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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: building my first system, need advice on powersupply..

2004-07-28 by peter sedin

--- selfoscillate <synaptic_music@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> hello peter,
> 
> doepfer frames with power supplies can be ordered
> with 110 or 220 volts. blacet power supplies are
> switchable
> between 110 and 220 volts. you don't have to modify
> any
> modules for that, but you have to make sure that you
> use
> the right power supply for the modules, suitable for
> your country.
> you can't use a single power supply for doepfer and
> all
> the blacet modules, because blacet modules need 15
> volts,
> doepfer only need 12 volts (and sometimes additional
> 5 volts).
> 
> i can recommend the blacet stuff, very cool modules
> and very well designed. but there is one difference
> between
> doepfer and blacet. for example, if you want to
> fully
> open a doepfer vca, you need a cv of +5 volts.
> to fully open a blacet vca, you need a cv of +10
> volts.
> this means that a doepfer envelope won't be able to
> fully
> open a blacet vca. if you use an unattenuated blacet
> envelope
> on a doepfer vca, the signal will probably be
> amplified
> to more than normal. so you have to take extra care
> when you
> choose your modules.
> 
> best wishes
> 
> ingo
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, peter sedin
> <midihooker@y...> 
> wrote:
> > hello list im peter from stockholm sweden.
> > ive been working on diffrent systems, a huge old
> > buchla system on EMS studios was my first:) 
> >  now decided to build my own and want to use both
> > doepfers and http://www.blacet.com/misc.html among
> > others..
> > so..i have no skills att ALL and like to know if
> the
> > modules i buy from USA=110volt, needs to be
> modified
> > to be driven on 220volt and not 110..? and then
> what i
> > need to buy/do.
> > and also..those blacet modules looks very
> cool..how do
> > they sound?
> > peace
> > peter
> > 


ok..thanx.
and also, i have a doepfer mac16-3 stepsequenser that
have a control range of 5volt, 1-5volt. how is the
blacet modules CV- constructed.
best..
peter


		
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