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AW: [Doepfer_a100] Re: a 138 vs WVX

2006-08-22 by hardware@doepfer.de

How about the sound examples on our website (www.doepfer.com) and on Ingo's
website http://www.selfoscillate.de/modularexamples.htm.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com]Im Auftrag von untiedstates
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. August 2006 08:44
> An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: [Doepfer_a100] Re: a 138 vs WVX
>
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> Hmmm.. I'd asked on this group previously about the A-137's behavior -
>  needing a musical description more than a technical one.
>
> So, along the lines of this discussion, and because the Bananalogue
> page mentions that for the WVX "The signal from Out 1 of the top
> section adds odd overtones.....The bottom section is a full wave
> rectifier, transforming waves to positive voltage with even harmonics."
>
> ... what is going on in the A-137 re: odd and even harmonics?
>
> - this is useful to know because, for example.. tube amplifiers only
> add even harmonics... the sounds of closed-tube instruments such as
> organs only have odd harmonics... etc..
>
> ????
>
> thanks. -bryan
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "ilanode" <techmeier@...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks!
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Florian Anwander
> > <Florian.Anwander@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Ingo
> > >
> > > > I could be wrong since I have no person. experience with the WVX and
> > > > only little with the A137. Anyhow, I used to think that the A137
> works
> > > > best for signal with none or few harmonics while the WVX works
> equally
> > > > well on signals which are poor or rich in harmonics. Anyone to
> > clarify?
> > > Also the WVX works "best" with signals with poor harmonics. The
> > question
> > > is, what you define as "best". The Doepfer works as a WVX if you
> don't
> > > use the "multiples" control (or don't overload the input).
> > >
> > > Florian
> > >
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