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John wrote:

 >> Favorite module. definitely A-119 External Input/ Envelope
 >> Follower. A must-have when using the vocoder.
 >A must have for vocoding?  Please explain.  I'm not quite clear why.

Hi John,
#1: As the A-119 is a pre-amp and has not only an unbalanced minijack 
audio in but also a balanced 1/4"jack as audio input, you can plug in a 
dynamic microphone without the use of a mixing desk. Okay, the pre-amp 
is not the best one but if you have a good microphone the result is 
acceptable. And it saves you an aux-send on your mixer.
#2: Let´s say I want to create a choir sound with the vocoder using a 
speech signal and a nice polyphonic pad from my Juno60. So I plug the 
Juno´s audio output into the A-119. I adjust the operating level and 
then plug it into the instrument input of the A-129/2.
I´d even buy a second A-119 for this purpose.

BTW: To all you native English speakers. Do you say "balanced" or 
"symmetric" if you´re talking about e.g. a micro input like on the 
A-119? I learned that the english expression is balanced, but the 
faceplate of the A-119 says symmetric/ asymmetric. Is it a wrong 
translation (symmetrisch/ unsymmetrisch in german) or is it okay in your 
ears?

best,
Paul