Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

> Ok gang, I am about to ruin your Evolver.
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> I read this post:
> http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49602&start=0&hilit=dco+pop
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> ...and I said, "No this is ridiculous, I have had an Evolver for 4+ years. I've never heard this."
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> So I got home, dialed up a simple patch. It's true, it's there, and now that I've heard it, I can't STOP hearing it.
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> To repro:
> Create a simple patch using the ANALOG oscillators - one or two. Make sure the envelopes have short attacks.
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> Play enough low notes that you cycle all the voices your evolver setup has on the low note - one note should be sufficient for standard MONO setups, 4 for standard POLYs. So, tap a low C 1-4 times.
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> Now start to tap some high notes - an octave or two above middle C.
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> Listen. What you will hear is that each voice that transitions from a low note to a high note will produce an audible "clopping" - a wide-frequency glitch/click as each voice goes from the low note to the high note.
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> Apparently it can't be fixed.
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> The digital oscillators don't have this issue.
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> I know the Mopho has this issue, but i don't ever remember hearing it on 
> the Evo. I'll have to give it a listen. But even the popping on the 
> Mopho didn't bother me. I just chalked it up to the it's fast EGs =o]
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> Anu Kirk wrote:
> > Ok gang, I am about to ruin your Evolver.
> >
> > I read this post:
> > http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49602&start=0&hilit=dco+pop
> >
> > ...and I said, "No this is ridiculous, I have had an Evolver for 4+ years. I've never heard this."
> >
> > So I got home, dialed up a simple patch. It's true, it's there, and now that I've heard it, I can't STOP hearing it.
> >
> > To repro:
> > Create a simple patch using the ANALOG oscillators - one or two. Make sure the envelopes have short attacks.
> >
> > Play enough low notes that you cycle all the voices your evolver setup has on the low note - one note should be sufficient for standard MONO setups, 4 for standard POLYs. So, tap a low C 1-4 times.
> >
> > Now start to tap some high notes - an octave or two above middle C.
> >
> > Listen. What you will hear is that each voice that transitions from a low note to a high note will produce an audible "clopping" - a wide-frequency glitch/click as each voice goes from the low note to the high note.
> >
> > Apparently it can't be fixed.
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> > The digital oscillators don't have this issue.
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> I tested this on my PER and at first I didn't think what you described was
> happening. I was listening for a higher pitched audible click of some sort.
> But then after a few more times I picked up on it. I thought I was hearing
> the sound of my microKontrol mini keys hitting the the bottom of the board,
> but it disappeared after cycling through the voices and realized that was
> what you were describing.  It is there, but if you hadn't mentioned it, I
> likely never would have realized it. Blended into a mix I doubt you would
> hear it at all. It's not terrible, but in a critical listen, you can hear it
> once you find it.
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> On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 7:34 AM, massimo <massenmedium@...> wrote:
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>> Well there was some interesting discussion, including the suggestion that
>> an option to have the oscs reset on note-on might stop the effect.
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>> I don't consider it a problem really.
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