VCO levels to 0?

Akos Janca · Post by **Akos Janca** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:05 am

Hi, starting from basic setting on the Mini, when turning both VCO levels to zero I can hear their sound - playing the keyboard, of course. It's very quiet but still audible in the noise (that is known and no problem). They can be heard through headphones and from the main output, too.
Is it normal, would you try it please? Thank you.

Edit: Let me add, it's not a problem musically, at all. The synth sounds great. I'm just curious, is it a kind of 'leaking', miscalibration, or simply the nature of this instrument.

Re-Member · Post by **Re-Member** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:11 pm

My other analog synths do this as well and it's totally normal. Adjusting the VCO level isn't the same as adjusting the overall volume. In order for them to be 100% silent, the VCOs would have to be turned off completely. On my Juno-60, they actually hum even when you don't press a key. It's actually kind of eerie sounding because it's six discordant notes stacked on each other, haha.

Akos Janca · Post by **Akos Janca** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:08 pm

Thanks for the answer.

Zero is zero.

But I can accept this phenomenon or attribute as it is, because from a practical point of view - when making music - it doesn't count, I think.

Re-Member · Post by **Re-Member** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 12:57 am

I totally agree, zero is supposed to mean zero, but in this case, the numbers are simply for reference point. Again, it's not the same as the volume, where zero actually means no volume. Notice that even with the LP filter set to zero, certain sound frequencies will still pass through. It's common for analog synths to behave this way.