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Re: my 132-3 VCA goes "thump"

2009-02-21 by mirror_saw7778

I just now listened to the A132-3 recording provided and did not hear
the thump I am experiencing, or anything I would describe as a thump
sound, it just sounded like a fast envelope. My "thump" sounds like a
analog bass drum, or short bass note always at the same frequency. 



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Monroe Eskew <monroe.eskew@...>
wrote:
>
> I don't really hear what the big deal is in your sound demos.  The
> A132-3 demo just sounds more staccato to me.  I don't hear anything
> very annoying.  This may be musically desirable.  And you can
> certainly get ride of it with slower envelope time.  I don't think
> this is any kind of functional sacrifice either.  With the A140
> envelope for example, the phase times can be very finely tuned in the
> "Low" time mode.  And you can achieve "smooth" attacks and releases
> which nonetheless take an almost imperceptible amount of time, an
> amount of time that certainly does not affect musical applications,
> does not eat into the note length in a noticeable way.   Comparable to
> acoustic instruments I'd say, such as a piano.  But then you can turn
> the time way down for a really harsh attack, which a piano can't
> achieve.
> 
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:03 AM, argitoth <argitoth@...> wrote:
> > mirror_saw7778, you're not alone, take a look at this thread. I even
> > have an audio demo. Let me know if you are hearing the same problem in
> > my audio demo: http://modularsynth.net/viewtopic.php?t=2214&start=0
> >
> > Monroe, the thump problem lies within the modules. Some modules thump,
> > others don't. My RS-110 filter thumps with instant attacks, but not my
> > A-106-1 Xtreme Filter. My Model 12 filter thumps in Low Q mode, but
> > not in High Q mode. Combining the A-132-3 with a filter to create
> > something like a lowpass gate can solve the thump problem.
> >
> > mirror_saw7778's Asol SY02 does not thump. His A-132-3 does.
> > mirror_saw778, CAN YOU PROVIDE AN AUDIO DEMO FOR BOTH MODULES?
> >
> >
>

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