Doepfer

> The "remembering the patch" issue is still there and I'm
> still puzzled how to solve it. And I think there is only one
> way to really solve it: Keeping the patch until a piece of
> music is fully recorded and finished.

There's also digital sampling/looping. There's also re-creating the 
patch on another synth that has patch memory. There's also just 
re-creating the patch, which is like playing a piece of music that 
you're familiar with - sure, it never comes out exactly the same, but 
that's the essence of music.

> This is where, IMO, the magic is, because I've accepted
> and incorporated into my work that this machine has it's 
> own level of freedom. This is *different* to all my other gear.

See the above discussion about patch memory. It's all part of the 
modular experience.

> Making it groove is still very challenging. I'm about to order
> my first extension, my second module rack, but am still
> not sure what to buy.

Try Timothy's A165 trick. Try my probability sequencer patch. Search 
the archives. Use your imagination.

As far as what to buy, that's already being discussed extensively in 
another thread.

> All I really want now is to syncronize my doepfer via MIDI,
> ie. control the frequency of the LFO (and potentially the two
> VCOs). I believe I cannot do that with my basic LFO now
> (please correct me if I'm wrong), because I can reset it,
> yes, but then the LFO will still have its own frequency, too.
> (Sending a basic drum pattern via MIDI to the RESET IN
> jack has resulted in *both* the MIDI pattern and the
> own frequency of the LFO being overlayed). Please let
> me know if I haven't gotten something. Maybe this is what 
> the A-191 Shepard Generator is all about?

Yes it's one of the things the A191 is about, certainly, as it has a 
midi-synced software LFO with three waveforms available, and 
front-panel control over the clock divisor. I recommend it to you. But 
please don't refer to the A191 as a Shepard Generator, it's primarily 
a Midi/CV interface.

Joe