ADDAC 506 Stochastic Audio

[panda]

What setting does the ADDAC 506 need to get the output in the audio range?
Thanks.

[Struggle]

Set envelope rate to fast/center position with rise and fall close to minimum. Pretty easy to dial in some nice tones from there.

[panda]

Thanks. I was missing the close to minimum part.

[euxine]

Has anyone spent some time with this one? I'm thinking it'd be great as an alternative to the buchla-style random (with the expander, that is).

[metamorphmuses]

Has anyone spent some time with this one? I'm thinking it'd be great as an alternative to the buchla-style random (with the expander, that is).

I realize this comes six months after your question, but yes, I have the 506 and 506B. As to Buchla-style random, I don't have a Source of Uncertainty type of random. My closest point of reference is a Serge-style random, namely the SSF Ultra-Random Analog. The 506+506B combination, by themselves, do perform this function, yes. However, I have a noise source nearby (Nano Rand v2) that I personally find gives the 506 a more animated, less regular momentum coming out of the random voltages of the 506B. I could play with the 506/506B more but this is my impression thus far: if you want more varied voltages in your randomness, it works better with an external source of noise to work from, kind of like a sample & hold.

[euxine]

Has anyone spent some time with this one? I'm thinking it'd be great as an alternative to the buchla-style random (with the expander, that is).

I realize this comes six months after your question, but yes,

Thanks for the reply! I've since added to my rack and really feel it's the style of random that suits my patching the best. The rise/ fall values on the expander are really great for making me think beyond the starting line of a patch.

[1n]

This sounds very good. It's on my 'next' list and will replace a couple of modules in my case, including Maths. If I had space I'd keep them all, but I use Maths mainly for envelope-related functions and the 506 does this in a more interesting way. I was considering going back to DUSG, but I think the 506 will suit me better.

How does it compare with Maths for 'trad' envelope generating?