Makes sense, I'm getting use to it already. I guess I was worried about the korg curse. I'll always keep my wavestation but after selling an er1 and microkorg I got concerned the dw might be flubbed but I think I'll be keeping this one too.
Thanks
--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "PC" <paul@...> wrote:
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> It's not a bug, just a fact of life when you have fast envelopes. I'm actually surprised the DW's envelopes are fast enough for you to notice it.
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> What you are hearing is the jump from 0 voltage to wherever the waveform is started, which often has the transient harmonics of the leading edge of a square wave. You may also be hearing some noise from the filter "popping" open.
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> This is a common newbie complaint on the Waldorf synthesizer list (they use complex digital waveforms). Just add time to your attack/decay envelope to make it go away.
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> Some synth manufacturers "fixed" this by building in this extra attack time, but most others leave this for you to decide as the sound-designer.
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> Some analog filter chips (Curtis) are slow enough that you'd never notice. -pc
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> --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "Tomhikon" <got_hatchet@> wrote:
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> > Ah so there is no fix then, Korg should have corrected that.
> > I usually mask it with cutoff and eg, cutoff doesnt like it below 16 on mine.
> > I had a juno 106 was the same way it was annoying.
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> > --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, Eric Hall <jester_123@> wrote:
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> > > It happens when a key is pressed in the middle of a waveform cycle. I.E. the wave is not at zero amplitude. That causes an audible click. The fix is to raise the attack a bit.
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> > > Eric
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> > > --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Tomhikon <got_hatchet@> wrote:
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> > > From: Tomhikon <got_hatchet@>
> > > Subject: [DW8000] Re: annoying audio pop when keys pressed DW8000
> > > To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 1:10 PM
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> > > I have the same problem, any ideas yet?
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> > > --- In DW8000@yahoogroups. com, "Eric" <jester_123@ ...> wrote:
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> > > > I'm hearing an audio "pop" or "click" on certain patches when I play, especially in the lower keys. It doesn't happen all the time, but happens enough to be annoying. I just got my DW8000 a day or so ago, and I'm thinking I want to get rid of it right away unless I can find an answer.
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> > > > I was going to use it for some recording, but that noise in the audio prohibits that. Any advice before I put it back on Craigslist where I found it?
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> > > > Thank you,
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> > > > Eric
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