[sdiy] frequency counter

[Ian Fritz]

At 08:28 PM 6/25/2004, WeAreAs1 at aol.com wrote:


>For tuning VCO's, a guitar tuner is much more useful than a frequency
>counter.  I prefer tuners that have an analog (VU meter) readout, such as 
>the BOSS
>TU-12H.  You can easily pick one up for about $40 to $50 on Ebay.  A 
>mechanical
>strobe tuner is good, too, but kind of overkill for the app.  I've been
>working professionally on synths for over 25 years; my standards for musical
>perfection are very high, and I would NEVER tune a VCO with a frequency 
>counter.  It
>just doesn't work.  I'm sure others might argue otherwise.  Let them.

I won't argue with you, but could you just say what is wrong with using a 
counter?  It's what I've always used, and it certainly *seems* to work.  In 
what sense doesn't it work?

Thanks.