Are there audible harmonics in addition to the fundamental

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Mark Pulver <mark@...> wrote:
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> Ummm, there's nothing "buzzy" about the sine in the Z3000. I think that
> word was being used in the thread for another VCO.
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> laryn91 (09:34 AM 11/25/2008) wrote:
> >I don't think anyone is advocating that VCOs should produce a "perfect"
> sine.
> >Just simply a clean wave what has no audible buzz or distortion. That 's
> >what defines a
> >sine - just the fundamental component. Anything else is NOT A SINE WAVE.
> >
> >It seems either ignorant, sloppy or misleading for a manufacturer to
> >intentionally make a
> >buzzy wave and then spec it as "sine" wave. At the very least label it
> >something more
> >accurate like "buzzy wave beta testers like" ;-)
> >
> >You can always start with a clean sine and add distortion as needed, but you
> >can't go the
> >other way and cleanly remove the buzz to get a decent sine. I'm guessing
> >those
> >rationalizing against the usefulness of clean sine waves for music synthesis
> >have never
> >even used one (since nobody seems to make them anymore...).
> >
> >
> >--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Mark" <mark@> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi James;
> >>
> >> Tiptop didn't set out to make a perfect sine - in fact, one of the
> >> things that the testers talked about during beta was just how
> >> wonderful this sine _sounds_. I agree that I wouldn't use this sine as
> >> a LFO source for the perfect panner or some-such, but you really
> >> should hear this one in a track.
> >>
> >> And to that point, the sound of this module (specifically the sine)
> >> doesn't have as much to do with the sine itself, but how the VCO gets
> >> you between pitches. :) That's what you really wanna hear.
> >>
> >> I (and I figure most of us here) have a LOT of VCOs in their system.
> >> They each have their place, and sometimes many places. The Tiptop has
> >> created it's niche too. :)
> >>
> >> Mark
> >> -----
> >> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , James Husted <ersatzplanet@>
> >> wrote:
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> >> > I was hot for the Tiptop VCO till I saw this video made about it.
> >> > - http://vimeo.com/2206614
> >> > That is one of the worst sine waves I've seen and the spectrum display
> >> > shows many harmonics that shouldn't be there. I count at least 7 on
> >> > the spectrum display.
> >>
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