[sdiy] v/octave standard ?

[TooManySynths]

No doubt.  What I am recalling is the combination of
frustration and elation of the two most common methods
of basic pitch control.  For example, I really like
the SH101 for musical sounds as I seldom have to think
much about what pitch the osc is playing.  If I use
the internal sequencer or arp then it is a simple
matter to get it quickly in tune with other live
synths.  The roland 102, by comparison, is a royal
pain in the ass to get a running sequence with an
external sequencer in tune...quickly.  But, what fun
to continuously sweep that VCO from top to bottom, or
some points in between.  Not to mention that it makes
nice timbral changes when you are hardsyncing it to
another osc.  

So, I'm thinking should I leave off the coarse tune
control on my VCO's and put an octave switch on
instead. I could use an external control to provide a
coarse sweep if desired?  

I have also considered mixing the approaches, or
calibrating one end of the dial, or using center
detent pots....

I dunno

Thanks
Daryl


--- John L Marshall <john.l.marshall at gte.net> wrote:
> Many VCO's just label the controls 0 through 10 with
> half ticks, which is
> good enough for reference.
> 
> I like the idea of a voltmeter on the front panel so
> that values can be
> recorded. You do want to be able to recreate sounds
> efficiently. But then
> while going through the frustration of trying to
> recreate that perfect sound
> you had yesterday a new even more interesting sound
> is discovered.
> 
> ----- 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 ?
> > Should I just put little marks on the front panel?
> Put
> > a voltmeter on a panel somewhere?
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Daryl
> >
> >
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