Elektron Musical Instruments

If I'd heard one in a shop I'd never have bought it, but since you can't do
that, I took a chance.  Gates aren't much fun on envelopes. SID for sale,
hardly used.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: andrew sargeant [mailto:androo@...]
> Sent: 2. februar 2000 09:47
> To: elektron-users@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [elektron] new owner
>
>
> From: "andrew sargeant" <androo@...>
>
> >Recently got a SID workstation. I had been warned about the
> noise, leaking
> >and high S/N ratio.
>
> hey, you were warned!! ;)
> didn't you believe it?
>
> >Even using all the tips and tricks, compressors, NR, etc, is still is a
> >noisy machine and which is a great shame.
>
>
> Use a noise gate. Compression and noise reduction won't really do
> it. In the
> case of compression you'll get MORE noise! .. in the case of noise
> reduction, you'll get other types of noise which are usually like noise
> underwater or strange submarine sounds. A noise gate is best --- cut the
> noise out when it's just the oscillators leaking (a property of the SID
> itself!).. i'm sure you'll find the signal loud enough to come
> through, and
> then the gate will cut the ambient noise out..
>
> >Will further updates improve the situation so the problem is no
> longer the
> >difference between having a curious, novelty synth but a good
> tool to work
> >with. Or will it be forever a problem with this chip/machine?
>
> It's the chip itself, so no i don't think the situation will
> improve. But i
> disagree with you about the novelty thing --> the sid is a unique
> synthesizer ... and the synthesis architecture on the sidstation is quite
> powerful. I guess your only solution is to find another synth...?
>
> andrew
>
>
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