From bw@ashbysolutions.com Thu Feb 07 15:51:38 2013
Subject:Re: What should leakage really sound like?

Yes, the generally accepted term 'leakage' includes a bit of most of the
other TGs. I'm not sure where it comes from, but that's the end
result. It's a little like white noise at first blush, but is actually
all -- or most -- of the 91 TGs blended together.

I've never heard the 'phantom' tones -- or, they are so far down in the
mix that I can't distinguish them. I know that on many clones, there is
a different parameter called 'leakage' that seems to be added harmonics
and some inharmonic noise. Whether that comes from TG proximity, as you
surmise; or from component aging and/or transducer movement causing
harmonics to be added to the raw TG sound is unclear. On my BX-3, I
could clearly hear 2nd, 3rd, and 4th harmonics added to the 'Vintage'
setting (vs. Clean), even if the 'Over Tone Level' parameter was set to
zero. They were 30-40dB down, but still audible.

Regards,

-BW

Bruce Wahler
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On 2/7/2013 6:05 PM, donstavely wrote:
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