General Nord Modular (NM/G2) advice needed

cebec · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:24 am Post subject:

in the meantime, this section from Rob's G2 workshops explains a bit of what's going on, here.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhordijk/G2Pages/SignalTypes.htm

particularly this:

"Red 96kHz signals are the primary choice for audio signals. Oscillator modules will always have a red output to insure the highest audio quality. Blue signals are commonly used for control signals like envelopes and low frequency modulation signals, as these signal types do not need to be updated at very high speeds. In general it is said that it suffices to update an envelope signal a couple of hundred times a second. And on many other systems, like some softsynths, it is not uncommon to update envelopes and other control signals at a rate which is one hundredth of the audio samplerate, so when the sample rate is 48kHz the control signals would be updated 480 times a second. On the G2 however, the blue signals are always at a quarter of the red samplerate of 96kHz, so at 24kHz. The advantage is that this 24kHz lies just above the hearing range. On the G2 any zippery noises caused by the control signal being updated are now just above the hearing range and cannot be heard, though it might start your dog barking. The G2 has audibly a clear advantage over many other softsynth products here."

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:37 am Post subject:

Wan · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:03 am Post subject:

mosc · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:16 am Post subject:

I think Stein is already on the road. I hear he's going to publish it on a most highly respected online electronic music site. Cool

Wan · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:21 pm Post subject:

How silly of me... Embarassed

Kassen · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

Yeah, mr80 wrote to me wanting to know how to go about getting a review copy. I said "I dunno" but CC'ed our friend Eric at AAS.

String studio is a little marvel; Tassman is great but Tassman needs planning and thought to get somewhere usefull and SS pritty much sounds great regardless of what you do; it´s one of the most inspirering instruments I ever touched.