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I was curious and tested the frequency range of my MKS-50. Recorded a
 high-pitched sawtooth with 192 kHz sample rate. Harmonics reached
beyond 96 kHz. But I believe it's very rare that anyone will be able
to recognize anything that goes on over 15 kHz. Particularly when
using regular equipment.

Martin

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Edwards" <edward.edwards@v...>
wrote:
> > Junos have a built-in sub bass boost. (I think.)
> 
> Yes, and it growls and rumbles very nicely.  I have an MKS-50 which
is the rack
> version of the Juno.
> 
> > I was wondering what the actual frequency range is of analog
> > oscillators that were used in popular analog synthesizers - not the
> > theoretical limit.
> 
> I have a book on synthesizers somewhere around here which is a
compilation of
> articles from Keyboard.  On chapter is called "The Most Dangerous
Synth in the
> World" and is about Keith Emerson's Moog.  The extended frequency
range is
> explained to have resulted in the enormous sound he got.  The author
quotes
> technicians who had to deal with blown tweeters and subs on a
regular basis.
> I'd have to really agree with Dan.  If you want it to sound big the
synth should
> not roll off frequencies "beyond hearing limits".  Although our eyes
can't
> directly see colors in the fluorescent range studies have proven
that those
> colors provide emphasis.  (Flower blooms are a primary example.) 
This effect is
> because of the roll-off of response at the extreme ranges... the
analog sensors
> of the body do not have brick-wall filters for perception.
> 
> Ed Edwards
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