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Originally Posted by Dj Shaw-t  Thanks your either the first to mention that or I have been completely incoherent the whole time this thread has been open. So you suggest the DW? |
Actually, that post was incoherent.
A "DCO" is a Digitally
Controlled Oscillator. Meaning that a digital clock circuit is used to generate a reset pulse that determines the pitch of an oscillator (which is itself still an
analog oscillator, just a
digitally controlled one).
In contrast, a Voltage Controlled Oscillator, or VCO, uses a voltage to control the 'reset pulse' that determines the frequency of the oscillator, typically by the action of a capacitor charging and discharging as a result of an incoming control-voltage. Because this can be a less stable 'pulse' source than a digital crystal-based master clock, fluctuations in pitch can result, which can be said to sound more 'organic', 'phat', or what-have-you, due to the lesser degree of absolute precision of this type of 'clock' signal due to fluctuations in temperature, tolerances of components, etc.
The oscillators in the 106 are "DCO"s - digitally-controlled analog oscillators, followed by analog filter and amp sections.
The oscillators in the DW8000 are digital - digitally-controlled digital oscillators, followed by analog filter and amp sections.
If you're looking for whichever's technically "more analog" on paper, that would be the 106.
I own a 106 and after hearing the demo clip posted earlier in this thread, now I want a DW8000 as well.
