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Re: [analogue-sequencer] using p3 with real modular...

2004-10-15 by implode7@comcast.net

hmmm - interesting. Still inclined to go with the mcv24, but that is something to think about.

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> I have all three ofthe things that you mentioned (lucky me ; ) - the a100, the 
> p3, and the mcv24. 
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> The p3 and the a100 are obviously nice. The mcv24 is good, but... 
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> Only 4 of its outputs are of good (12bit) resolution. The others are 8bit, so, 
> although they all have things like software lfos and the like, without slew 
> limiters, these can sound lumpy. 
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> Colin himself wrote a deapthy explanation of bit depths, and midi controller 
> resoultion on one of the other lists the other day, but the general gist of it 
> seemed (to me) to be that the midi standard itself is sometimes not high enough 
> to worry about the performance of the dac anyway. 
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> But, i need to re-read colins explanation. The mcv24 excells in its number of 
> outputs and real flexibility (i have / have had mine plummed over to a selection 
> of different devices at the same time) but, if you can find a real reason why 
> those 8bit dacs will be a problem to you, then maybee youll have to go for a 
> less flexible, although higher resolution product? 
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> Comments, if no hard conclusion. 
> 
> Julian 
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