[sdiy] Polyphonic tonal disorder!

[Antti Pitkämäki]

Hi,

>What are *natural* sounding to a synth compared to whats defined as natural
>sounding in a mechanical instrument in terms of polyphonic tonal disorder!?

My analog polysynths are a Korg Polysix and an Akai VX600, and I've never 
noticed this "tonal disorder" to be any problem. OK, the Polysix has only a 
single VCO for each voice, and the Akai has a pretty good autocalibration 
feature. However, the Akai sucks at VCO-crossmod-sounds, they are completely 
out of tune but they are so even in mono mode :(

Somebody recommended that if the phase of oscillators was restarted with 
each note on an analog polysynth, it would minimize this "tonal disorder" - 
I personally think that there might be some sounds where it might be useful, 
but in most cases I think the way analog polysynths behave is just great, 
and also unique to them.

Antti P.

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