[A6] This whole tuning business

[UnderTow]

On Tue, 11 May 2004, F.A.S. Truhan III wrote:

> 	A fact Waldorf has worked very hard to keep hidden until very recently is
> that the Pulse uses DCO IC chips, whereas the A6 uses VCO ASIC chips. In
> other words you're comparing Juno 106's to Prophet 5's, apples and oranges,
> etc.

The amazing thing about this is that the Pulse's tuning isn't 100% stable!
On all the pulses I have tried, the pitch and level seems a little random.
I call it random rather than drifting because it hovers arround a fixed
point and doesn't drift off like a true analogue machine. I am wondering
if Waldorf did this on purpouse or not. If they did, they did too much of
it. I hardly use the Pulse any more because of this. It is very noticable
on static basslines. (Or rather basslines that should be static). The type
you have in Psytrance. A tiny variation in pitch and level gets out of
hand when boosted over a 20+ Kilowatt sound system. Unacceptable.

My A6 (with temp tuning turned on) is MORE stable than the Pulse. But the
most important thing here is that I can choose between several tuning
schemes. This isn't possible with the Pulse.

> 	So I'd say: 1.) Turn 'Temp Tuning' on, 2.) keep 'Background Tuning' off,
> 3.) Hit 'Autotune' as soon as it powers up, 4.) Let it heat up for a half
> hour or so, 5.) Hit 'Autotune' again, 6.) Make noise. Rinse, repeat as
> necessary.

I skip part 3 which seems a bit pointless to me. I just tune it when it is
warm. :)

UnderTow