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Subject: RE: [motm] [Q] RCO (Ramp Controlled Oscillator)

From: "John Loffink" <jloffink@...>
Date: 2002-11-16

This sounds exactly like a VCO followed by a Miniwave.

John Loffink
jloffink@...

> I saw a reference to RCOs used in the Jomox SunSyn.
> Is this just marketing hype? The more I read, the
> more it seems like they are just wavetable playback
> oscillators; although I could be very wrong.
>
> Here is a little blurb I found. There is less info on
> their website.
>
> Thanks!
> Shemp
>
> >>> The SunSyn is fully analog, but it doesn't share
> the typical sound-limitations of other analog
> synthesizers because it has a feature called RCOs
> (Ramp Controlled Oscillators). This is the first
> synthesizer which allows you to play complex digital
> waveforms with the timbre of the analog VCOs.
> Additionally, it is possible to use the classic VCOs
> by themselves. The RCO follows the VCO with all the
> fine tunings and frequency alterations that the analog
> VCO does. This results in a completely new expression
> for waveforms that formerly was not possible in the
> analog and pure digital worlds. The complex digital
> waveforms start coming alive when driven by the analog
> oscillators. Other than that, the RCO's follow all the
> movements of the analog VCOs, such as modulation, OSC
> sync and restart (phase starts new at retrigger).
> Furthermore, it is possible to give the RCOs their own
> relative pitch.
>