[sdiy] v/octave standard ?

[John L Marshall]

If 0V=20Hz then 10V=20,480Hz. That pretty much covers the range of young
person human hearing. Typical VCO control inputs go to a mixer so that front
panel knob(s), keyboard, LFO, envelope, FM oscillator, slow random, and what
ever comes to mind are all combined. So it may all be relative.


----- Original Message -----
From: TooManySynths <p8051 at yahoo.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 12:15 PM
Subject: [sdiy] v/octave standard ?


>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm gonna jump back into my life and think about
> synths. Sorry if you are offended.
>
> I need to figure out how to be able to expect my VCOs
> to be predictable in terms of music while retaining
> continuous variation in terms of frequency control. I
> don't mind doing the fine tuning by ear.
>
> While I realize that each volt doubles the frequency,
> hence another octave, what is the standard for a
> setting of 0v?  Further, if you have a VCO that does
> not have "octave/footage" settings, then what method
> do people use to quickly establish a pitch reference.
>
>
> Should I just put little marks on the front panel? Put
> a voltmeter on a panel somewhere?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks
> Daryl
>
>
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