 volts.
Timing pulses are originated by keyboards, programmable sequencers, and pulse generators. They are used to trigger notes, open gates, or initiate chains of musical events. Timing pulses are about 10 volts in amplitude and are interconnected with red banana plug patch cords.
The rules for interconnection are straight-forward. Any number of inputs may be connected to a single output. Timing pulse outputs may be paralleled and con- nected to one input. The system output may be derived from any module; output is of sufficient magnitude to drive line inputs on tape recorders or sensitive inputs on power amplifiers.
Power is +15V for all modules with an additional +24V for some.
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