Doepfer

dieter says:
"All the new modules are in production at our
manufacturer (A-107, A-133, A-149-1, A-167, A-172,
A-196). So all we can do is to wait for the modules.
For the A-107 the A-107 the display windows are still
missing (I'm not sure if I already mentioned that) but
we will get them next week and forward them to the
manufacturer immediately.
 
During the last time we did a lot of tests and
measurements with the vactrol samples and are about to
develop the first module based on vactrols. It will be
a Steiner filter but made with vactrols and the
possibility of notch filter too (not available for the
original filter design). We also try to add a
resonance/output level compensation as in the original
filter design the audio level increased for higher
resonance settings considerably. We try to add a
control that allows to compensate this behaviour
(probably it will we even possible that the audio
level decreases for higher resonance settings, the
behaviour will depend upon the setting of the new
res/level control). In the PSpice simulation
everything has been OK and now we are about to develop
the real circuit.
We are also about to develop the prototypes for the
A-149-2 (8 digital random outputs / addendum to
A-149-1) and - believe it or not - a VU module. The
first preliminary information without obligation will
be available soon on our web site (maybe still this
weekend, but I'm not sure). The hidden links will be
A1011.htm (vactrol filter), a1492.htm and a197.htm
(VU). As we have problems with the numbers for new
modules probably all vactrol modules will be A-101-x
(x = 1,2,3 ...). The A-101-1 is the number for the
planned vactrol Steiner filter, but we even think
about vactrol based phasers, low pass gates (like
Buchla) and many more. A-197 is the provisional number
for the VU but maybe the module will get another
number. I think for the A-149-2 and the VU we will
collect orders before we start the production (at
least ~ 50). The vactrol filter will be manufactured
in any case - provided that no problems occur.
 
What else: finishing the A-137 Wave Multiplier, the
A-154 Sequencer Controller, the MIDI Ribbon
controller, the Hammond keyboard and early next year
the TKB and a normal CV/Gate keyboard for A-100. And
to add the MP3 audio samples for A-196 and A-137. "







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Bakis Sirros
Parallel Worlds / Polariton
Athens-Greece
[Doepfer_a100] group owner
http://www.rubber.gr
http://www.ward12.com

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