AW: AW: VCO-1C

[BJ]

Haible Juergen wrote:
 
> Same for the Mono/Poly. It's grat for all kind of Lead sounds,
> and you won't notice the noise. But for low bass sounds, or
> dark pad sounds, a good VCA makes a great difference.
> Not just in theory - I made a direct A / B comparison with
> two different VCAs in the same synth.

Between wich VCA designs?

> The OTA version is one thing that's high on my list for things
> to build.
> I have the old version (with two Korg-35 modules) as a standalone
> module (Part of JH-3 Modular), *without* the VCA, and it sounds
> very similar to the MS-20 I used to own. So my guess is most
> of the MS-20 overdrive sound is due to the filter, and not the VCA.
> (But I have no real A / B test in that case. Sold my MS-20 before
> I finished the JH-3 Module, if memory serves ...)
> BTW, this standalone filter is noisy as hell, too, so in the MS-20
> a "better" VCA would be overkill. 

I think thats the reason Korg made a low noise OTA filter instead! 

>The SSM2044 filter synths
> from Korg are a different thing. Imagine the bass power of a Trident
> MKII, if it wasn't for the noise !

Did the trident use the same VCA design as the MS20?

BJ