[sdiy] "sample accurate light swing"

[Adam Inglis]

I found this interesting. David from Innerclock Systems has had a look at the timing of the new Roland boxes, the TR-09 and the TB-03, see his blog here,

http://innerclocksystems.com/blog/?p=1090

In assessing the 09, he says:
"Internal Sync : Precisely 42 samples (0.87ms) push-pull between each consecutive step – think of it as sample-accurate light swing. This seems a common ‘feature’ in many newer drum machines and sequencers.”

Really? I’m pleasantly surprised if manufacturers are putting this sort of attention to detail in newer products.
I can remember Colin Fraser and Richie Burnett on this list helping me understand how the original 909 actually really does have it’s own feel, due to the polling cycle of the CPU. A barely noticeable 2 ms “swing” I think it was.
Maybe the big boys were listening.

As an aside, it seems David is shutting up shop.
His boxes sure made a difference to this studio. I think he helped draw much-needed attention to the problems of timing jitter in hardware and software music systems.

AI








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