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From: janzen@pipa.DEC (Thomas E. J. LMO4/B5 279-5421 ECL Test)
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Subject: exit
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Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 09:45:37 EDT
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Over the weekend I finally made the PAiA 5710 Hot Lyx Sustain work.  It had 
failed because I used a crummy IC socket that was not making contact with the 
etch runs.  

It is, of course, just an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) with about a 1.5 to 2
second recovery.  You get about the same result as recording yourself on a
small cheap cassette with a built-in mike.

I wanted it for piano.  It is intended for electronic instruments.  When 
used with acoustic instruments, it turns up its gain until it picks up
background noise.  When you hit a note, it turns down its gain and then
slowly turns it up as the note fades away.  

Maybe it's more exciting in combination with some other effect.

Thomas Janzen DEC Marlboro MA