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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Hawk-800 Feature Idea

From: Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ <gordon@...>
Date: 2008-11-11

Atom Smasher wrote:

> just add some velocity "accent" and you can not just emulate a 303, but go
> beyond a basic 303 sound.

Bear in mind that a real 303 also slows down the attack portion of the
filter envelope when accent is on, as you increase the resonance.

That's why the resonance pot has a double track - one half provides
feedback around the filter, the other varies the time constant of an RC
circuit formed by C13/VR4/R46 so that as the resonance is increased, the
attack is lagged by C13 giving the distinctive 303 "weoow". It's damn
near impossible to emulate on other synths ;-) In fact, only 303 clones
and one 303 softsynth get it nearly right...

Gordon