source file: m1399.txt Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 19:28:46 -0700 Subject: Synthesizer Resolution From: "Fred Kohler" In digest 1398 from Paul Hahn, >I went through my big consistency table and picked out some of the ETs >between 600 and 1200 that looked good for this purpose. Because of the digital circuitry involved, synthesizer manufacturers will be inclined to select a number of steps per octave in which powers of 2 are a majority. Is there some mathematical reason that such numbers as 768, 864, 1024, 1152 and 1280 have poor consistency? (I took these numbers, by the way, from the video modes my computer's video card supports, but they are typical of the kinds of numbers that come up time and again in connection with digital circuitry.) Is there a number that is mostly powers of 2 that would qualify as having high consistency that would make the synth manufacturers happy? Just my 2 bits worth, Fred. --------------------------------------------------------- Fred Kohler, #7-240 Burnside Rd E, Victoria, BC, Canada phone:(250)388-7918 email:Fred_Kohler@bc.sympatico.ca ---------------------------------------------------------