Doepfer

hi korhan,

i can't speak for many of these modules, but those i know are:

a106 extreme filter. 
pretty flexible filter. lp, hp and if you abuse the feedback loop,
also bp.
feedback loop is pretty cool.
self oscillation is possible, but is not very integrated into the
sound overall.
frequency response is not 1v/oct, so you can't use it as a tempered
oscillator.
the asymmetric distortion is less spectacular than you may expect. 
no cv res, which may be an issue for you, since you won't have many
modules lying aroun to use in the feedback loop.
distorts at low levels! your whole patch will have to be half as loud
unless you want permanent distortion. this is my biggest problem when
working live - i often can't do a spontaneous swap of two filters.
possible alternative: a101-1 vactrol filter, which i only got
recently, but is proving itself very valuable and sounds round warm
cuddly and fantastic (except self oscillation, which is brutal). is
also lp,hp,bp.

a118 noise random.
does what it says on the box. coloured noise is great for drum sounds,
but that's probably of little interest in this case.

a188 bbd
this is my favourite module. i don't like flangers, but that's only a
microscopically small proportion of what you can do with these
things.the stuff that happens on stage with mine (i went for the 4096
stages) is the stuff that provokes the most reaction from bands and
audiences. if you ever felt the need to produce the sound of a wounded
and grieving dinosaur and then use it to play a melody that decomposes
while you're doing it, this is a module for you.

hth,

stu


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Korhan Erel" <listekutusu@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a small Doepfer system consisting of the following modules:
> 
> A-116 Waveform Processor
> A-119 Ext Input/Env Follower
> A-124 Wasp Filter
> A-132-1 Dual linear VCA
> A-143-3 Quad LFO
> A-172 Max-Min Selector
> 
> I use these modules to process instruments as well as for sound design
> (using the LFOs as oscillators). I have been planning to expand this
> system to process acoustic instruments during live performance, and I
> consider the following modules:
> 
> A-106 Xtreme Filter
> A-110 VCO
> A-114 Ring Mod
> A-118 Noise/Random
> A-125 Phaser
> A-127 VC Triple Res. Filter
> A-175 Dual Inverter
> A-188-1 BBD (1024)
> A-196 PLL
> 
> Since I am after a small, portable system - I have my current modules
> in a self-constructed wooden box (50 HP) - I will not buy all these
> modules.
> 
> I am absolutely sure about getting the A-114 and the A-175 (this one
> to use primarily with A-132-1)
> 
> From what I have been reading in the list and the doepfer site, I see
> A-196 and A-106 to be good additions to a processing system. Please
> feel free to offer any replacements for A-106, one of which may be the
> A-127. It is too big for my purposes but looks interesting.
> 
> I am quite confused about the BBD. Can you go really radical with this
> module, other than voltage controlled flangers or delays? What can it
> do to a bass clarinet plugged into it?
> 
> I plan to get the VCO as a modulateable sound source to feed other
> modules (ring modulator, PLL)
> 
> The modules I'm really not sure about are the A-125 and A-118. Yeah, a
> VC phaser would be nice but it would only be a phaser at the end of
> the day and that's boring for my purposes.
> 
> What do you make out of all this? I want a small box 50-60 HP wide and
> modules that can run on the small power supply (MNT-100 I think is its
> code). Do you use Doepfer modules to process acoustic signals? Which
> modules? Any modules to vary control voltages drastically? Let's
> assume I have 600 Euros for this max.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Korhan
>