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Re: VC Mixer (Digest Number 418)

2003-01-04 by Joe Buechler <buechlerjoe@toadmail.com>

How careless of me - of course I meant four A130s and an A138a.

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, unknown freak <cgraef@n...> 
wrote:
> It doesn't seem to be any good for use with CVs.  There's some kind 
of
> pretty radical voltage sagging that happens with it.  Not that that
> can't be interesting.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Buechler <buechlerjoe@t...> 
> > [mailto:buechlerjoe@t...] 
> > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:00 PM
> > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Doepfer_a100] Re: VC Mixer (Digest Number 418)
> > 
> > 
> > If I had the space, I'd have four A120s and an A138a for ultimate 
> > flexibility as a VC mixer, individual VCA's, and attenuation. Too 
bad 
> > the Doepfer VC mixer doesn't have individual VCA outputs in 
addition 
> > to the mix output. Oh yeah, I wish it had offset knobs as well.
> > 
> > Joe
> > 
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "mdimmm@h..." <mdimmm@h...> 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Reply-To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: 19 Dec 2002 08:16:44 -0000
> > > > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [Doepfer_a100] Digest Number 418
> > > > 
> > > > Message: 2
> > > > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:35:39 -0000
> > > > From: "kali_the_black <poictesme@e...>" <poictesme@e...>
> > > > Subject: Re: A-135 Voltage Controlled Mixer
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I was ULTRA excited about the vc mixer and morphing controller
> > when I
> > > > ordered my doepfer, but after having used it I'm not so 
excited
> > about
> > > > it any more. I've been considering pulling out the a-144 and 
> > > > replacing it with something more usefull like slew or another 
eg.
> > > > 
> > > > the problem that I have with the morphing controller is that 
the 
> > > > crossfades aren't really crossfades. And when you get them to
> > sound
> > > > alright it's not that impressive anyway. Now if you were to 
use
> > the
> > > 
> > > Yeah, that's what I was a bit worried about too. I think it 
would
> > take up
> > > too much space (in a portable system) for what it really does. I 
> > > recommend the VC Panning Module for 2 channel crossfading, the
> > internal
> > > inverter makes it very easy, just connect a joy stick or 
whatever
> > directly.
> > > 
> > > I have a regular mixer already, which is useful of course, but 
this
> > would
> > > limit the added functionality of a VC Mixer.
> > > 
> > > > morphing controller to generate 4 voltages to control things 
like 
> > > > filters that might be neat, but I haven't tried it yet (cause 
I
> > just
> > > > thought of it, thanks for the chance to ramble on!).
> > > > 
> > > > On the other hand I do use the mixer alot, just not the cv 
part of
> > it
> > > > really. But all that being said, I do have a pretty nice pad 
set
> > up
> > > > using just the modules that I'm bitching about!  I guess it's 
just
> > a
> > > > matter of them not being incredible, but usefull.
> > > > Ben
> > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "mdimmm@h..." 
<mdimmm@h...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> I'm considering adding an A-135 VC Mixer to my system.
> > > >> Has anyone used these in combination with the A-144 Morphing
> > > > Controller or
> > > >> by itself?
> > > >> Is it really worth the space it takes up, and what exactly 
does 
> > the
> > > > A-144
> > > >> add?
> > 
> > 
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