Yahoo Groups archive

Doepfer

Index last updated: 2026-04-29 00:15 UTC

Message

Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: Precise frequency meter

2014-11-07 by Florian Anwander

Hello

Am 07.11.2014 17:11, schrieb Nicholas Keller maq163x2@gmail.com 
[Doepfer_a100]:
> Right, I just meant that I'd like to be as precise as possible when
> calibrating 1V/oct scale
I think I repeat my self every two weeks on that topic:

Doing the 1V/oct calibration with a frequency counter is quite stupid, 
because after each turn of the scale trim you have to readjust the 
offset trim. It makes it an endless game.

Instead: Use a tuner with a needle meter. Adjust only the scale and only 
look at the fact, that the needle no longer jumps when you do octave 
jumps (don't care for the absolute tuning). When you have reached the 
clean octave jumps, you set the offset once and you are done. With this 
method I can adjust a OB-Xa (16 VCOs!) within one hour.

Florian

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.