AW: RE: [AH] Korg MS-20

[Glenn Gregory]

--- Haible Juergen <Juergen.Haible at nbgm.siemens.de> wrote:
> IMO the original has a few design flaws that I would
> not like to copy. I'm
> aware
> that limitations have their charm, too, but oh well,
> who has not dreamed of
> getting
> rid of them:
> (1) The MS-20's VCOs tend to interlock, i.e. they
> have a tiny amount of soft
> sync
> that cannot be switched off. Very slow VCO beating ?
> - not on the original.

Maybe this is a characteristic of particular instruments. I get really
amazing, very slow VCO beating on my MS-20 all the time -- in fact, I
wish that it had some sort of (switchable) soft sync, because if you
don't want that VCO beating, it can be a real pain in the ass to sync
the oscillators.

<snip>
> (4) The "Sample &Hold" is rather a "Track & Hold" on
> the MS-20. Which is a
> nice
> *option*, but you *normally* want a normal S&H,
> without adjusting the LFO
> shape.

This is kind of intersting. Just out of curiosity, what is a "track &
hold"? I have a problem with major bleed through of the carrier signal
in my S&H -- is that a function of what you're describing here, or a
problem with my unit?

BTW, the number one thing I would change about the MS-20 would be to
make the output of the two VCO's available on the patch panel to FM the filter(s).
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