Doepfer

Hi List,

thanks to everyone who voted in the poll for the forthcoming new A107 
CEM 3372 filter based on the Erwik/Matrix 12 model. this should give 
a basic idea to Doepfer of what list members had to say on the 
subject.

19 people voted in the poll. multiple questions were asked in the 
A107 poll. in order to get the proper %'s for each of the questions. 
i divided the answers by the total of number persons who voted in the 
poll.

#1) would you like to have all 15 filter types of the original 
Matrix 12 plus the New Ones being developed by Doepfer?

18 votes, 15.25% 18/19 = 94%

#2) would you like the ability to morph smoothly through all the 
filter types?,

18 votes, 15.25% 18/19 = 94%

#3)would you like to have the Hard switching option on the final 
output VCA?,

12 votes, 10.17% 12/19 = 63%

#4) would you like to have one or more memories to sequence the 
filter types for the Voltage Control Filter Selection input? 

9 votes, 7.63% 9/19 = 47%

#5) would you like to have the filter Self Oscillate?(if possible) 

12 votes,10.17% 12/19 = 63%

#6) would you like to have Voltage Control of the Resonance?

18 votes, 15.25% 18/19 = 94%

#7) would you like to have an extra Voltage Control Input with an 
Attenuator?(i.e. one fixed input and two inputs with Attenuators like 
the A120)

17 votes, 14.41% 17/19 = 90%

#8) would you like to have input and an attenuator to control the 
time base the Voltage Control Filter Type Selection memory sequence ? 
( please refer to the post with" A107 Time Base Input" in the subject 
header)

14 votes, 11.86% 14/19 = 74%


so there you have it. 9 persons voted for question #4 and 14 persons 
voted for question #8. question #8 is directly related to question 
#4, so the results of #4 should be closer to #8 for question #8 to 
have any validity. i don't believe this would be as costly to 
implement as the morphing feature. it would be a great function for 
sonic mangling and sound design.

the next question we need to ask ourselves is, How much do we want to 
pay for this morphing function? 18 of 19 people or 94% of you voted 
to have this feature. so judging by what Mr.Doepfer wrote about the 
price options described in Digest # 2457 and the suggestion from 
Bakis to do a poll concerning the pricing structure of the A107, it 
is obvious some of these results might or might not be useful if 
price does become
an issue.

i think there should be two versions of the A107. one with all the 
features that were voted in this poll and the other with less 
features to match the more simple layouts of the A120, A122, A123, 
A124.etc. having just a simple function set and layout for this 
filter would be a shame due to the sonic possibilities laying there 
with the features that were voted for in the poll.

oh well, i guess it really boils down to people's pocket books. for 
me, the more creative possibilities and esoteric functions on a 
module determines my decision to buy it and not the price. sometimes 
functions are more useful than saving a couple of bucks.

so Bakis, would you like me to do another to solidify the price to 
function ratio?

regards,
RM