In a message dated 4/19/2000 8:32:30 PM,
davevosh@... writes:
>yes, it can be very tedious!!! such is the "price" of nearly total freedom.
Freedom's just another word for, I can't get this thing in tune!
>when did you get yours? the one i had from approx. 1978 to 1992 didn`t
>exhibit this problem that it can recall. i wish i still had it although
>i
>must admit that the sequencer in my current unit has been very satisfactory.
I got my TKB in maybe 1985 or 86. The problem I described is not horrendous
(like a minor third), I guess it's maybe on the order of ten to fifteen
cents, if I can read my tuner correctly (and remember it well enough). Maybe
I'll try some experiments over the next week or so. If you'd like to try
some, here's what I'd suggest by patching a VCO into the sequencer output:
1) Turn all the pots on one row of your sequencer all the way in one
direction (say CCW).
2) With a tuner, precisely tune the left most pot to a pitch of your choice.
3) Now, swing all the other pots (except the leftmost one) fully in the
opposite direction (CW as above).
4) Finally check to see if the pitch has changed on the leftmost pot, maybe
only a little bit.
Maybe mine just needs a "tune up!"
JB