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ARE MY ANDROMEDA'S PROBLEMS TYPICAL?

2004-01-07 by cee_jay123

Hello-

I seem to have discovered only two "problems" with my A6 (and 
they might just be par for the course):

1.  With the VCA envelope set with fast release times, a few 
voices release SLIGHTLY more slowly in the left audio channel 
than the right- it gives a slight stereo effect at the ends of some 
punchier sounds.  In other words, the left channel will still be 
playing for a few milliseconds after the right.  It's no big deal, but I 
wonder whether it is something fixable.  

2.  More importantly, when I tune oscillators 1 and 2 together 
VERY closely, they don't seem to "hold still;" that is, they don't 
beat against each other rhythmically, as they would in any other 
VCO based synth.  To reproduce this effect, simply set 
oscillators 1 and 2 on up saw, and then, using the fine tune 
knob(s), try to tune them together very, very finely- try to get them 
to stop "beating" against each other, and then listen- do you hear 
them "quivering" just a little bit?  

:)
Thanks in advance for any responses.  
Jason

Re: [Andromeda_A6-ION] ARE MY ANDROMEDA'S PROBLEMS TYPICAL?

2004-01-15 by Paulo Abreu

Have you tried disabling "background tunning"?...it works wonders IMO.
PS: I also work with "temperature tuning" disabled...I really prefer it that
way...



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From: "cee_jay123" <jasoncreek@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:39 PM
Subject: [Andromeda_A6-ION] ARE MY ANDROMEDA'S PROBLEMS TYPICAL?


> Hello-
>
> I seem to have discovered only two "problems" with my A6 (and
> they might just be par for the course):
>
> 1.  With the VCA envelope set with fast release times, a few
> voices release SLIGHTLY more slowly in the left audio channel
> than the right- it gives a slight stereo effect at the ends of some
> punchier sounds.  In other words, the left channel will still be
> playing for a few milliseconds after the right.  It's no big deal, but I
> wonder whether it is something fixable.
>
> 2.  More importantly, when I tune oscillators 1 and 2 together
> VERY closely, they don't seem to "hold still;" that is, they don't
> beat against each other rhythmically, as they would in any other
> VCO based synth.  To reproduce this effect, simply set
> oscillators 1 and 2 on up saw, and then, using the fine tune
> knob(s), try to tune them together very, very finely- try to get them
> to stop "beating" against each other, and then listen- do you hear
> them "quivering" just a little bit?
>
> :)
> Thanks in advance for any responses.
> Jason
>
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Re: [Andromeda_A6-ION] ARE MY ANDROMEDA'S PROBLEMS TYPICAL?

2004-01-15 by Jason Creek

Paulo,

Thanks so much for writing back. Are you saying that your A6 does the same thing? Have you tried this experiment? You have to just get two saw wave oscillators tuned almost exactly the same- just listen very very closely, and then see whether you can hear the little \u201cquivering,\u03361; or lack of stillness- I can\u2019t get my 2 oscillators tuned to where they\u2019ll stay very close and hold still. It\u2019s a nice effect when you use up AND down saws, because then they can cancel each other out at every beating.

Yes, I have turned off both temp and background tuning, and it still does it. Please, if you would, let me know whether my A6 is abnormal in this regard.

I like the OB-Xa\u2019s tuning because some voices are on, and others off, but when they\u2019re \u201con,\u201d they hold still, at least. But, of course, the A6 has SO much more to offer.

Thanks in advance for any reply.

Jason

on 1/15/04 8:31 AM, Paulo Abreu at peabreu@... wrote:

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Have you tried disabling "background tunning"?...it works wonders IMO.
PS: I also work with "temperature tuning" disabled...I really prefer it that
way...

----- Original Message -----
From: "cee_jay123" To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:39 PM
Subject: [Andromeda_A6-ION] ARE MY ANDROMEDA'S PROBLEMS TYPICAL?

> Hello-
>
> I seem to have discovered only two "problems" with my A6 (and
> they might just be par for the course):
>
> 1. With the VCA envelope set with fast release times, a few
> voices release SLIGHTLY more slowly in the left audio channel
> than the right- it gives a slight stereo effect at the ends of some
> punchier sounds. In other words, the left channel will still be
> playing for a few milliseconds after the right. It's no big deal, but I
> wonder whether it is something fixable.
>
> 2. More importantly, when I tune oscillators 1 and 2 together
> VERY closely, they don't seem to "hold still;" that is, they don't
> beat against each other rhythmically, as they would in any other
> VCO based synth. To reproduce this effect, simply set
> oscillators 1 and 2 on up saw, and then, using the fine tune
> knob(s), try to tune them together very, very finely- try to get them
> to stop "beating" against each other, and then listen- do you hear
> them "quivering" just a little bit?
>
> :)
> Thanks in advance for any responses.
> Jason
>

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