DCOs vs. VCOs: Which is better?

[The Real MC]

This is hilarious. I posted this as a joke, and yet y'all STILL can't help it. I am amused. Please continue.

 

Dude, we are replying in jest none of us are taking this seriously

[whitepapagold]

Whats a VCO?

[Diametro]

[whitepapagold]

Now I admit I get all greasy with my synths but I had no idea they came prepared... Im rubbing my mini as we speak... OH and playing my minimoog synth too!

[idiotboy]

[idiotboy]

I've heard there's a few of 'em in here:

 

[Don Solaris]

 

"I'm the operator with my oscillator generator."

[xpander]

talent always trumps oscillators.

[Don Solaris]

An oscillator out of a 24 bit soundcard can have quantization noise below the noise floor.

Prove!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wonder what Swardle thinks of all this?

[whitepapagold]

 

 

And in response to your VCO post...

 

The divocitue of the capitulator is diversified by the addition of the amplitube of the oscilaters proportional verticulation. When this ampliocity reaches the null, it creates a wavilation in the oscilations perpituity which negates the voltages inspericliilitatedness. If you counter that with the fillitation of the waves harmonical distortitude, it results in complete oscilifilterwaveotlution.

 

Then apply a scope with the eternalificationes set to x = 12 and y = 3b, it will fortiflitate and the values will vary with the advergence of the propitulatte (only in regards to the x axis of course.)

 

Most people misapply the harmonical distortitude and the end result is distoriticle velocitish oscillationality- ie DVO and in essence the divictulosisity Amplitprotudinal conjecturissm- ie DAC. This is the ingherent flaw of the DCO which in theory is DVO/DAC=/> DCO-4. VCAs on the other hand don't act this way.

 

A VCA actually acts as a wave AND a particle which will only react in reference to the perpetuity of the amplutubinal matrix. The VCA equatioicty is much more biggerified exponominally as in VCA squared + DVO/DAC = 7 to the 4.312 power - the VCA plus 5. Of course 5 is only revelantious to this equative pupropse.

 

Right Don?

[Don Solaris]

And in response to your VCO post... The divocitue of the capitulator is diversified by the addition of the amplitube of the oscilaters proportional verticulation. When this ampliocity reaches the null, it creates a wavilation in the oscilations perpituity which negates the voltages inspericliilitatedness. If you counter that with the fillitation of the waves harmonical distortitude, it results in complete oscilifilterwaveotlution. Then apply a scope with the eternalificationes set to x = 12 and y = 3b, it will fortiflitate and the values will vary with the advergence of the propitulatte (only in regards to the x axis of course.) Most people misapply the harmonical distortitude and the end result is distoriticle velocitish oscillationality- ie DVO and in essence the divictulosisity Amplitprotudinal conjecturissm- ie DAC. This is the ingherent flaw of the DCO which in theory is DVO/DAC=/> DCO-4. VCAs on the other hand don't act this way. A VCA actually acts as a wave AND a particle which will only react in reference to the perpetuity of the amplutubinal matrix. The VCA equatioicty is much more biggerified exponominally as in VCA squared + DVO/DAC = 7 to the 4.312 power - the VCA plus 5. Of course 5 is only revelantious to this equative pupropse. Right Don?

EXACTLY!

[whitepapagold]

 

 

 

I KNEW IT! I knew those internet college courses would pay off! You CAN go to college in your pajamas!

[flat earth]

VCOs have 'funkometric-parapolic-pozzithundercarpetistic-universal onion adventure' type charactoristics

 

DCOs have the same, but less so.

[Yoozer]

Y'all talking about DCO and VCO and you're completely ignoring the sweet, sweet overdrive a good VCA can give you. Chumps.

 

Don, what would you recommend for an oscilloscope if I want to go start building something like this?

 

http://yusynth.net/Modular/index.html

 

 

Until you've heard a VCO-based Macbeth M5 in full strut, you have not witnessed God.

 

 

I see that and raise you a CS80 through an Eventide H3000.

[Carey M]

You can get a lot more poontang with VCOs

 

- CM

[DocT]

 

Then apply a scope with the eternalificationes set to x = 12 and y = 3b, it will fortiflitate and the values will vary with the advergence of the propitulatte (only in regards to the x axis of course.)

 

 

That's why a good VCO synth doesn't even need an audio out.

[Don Solaris]

Don, what would you recommend for an oscilloscope if I want to go start building something like this?

Any 2 channel oscilloscope up to 30 MHz will do. You'll need X and Y channel for Lissajous curve. Apply sine wave from the pc on x and oscillator on y. You'll be able to tune it perfectly.

 

I use analog Tektronix 2246 scope. Includes frequency counter, voltage meter (ie. peak to peak), measurement cursors, etc. for fast and precise synth calibration. Comes with vintage green display (that photo has wrong color balance).

[whitepapagold]

I use the bistro drive. Oh, and a towel.

[kpatz]

But does your VCO offer

, abbreviated PWM?

[ChipCurtis]

 

The audio output of one VCO can modulate the pitch of the other VCO. However, there are different kinds of cross-modulations, like linear and non-linear, etc. The important part is that the pitch of DCOs cannot be directly modulated by any Voltage signal.

 

 

Then how do DCO synths like the Roland JX series do oscillator cross-mod?

[soundwave106]

I use the bistro drive. Oh, and a towel.

 

This thread definitely needs less seriousness, and more Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters.

 

[ElectricPuppy]

That's why a good VCO synth doesn't even need an audio out.

 

 

LOL worthy.

[angstwulf]

 

And in response to your VCO post... The divocitue of the capitulator is diversified by the addition of the amplitube of the oscilaters proportional verticulation. When this ampliocity reaches the null, it creates a wavilation in the oscilations perpituity which negates the voltages inspericliilitatedness. If you counter that with the fillitation of the waves harmonical distortitude, it results in complete oscilifilterwaveotlution. Then apply a scope with the eternalificationes set to x = 12 and y = 3b, it will fortiflitate and the values will vary with the advergence of the propitulatte (only in regards to the x axis of course.) Most people misapply the harmonical distortitude and the end result is distoriticle velocitish oscillationality- ie DVO and in essence the divictulosisity Amplitprotudinal conjecturissm- ie DAC. This is the ingherent flaw of the DCO which in theory is DVO/DAC=/> DCO-4. VCAs on the other hand don't act this way. A VCA actually acts as a wave AND a particle which will only react in reference to the perpetuity of the amplutubinal matrix. The VCA equatioicty is much more biggerified exponominally as in VCA squared + DVO/DAC = 7 to the 4.312 power - the VCA plus 5. Of course 5 is only revelantious to this equative pupropse. Right Don?

 

 

I think you spelled divictulosisity wrong.

[urbanscallywag]

Prove!

 

I will work on something for you today.

[pogo97]

Since we're on the subject (sort of). I've got a zippering problem in Logic's ES2. I assume most MIDI input gets smoothed in some way because when you control a parameter from, say, a mod wheel, changes are creamy-smooth. But when I control with poly AT the changes are rough and clearly incremental. It's not that the MIDIBOARD is sending less than the full 0-127, I've monitored for that. I think it's that the Logic folk haven't implemented whatever smoothing algorithm they use on other inputs to poly AT.

 

Does that make any sense at all?