Petey Twofinger found and shared this with me:
http://www.experimentalistsanonymous.com/diy/Schematics/Oscillators%20LFOs%20and%20Signal%20Generators/Simple%204016%20Robo%20Voice.gif
Its a schematic for a "Robovox"
Looks interesting, but I need to order that chip. Has anyone seen or tried this?
Robot voice...I assume its a ring modulator? Its interesting to note that you can turn it into a tremolo too. Could it be similar to the Thing with the 567 chip?
Any thoughts or anyone willing to try this on a breadboard despite the "warning"?
http://circuitworkshop.com/forum/index.php?topic=825.0
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/cd4016.html
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CFUQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.quasarelectronics.co.uk%2Fkit-files%2Fsmart-kit%2F1131.pdf&ei=GhsHUdDALsTbyAHJ2YGgAw&usg=AFQjCNHEWrgp3HZ5wAvspKOtxRX1yjOlYA&sig2=aQhGzQQG3srSDrVFfGUbFA&bvm=bv.41524429,d.aWc
Thanks for all the additional links. After reading through some of this, it looks like we might have a flawed circuit.