Doepfer

Hey doods.
So a while back I was enquiring as to how to hook up a basic morse  
code key to a Doepfer A-100 in order to act as an on/off switch for  
the signals passing through my synths. I got it all working  
wonderfully and have implemented it into my live shows easily. It  
sounds great, and is really fun to use, but I think I need more of  
this stuff onstage....

I now have been bidding on more keys in hopes of having four of them  
mounted to a little box (think of a morsecode/mpc pad style hybrid  
for synthy fun)... with 2 keys for actual on/off switches (for  
transformer/dj style synth sweeps and whatnot) and another 2 keys  
running a +5 CV to ADSRs (for triggering synth shots or any other  
number of filter possiblities). Ideally if I was going to build  
something it could power all 4 at once if I wanted to.

Do I need to actually print a circuit here or would it be as simple  
as picking up a Doepfer powersupply?
Alternately, perhaps a 9V battery and wiring in some resistors to the  
path? Ideally I would like to have something capable of powering 4 of  
these keys at once, and to make it durable enough not to worry about  
it on tour, but not too huge either. I am thinking of building a  
little hardcase which would contain all the morse code keys, the  
powersupply, along with my little mackie submixer and my moog  
pedals / control processor.

This setup would interface with my MPC4000 and 3 Doepfer A100s as my  
live touring setup.

Anyone done anything like this?

Any feedback or insight would be appreciated.

Also, since we are on the topic of touring rigs. Some things that  
would be amazing for a touring guy using Doepfers:

*An alternate/replacement design on the Theremin antenna? We are  
continually breaking them on the road and having to re-saughter them  
minutes before performing, a huge stress at times. It would be great  
to do away with the swivel on it and to just have a nice thick rod  
straight into the jack. If this doesn't happen, I might just get some  
of those nice thick rods from Big Briar's Theremin kits and mount  
them to my A-100 frames, because this is really becoming a pain. I  
find the rest of the system to work wonderfully as a touring rig, but  
this part of this module just can't stand up to tour.

*Might it be possible for some always-touring guys to get some custom  
larger powered racks made available to them? I have enough modules to  
fill 3 A-100s, and I am trying to get as few cases as possible  
together as to not get murdered on overage charges while taking the  
flights. The larger cases (like this one http://www.doepfer.de/ 
b_a100blue.gif) look perfect for my needs here, and it would be  
amazing if a short run were produced (especially if they had two  
industrial travel wheels at the bottom back side, a nice handle at  
the top, and were tall enough to do 3 full A-100 suitcases). I know 2  
people in this studio alone that would use these on tour.

*It would also be amazing if there was a real mixer module for the  
Doepfer system. I know a lot of people on here would love to see a  
nice EQ module in a expandable mixer configuration. Even the pro  
audio guys recognize this need for a modular mixer for synth and home  
setups (look at all the new API, Chandler, Wunder, Neve lines). It  
would be great if Doepfer could license a good sounding summing amp  
(Burr Browns?) and build a nice small modular mixer that would be  
suitable for live and studio use. People are sick of lugging around  
Mackies for this purpose, and they surely don't like the sound of  
them. I am sure that a company like Speck (who make good sounding and  
affordable EQs) could license out their circuit and that it could be  
adopted to be a cost effective solution to carrying a professional  
mixer module with full features in the Doepfer rack).

Anyways, I could dream all day about what I want my live setup to be  
like. The main thing is that I want the power of this system in a  
really durable form. It is the main reason why I chose Doepfer over  
AS and everything else. It would be cool to see if any of this stuff  
might come to light. If not, cool. If so, amazing!




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