Hello Chip,
I've done the same test and my P6 behaves as yours... at each note, the cutoff goes quickly from the value it is set by the cutoff knob to the value set by the MG.
rgds,
Ed.
--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "chipaudette" <chipaudette@...> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I have a question regarding the MG Delay knob and whether your Polysix responds the same way...
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> I set up a patch using a basic saw wave and with the filter cutoff set to half-way. The filter envelope is set to zero (neither positive nor negative. I then set the MG for a very slow sweep with zero delay and moderate intensity (say 3-5). I set the MG to effect the VCF.
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> Now, when I manually play a series of individual notes, I would expect to hear the notes as effected by the slowly opening and closing filter (opening and closing due to the slowly sweeping MG). I would expect it to be smooth and nice.
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> Instead, what I hear is that the beginning of each note is quickly swept from mid-filter (ie, the setting on the VCF cutoff knob) to whatever cutoff value is being set by the MG. So, you hear the filter either quickly open or quickly close, depending upon where you are in the MG cycle.
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> If the MG Delay were set to anything but zero, this is exactly what I would expect. But, my MG Delay is set to zero, so I would not expect to hear any transition.
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> Does your Polysix do this? I'd like to know whether I'm seeing a symptom of a broken component, or whether this is a design "feature" of the Polysix.
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> Thanks,
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> Chip
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