WNAMM13: 4ms Pingable Animation Generator

US Video effects from CV in modular form 30/01/13

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Winter NAMM 2013 - 4MS

4MS Pedals showed us their Pingable Animation Generator - for use in their analog video system it gives you ways to animate you your live video output.

Two channel animation (curve) generator uses LZX Visionary sync header

All outputs and CV inputs are scaled to 0-1V, for compatibility with other LZX Visionary modules (trigger threshold is 0.5V)

Each channel has two CV outputs: ENV (non-inverted, 0V to 1V) and 1-ENV (inverted, 1V to 0V)

Each channel has two gate outputs: End-of-Rise/Hold, and End-of-Fall

Trapezoidal waveforms (fade-in, hold, fade-out) can be obtained with the Hold jack and knob, which sets the ratio between the total fading time and holding time.

VCA input modulates the amplitude of the ENV and 1-ENV outputs (limited video-rate)

Link button connects Ping clock of two channels

At output frequencies less than the frame rate clock, all outputs update only at the top of each frame. This prevents ugly "chops" in the middle of frames

At frequencies greater than frame rate, the outputs are re-synced at the top of each frame

Tap/ping clock can be divided/multiplied from /64 to x64

Many similar features to the PEG:

Time length of animation curve (ping clock) is set by tap-tempo or external ping clock

Curve selection is linear, exponential, or log, or any combination, including blends (e.g. 25% log, 75% linear).

Skew sets the ratio of rise (fade-in) and fall (fade-out) times

CV inputs for all parameters (Div/Mult, Skew, Curve, Hold)

Trigger input for each channel

Cycle mode button for each channel