200e

Sorry for my misunderstanding.  I was basing that assessment by observing the pitch 
modulation in the low frequency mode of the mod osc.  It does clip at the top.
--tom

--- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, "ezra buchla" <ezra.buchla@...> wrote:
>
> >> 261e's fundamental frequency is set to the top of its range, it can
> >> still generate harmonics above the fundamental.
> >>
> >
> > Via the waveshaper, yeah? If I had one beef with the 259e/261e it would be
> > the FM in the
> > higher frequency range. Set the fundamental to 6000 hz and fm it, the output
> > will clip at
> > 7040, therefore limiting the rich sidebands you might be used to on "other"
> > synths.
> 
> that's just not true. there is no frequency domain "clipping" at 7k.
> the 261e primary osc only produces fundamentals up to a certain
> frequency (its not actually 7040 despite the silkscreen; try
> listening); this is indeed due to processor limitations; of course we
> actually have to compute the waveform thousands of times faster than
> the fundamental in order to produce a clean sinewave input to the
> waveshaper. we could produce faster fundamentals but they would begin
> life with artifacts even before waveshaping, and you would not like
> that (or maybe you would...?)
> 
> anyway, the waveform is actually being computed at 50k or 100k or
> something, so pitch modulation will still produce high-frequency
> sidebands. use the internal pitch modulation to avoid jitter. i'm
> sorry abuot the external FM inputl; it's not useful for high frequency
> stuff.... sorry sorry. personally i'm used to being able to process
> arbitrary signals with FM, but i find that the 291e scratches this
> itch.
> 
> and yes, of course, of course, everything after the 261e sinewave is
> analog, and the harmonic content added by waveshaping proceeds towards
> the infinite for as far as you might care to take your analysis....
> 
> -eb
>