i think because of the waveshaping it can sound different, but of course it will have some kind of cem-flavour. maybe the soon coming sound examples will convince you. best wishes ingo --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "J S" <melovelove@...> wrote: > > Is that going to make it sound like a CEM vco? > > In that case I'm not that excited anymore............I have like 6 cem vco's > already... > > 2006/9/11, hardware@... <hardware@...>: > > > > Right. The CEM3394 is used in the A-111-2. > > > > > > Best wishes > > Dieter Doepfer > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100% 40yahoogroups.com>]Im > > Auftrag von rfahl@... <rfahl%40pdx.edu> > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 8. September 2006 17:37 > > > > > An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Betreff: Re: AW: [Doepfer_a100] Re: New impressive Doepfer modules > > > > > revealed!!! > > > > > > > > > Hmmm.... This smells like... sniff sniff sniff.... CEM3394?!? If > > > so, I'm glad > > > that someone has finally released a module based off that IC. > > > > > > Romeo > > > > > > Quoting hardware@... <hardware%40doepfer.de>: > > > > > > > Ingo, > > > > > > > > thank you for this clarification. Yes, the circuit used in the > > > new VCO has a > > > > VCF and VCA available and this may explain some of the unusual > > > functions of > > > > the module. Of course we could omit these sections to obtain a > > > "pure" VCO > > > > but this does not make sense from my point of view. And don't forget > > the > > > > linear FM of the filter. This is not possible with any other > > > filter of the > > > > A-100 (I don't know if there are other filters with linear FM > > > available). > > > > And a VCA for AM applications is not a bad idea too. So you > > > could treat the > > > > VCF and VCA as a (nearly) free extra. > > > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > Dieter Doepfer > > > > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > > > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com<Doepfer_a100% 40yahoogroups.com>]Im > > Auftrag von selfoscillate > > > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 8. September 2006 08:29 > > > > > An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > Betreff: [Doepfer_a100] Re: New impressive Doepfer modules > > revealed!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hello guys, > > > > > > > > > > just to clear some things out on the new a111/2 dynamic vco: > > > > > > > > > > the module uses a special ic for it's functions. > > > > > this ic features not only the vco, but it has also > > > > > the vcf, the vca and the panning unit built-in. > > > > > since all the parts are already there, they are brought > > > > > out to the front panel. the vcf in the a111/2 is similar > > > > > to the vcf in the a109, but it is not the same, as the vcf > > > > > in the a111/2 can be modulated with the triangle core > > > > > waveform in a linear manner. in other words, you can do > > > > > linear fm on that vcf and you cannot do this with any other > > > > > a100 filter (they all have exponential fm). the built-in > > > > > panning unit is basically the same as in the a109, but > > > > > again you will use it differently in the a111/2. > > > > > in the a111/2 you will use it to create new waveforms. > > > > > so after all the a111/2 does not intentionally replicate > > > > > some of the a109 features, it just has all the stuff > > > > > on-board which is needed for this new vco design, > > > > > and it offers the vcf because it is part of the ic > > > > > and has that linear-fm-feature. > > > > > > > > > > naturally it is possible to use the a111/2 as an almost > > > > > complete synth voice (also a module some people have asked for), > > > > > but that was not what dieter wanted to achieve in the first > > > > > place. the module should more be seen as a new vco approach > > > > > which can "alternatively" be used as a synth voice. > > > > > > > > > > the module also shouldn't be compared with a buchla 259, > > > > > as it uses completely different techniques (except that > > > > > both have a triangle vco core) and offers completely > > > > > different features. i can understand the expectations and > > > > > yes, the 259 is gorgeous, but it's really a different > > > > > pair of shoes. > > > > > > > > > > best wishes > > > > > > > > > > ingo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <Doepfer_a100% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > Axel Jungkunst <phaedra@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Just my opinion! I'm a bit surprised of the doubling of the 109- > > > > > features > > > > > > into a new module. > > > > > > The 259 features or something in this way would have been that I > > > > > had > > > > > > expected! > > > > > > All the best > > > > > > Axel > > > > > > > > > > > > Jay schrieb: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bakis Sirros wrote: > > > > > > > > hello jay, > > > > > > > > for standard stuff the a109 is ok. > > > > > > > > the a111-2 is for more wierd stuff though. > > > > > > > > best regards, > > > > > > > > Bakis. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand that the new oscillator has different features and > > > > > how they > > > > > > > can be used. I'm just saying that the pan/filter/vca part seems > > > > > quite > > > > > > > redundant in a modular synthesizer. That space could better be > > > > > used for > > > > > > > a second modulation oscillator like a Buchla 259. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
Message
[Doepfer_a100] Re: New impressive Doepfer modules revealed!!!
2006-09-12 by selfoscillate
Attachments
- No local attachments were found for this message.