soft sync (was: Re: [sdiy] Moogey jitter)

[JH.]

The most remarkable soft sync effect I've heard
comes from the Korg Lambda.
The 3 HF VCOs (which feed the 3 divide-down circuits) tend to lock
at each other easily. But with LFO modulation, they are kicked out
of the locking range again and again. Very nice.

JH.



> A friend was singing the praises of an
> "extra thick" filter (DIY).. turned out to
> be modulated by 100Hz mains hum ;D
> 
> Now it wouldn't suprise me at all, if some of the
> mystery variations people hear at times, was due to
> either low level hum modulation courtesy of drying
> filters, or to soft syncing (or at least pulling) of
> one oscillator by switching pulses from another oscillator.
> 
> After all, look at the characteristic low frequency toneof a theremin.
> pure & simple heterodyning it ain't.
> 
> paul perry melbourne australia. 
>