Doepfer

Hi Monroe. Yes, you explained very clear. I thought that a single VCA could control all four voices if they were sent to a voltage mixer. The problem is not the number of modules per voice, but a way to make changes to the attack, decay, sustain and release of each adsr module and vca acting the same way in real time. Like a A-143-2 with four gate inputs but just one ADSR row and a single output. Don't know if what I imagined makes sense...

Anyway, hope the polyphonic interface come out soon. I will keep studying more. Thank you.

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Monroe Eskew <monroe.eskew@...> wrote:
>
> Two basic musical properties are rhythm and pitch.  Polyphony is where there
> are several voices with independent pitch and rhythm.  Homophony is where
> several voices have independent pitch but identical rhythm.  Without
> independent volume control for each oscillator you cannot do true polyphony,
> for example sustain one note while another articulates many times.  For that
> you'd need 1 vca to be open while another opens and closes as you play
> different notes.
> 
> If you want the parameters on the filters and envelopes to have common
> controls, you would probably want a few A176 CV sources, mult'ed out to
> different VCFs and VCADSRs.  You'd still need to carefully tune the manual
> controls on each one if you want it to sound the same on each voice.  If you
> don't need common control but you want synced filters and envelopes, you
> will just need to tune the one for each voice to the same values, and retune
> each one if you want to change any parameter.
> 
> I hope I'm making sense...
> 
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Sidney <sidney_honi@...> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't be playing polyphonic because the ADSR envelope would not be
> > activated each time I touch a different note? Or maybe a new module similar
> > to the A-143-2, with four inputs but only four knobs giving each voice the
> > same envelope?
> >
> > Do you think that the A-190-5 Interface will be intended to control two or
> > more 111-5 modules? If so, can their filters and envelopes be synced?
> >
> > Sorry if I misunderstood something. I am trying to understand the multiple
> > module function.
> >
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Monroe Eskew <monroe.eskew@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > The most direct way would be to control them from a common signal. Use a
> > > multiple to split the gate or filter modulation source. However, if you
> > > want to attack several notes independently, like how one plays a piano,
> > then
> > > you need one VCA and envelope for each VCO. If you don't do this, then
> > you
> > > aren't playing "polyphony," it's actually called "homophony."
> > >
> > > Monroe
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Sidney <sidney_honi@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Monroe.
> > > >
> > > > In fact I was looking for something similar to what Florian explained,
> > > > working like a Korg Mono-Poly, because I could use the filters, VCA and
> > ADSR
> > > > modules from my system, just needing to add more oscillators in order
> > to
> > > > achieve a polyphonic system.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, both ways explained by you and Florian would make a fantastic
> > > > polyphonic system.
> > > >
> > > > But can two or more 111-5's filters or envelopes be synced in some way,
> > so
> > > > for example if I make a filter movement on one of the 111-5 will the
> > others
> > > > follow?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Monroe Eskew <monroe.eskew@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > If you want to control the volume of each note independently you need
> > one
> > > > > VCA and one ADSR for each voice. You can get away with one filter at
> > the
> > > > > end, but usually there is a filter in each voice.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would recommend 4 A111-5 modules. That's all you need.
> > > > >
> > > > > Monroe
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Sidney <sidney_honi@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello. I am very interested about the possibilities of the A-190-5
> > > > > > Polyphonic Midi-to-CV/Gate Interface. Does anybody knows if four
> > > > oscillators
> > > > > > controlled by one Midi channel, could be connected to a A-138 B
> > mixer
> > > > module
> > > > > > and this output connected to a single filter and ADSR envelope to
> > make
> > > > a
> > > > > > complete polyphonic system? Or would I need a filter and adsr and
> > vca
> > > > per
> > > > > > voice?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Sidney.
> > > > > >
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