Doepfer

--- Boele Gerkes wrote:

> Yes, it will come with the A190. "learn MIDI" feature? He didn't
> tell me about that. Explain please.

Ah, you'll get the binder with all the info you need with
your A100 basic system. But I'll explain anyway. Basically, you
can change an A190 parameter by sending the appropriate MIDI
message to it. The coolest application of this is CV2, where you
can attach any MIDI-controller to it. So if I want to use the
joystick of my synthesizer to control CV2, I put the A190 in
MIDI learn mode, move the joystick... et voila, joystick now
controls CV2. Then you can do just about anything with it, like
control pitch or filter cut-off, etc. But also crazy stuffs, like
if you want to control the A170 (slew limiter) rise time using
your synthesizer's cutoff-wheel, no problemo. Simply let the A190
learn to use that particular MIDI CC# (which means: put the A190
in learn mode and rotate the cutoff-wheel) and wire the CV2 of
the A190 to the A170 rise CV input. Oh joy!

> A119. Are you gonna sing through it? Haha. The possibilities
> are endless...

Much agreed. One of the things I especially like is the concept
of an envelope follower. The most common application is of course
an auto wah, but using an A119 you can use the generated envelope
for anything, so not just only filter cut off (like an autowah).

> Sofware-emulation? What program?

It's called SimSynth. 
(http://www.fruityloops.com has a demo download)

> I don't know her... Sorry :-)

Slightly dark but extremely beautiful music. Also see:

http://www.theprimalscream.com/andreaparker/

She uses the Roland TR808 and ARP 2600 + Odyssey a lot.

> Mmm... more modern stuff then me. It's good that there is 
> variaty in these kind of things?

I guess so. The most important thing is to really learn to
use the machine(s) that you have.

> Do you have music online btw? Using the Doepfer of course?

I do have some stuffs online, but nothing Doepfer-ish yet.
A lot of digital editing. I won't bore you with it.
If you search for my name on the www, you'll stumble over it.

> Anyway, I don't sleep to well the last days... Waiting.... 
> I hate it... :-)

But you'll love owning a real modular system!

All the best,


Hens