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"Grant Richter" <grichter@...> wrote:
>
> Why is it that some people make such a big stink about specific filters?
> 

Most analog synths have VCOs that don't output really clean sine
waves, so they rely on the filter to trim off every sound.  Some
systems, like the Buchla 200 series of the 70's, had as many as 10
VCOs that could output very clean sine waves, making additive
synthesis and fm viable without the use of filters practical.

Grant, of course, your 300 Series VCOs are such a device as the
Buchlas - i.e., they are capable of producing beautiful timbres
without filters.

gary