Doepfer

Hi Thomas,
I tend to agree mostly with zoran

A-102: resonance range is not optimal; hard to fine-tune
(A.Sol. RS500e is much more to my liking ; but it's price is almost 
double)

A-109: nice alround filter, but I generally prefer 12db over 24db 
slopes. Really appreciate the built-in mixer & VCA though

A-105; sold it quickly, but regret this a little now

A-124; nice for what it does; excellent price/performance ratio

A-120: sold it almost immediately; no beef

A-121; quite versatile; resonance range quite well laid out 

A-107: like it, but have not yet explored it to the max

A.Sol. SY02: nice & dirt but resonance range not enough (supposed to 
be adjustable from the trimmers; not tried yet)

I currently also have an eye on the A-108; mixing between the 6 & 24 
db outputs seems quite appealing to me

regards
Joost




--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Zoran Bosnjak" <dj_allin@h...> 
wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> this is my favourite subject: filters! And even better: I will not 
hide what 
> I liked about four filters I owned from Doepfer! So, let's start my 
> completely subjective comment.
> 
> First: mighty A-108. Description: fat, but not Moog warm. It 
reminds me on 
> Roland System 100 model 101 filter when making bass sounds (I owned 
Model 
> 101, and compared it directly to A-108. I even have a bass sample 
done with 
> both. They sound very close in that sample.) When cutoff is more 
open, it 
> has even a glimpse of legendary SH-101 - the most sinister filter 
ever if 
> you ask me (notice I did not use the word "best"). Also, A-108 is 
very 
> punchy - I started the thread on AH about how to get punchy VCA 
(after 
> hearing Arp 2600), just to discover that explosiveness on A-108. 
This filter 
> might take over "filter techno crown" that resides somewhere in 
Roland 
> family, probably with SH-101 :-)
> 
> Second: WASP from Doepfer. You said: cheap sound, and that's 
exactly how I 
> felt when I returned it. But it would be great for big loop sweeps 
in your 
> average house club. Dirty energy.
> 
> Third: A-102. Pleasant, mild character. Kind of EMS. No bite. 
But... Chaos 
> starts when self oscillating it, and FM-ing. Unbelievable range of 
ringing 
> wierdness, not likable all the time. One of those things that I 
felt were 
> 90% there, but "no cigar", because something is constantly missing 
(or 
> rather say - too much is there). Just like FM NovaMod I did on my 
SH-101 - 
> if only I could remove 10% of the sound, it would be pure gold. Big 
miss on 
> A-102 - lack of resonance control by CV . Why making filter with 
wacky 
> resonance behaviour, and not being able to control it? If A-102 had 
that 
> input, I would have kept it (instead of CV3 input). I guess it's 
not late 
> for version 2 - I promise publicly to buy that one.
> 
> Fourth: A-109. Sweet! But it's Curtis, so I will not talk too much 
about it. 
> Pleasant, polite, not too fat. I will probably sell it in the 
future, when I 
> get...???
> 
> My next filter buy: Quad Lowpass Gate (I checked samples on 
Cynthia's web 
> site, and I can only say: where have you been all my life - filter, 
of 
> course:-)
> 
> So, again: this is completely subjective comment! ("One man's 
stream is 
> another man's poison" - or at least something like that, verse from 
Giant 
> Sand)
> 
> Regards
> 
> Zoran
> 
> >From: "thomasborax" <thomasborax@y...>
> >Reply-To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> >To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [Doepfer_a100] q's
> >Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:19:05 -0000
> >
> >hi folks.  my questions in the past have all been answered in a
> >helpful mannner, thank you to all on this list.
> >here's today's queries:
> >
> >the a108 filter.  this seems like a good one for me.  however, i
> >currently have the Asol sy01 w/ moog ladder 24db lpf.  i must say 
it
> >is dull, boring and filters too much of the signal out. it's so 
dull
> >it almost seems like a volume nob. i had a frostwave ms20 clone, 
and
> >(never A/Bed it with an ms20, couldn't tell you if it was in fact
> >ms20-like) i thought that, by contrast, was a very good filter
> >sound.  i like greasy, slimy flatulent filters.  i have a wasp
> >a124.  it's cool, but perhaps has TOO much charactor.  a very cheap
> >sound, which is good for me, though not all the time.  i've
> >understood that the a108 can be overdriven to make dirty sounds.
> >please comment, for those who have experience with the filter.  my
> >first thought is that i don't care for the typical moog lpf, but it
> >seems that this is more versatile and has a great range.  i think
> >using the 12 and 6db outputs would be more appropriate to my type 
of
> >sound.
> >
> >also a i wonder about the spring reverb unit.  is this worth 
looking
> >into?  i've heard some units with very short springs, and they
> >didn't sound so cool.  do any of you feel that this has been a good
> >unit for depth, spashy verb and other effects?
> >
> >thanks to those who reply-
> >yours((000
> >tom
> >
> 
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