200e

Stewart Moroney wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> How are people finding the duophonic pitch class generator?  In the
> keyboard magazine review it was pretty much dismissed without any real
> info "If the 260e wasn't included in the system few musicians would
> miss it".  Anyone here disagree?
> 

This is a very cool module...but, a one trick pony.  It does what it's
supposed to do really well, but how often are you going to want barber pole
type frequency patterns?  The only short comings (IMHO) is the barber
control function was not brought to the faceplate so it can be used as an
external VC for anything else.  It is instead internally 'hardwired' to the
two digital VCOs.  That's where the one trick part comes in.

Now, the two internal digital VCOs,  replete with their internal harmonic
sculpting (the five band EQ) sound really great.  They can be externally
frequency controlled (with the barber function turned off), so they can act
as auxiliary oscillators, but their VC range is only +/- 1 octave.  This
isn't an error - remember these were designed for complimenting a barber
poll algorithm and when you think about it, that's what you need for the
continual 'spiral'. That's the way Don approached it anyway.

It is was me buying, unless I had a surplus of panel space and caysh ($),
I'd pass on this guy and put the 255 in it's slot.  But that's me.

- P