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Re: AW: [Doepfer_a100] Replacing Vactrols in LPG

2015-07-23 by Neil Kagan

Thanks for that Dieter, the model I had seen is apparently the classic type for a buchla sound.

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On 23 Jul 2015, at 08:56, yahoo@doepfer.de [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>> Hi to all of you,
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>> I’m looking to replace the victors in my Doepfer A-010-2 Low Pass Gate, in order to get the longer ringing sound of
>> Buchla gear. Would the VTL5C3 be the right one to go for?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Neil
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> I think any vactrol will work in principle. But the vactrol type and the matching of the vactrols may affect the sound result
> (frequency response/range, VCA amplification range). We select the two vactrols used in each A-101-2 module: same LDR resistance at
> a certain LED current (about in the middle of the frequency range). That's not perfect because the response curve may still deviate
> from this matching point but it's better than using totally unmatched vactrols.
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> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
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