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Re: Tuning

2006-05-06 by darke_one666

Change the opto, this usually causes the tunig to be impossible to 
set up..

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Sam Larch" <sdlarch@...> wrote:
>
> You mean VR 10 instead of 12, right?
> 
> It's like I don't have enough throw in the pots.  The most logical 
approach
> I see is that I would center all VRs 1, 3, 10, 11, & 15 - and then 
use vr15
> to center C3.  With these settings, C1 is way (+200 cents) sharp, 
and C6 is
> way (-200 cents) flat.  I can't swing tune high and low far enough 
apart to
> get the complete range in tune.
> 
> What damage could be caused by adding resistance to the pots (high 
and low)
> to get more swing out of them?
> 
> 
> On 4/24/06, gil_we <gil_we@...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "sdlarch1" <sdlarch@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am having a terrible time tuning my PolySix.  I can get all 6 
banks
> > > in tune with each other no problem.
> > >
> > > I cannot get C0, C3, and C6 in tune at the same time.  To keep
> > > consistency, I checked each C on the same bank.
> > >
> > > I've been through the calib procedure to no avail.
> > >
> > > Can someone guide me to a potential point of failure?
> > >
> >
> >
> > Try to get only the first oscillator in tune first.
> > GENTLY take all SSM's out except of the first oscillator,a
> > and press the Unison key. Now you can hear sound with every note 
you
> > play.
> >
> > Use VR11, VR12, VR1, VR3, VR15 to get the scale perfect.
> > This is a lot of trial and error. Start with positioning them all 
to
> > the center. Use VR15 from time to time to correct to the right 
pitch of
> > A440 for example.
> >
> > Let me know how it works.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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