Elektron Musical Instruments

Is it just me or does analogue white noise sound subtly different to 
digital white noise?

I have an ElectrixPro WarpFactory vocoder, which has a built-in 
analogue noise generator. Now, I am convinced that the SidStation's 
digital version of white noise is nicer and more listenable than the 
WarpFactory's analogue counterpart.

Have I lost the plot?

On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 09:29:32PM -0000, Col Dee wrote:
> Is it just me or does analogue white noise sound subtly different to
> digital white noise?

subtly?  digital white noise is usually done with linear shift feedback
registers... it's periodic.  if the taps are in the right places, it can
sound fairly convicing, but it's not random over long periods like
analog noise is.

"noise" is not created equal.  (:

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> subtly?  digital white noise is usually done with linear shift 
feedback registers... it's periodic.  if the taps are in the right 
places, it can sound fairly convincing,

I wouldn't want it to be, though. There are enough sources of 100% 
random noise!

>but it's not random over long periods like analog noise is.

All the better. That is probably what makes it sound quite warm to 
me. It's a more interesting sound than the vocoder's constant drone. 
It is more crackly and "small".

I think you will find differences in any two sources, regardless of 
analog(ue) or digital.... I have an alpha juno 1 that to me has a 
certain warmness to it. 

On 21 Jul 2003 at 21:29, Col Dee wrote:

> Is it just me or does analogue white noise sound subtly different to 
> digital white noise?
> 
> I have an ElectrixPro WarpFactory vocoder, which has a built-in 
> analogue noise generator. Now, I am convinced that the SidStation's 
> digital version of white noise is nicer and more listenable than the 
> WarpFactory's analogue counterpart.
> 
> Have I lost the plot?
> 
> 
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