Ed - what a great write up! In all the months I've used the AN1x I've
not found anyone who can explain the differences between OS levels 1.02,
1.03, or 1.04?! Has anybody emailed Yamaha? Last time I tried using
their Tech Question Java script at
http://www.yamaha.com/ it wouldn't
take my submission to save its life - ha ha ha.
Jon
"Edwards, Ed" wrote:
>
> From: "Edwards, Ed" <ed.edwards@...>
>
> Oops, I meant one byte. Anyway, it zippers under the "latest" OS (I forget
> what that is, there are suggestions that some other versions of the OS are
> out there, but so far that's been unconfirmed.)
> >
> > From: "Edwards, Ed" <ed.edwards@...>
> >
> > Not to disappoint you, but that zippering probably can't be
> > fixed in the OS.
> > They seem to have assigned a limited number of steps
> > (probably 256 or one
> > hex 4 bit nibble) to many parameters. When you've got an
> > extremely high Q
> > on the resonance, any step between filter cutoff frequencies will be
> > obvious.
> >
> > I even think that phenomenon explains the burbly or bubbly
> > sounds out of a
> > TB-303 on filter sweeps; that even though it is purely
> > analog, the bass
> > frequencies are low enough that your ear detects the motion
> > of the resonance
> > as a wave crosses zero.
> >
> > Anyway, it's not only filtering that suffers from zippering
> > when morphing.
> > It's a quirk of the machine and I've sorta learned to like it.
> >
> > >
> > > From: "Jerry Aiyathurai" <jerrya3@...>
> > >
> > > Dear List:
> > >
> > > My questions are:
> > >
> > > - how do I tell which version of the synth OS I have, and
> > > - how do I upgrade if there is a better version?
> > >
> > > I was just reading sound on sound's review of the AN1X
> > > (admittedly an old
> > > one - 1998). In it the reviewer noted that previous problems
> > > with zippering
> > > (when morphing between scenes) was fixed in a new OS update.
> > > I have got the
> > > zippering 'feature' on my synth, but primarily on filter
> > > cutoff. So I am
> > > hoping...
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jerry
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