Doepfer

i often use vca's to modulate the depth of modulators.
for example you can modulate the depth of a lfo which modulates
a filter by using another voltage, maybe coming from a
step sequencer, clock divider, another lfo, envelope, oscillator,
mod-wheel ... endless endless endless

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Pierre Zeeman" <pierrezee@h...> 
wrote:
> Kevin,
> 
> As a VCA = end of the line man, I was very interested in this 
statement of 
> yours:
> 
> >I, for one, use a number of VCA's because I view them as more than
> >simple gain controls, or the final module in a patch.  To me, VCA's
> >are basic automation devices, and when used to control modulator
> >outputs (for both for level and time), VCA's can animate a patch.
> 
> Perhaps I am misunderstanding you here, but it seems to me you are 
talking 
> about using the VCA as a stage to pass a modulator through on the 
way to the 
> carrier.  You would then apply automation to the VCA (via seq, env, 
lfo, 
> whatever) which would in turn modulate the signal passing through 
the VCA 
> and, hence, ultimately the carrier itself.  While this would be 
very useful 
> for a carrier which has a CV input for modulation but no modulation 
amount 
> knob, surely it's just wasting a VCA where the CV input on the 
carrier does 
> allow depth to be set as well?
> 
> The reason I ask is because I have always suspected that I am 
lacking 
> something fundamental in my approach to the use of VCAs...
> 
> TIA
> 
> Pierre
> 
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