I finished an analog 10 step sequencer based on one of Ray Wilson's designs with some modifications. For one thing I made it based on 9V so I could use my standard power supply. I used a 555 for the clock instead of Ray's clock. I ended up leaving most of the gate generating part which I later regretted but I would need to add a daughter board to fix it. I used ten different colored LEDs on this device. The 10 knobs control the voltage sent to the left output. The knob by the left output controls glide, the knob by the right output controls step time. The right output is supposed to be a gate but it only works if you have every other switch up and down.
Another issue is that it outputs a voltage from 4.5 - 9 V rather than 0 - 9V or -4.5 - + 4.5 etc which is problematic with most other synths. In the next revision I would try to change that as well as a few other things.
Anyway, not too bad for a first prototype. The videos demonstrate how it sounds:
And another:
I added a resonance knob to the CS01 as can be seen in the video.
Here are some pictures of the sequencer in progress.
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