janzen@pipa.DEC (Thomas E. J. LMO4/B5 279-5421 ECL Test) (04/29/85)
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