hello ingo, many thanks! i also have another idea: if you add, to the bottom a155 row output, a -3.2 volts offset(an a176 cv source passed thru an a133 vc polarizer), you will then have an AC output alternating between -3.2 and +3.2 volts, of course, depending on the settings of the bottom a155 row knobs (scale knob setting to 10). so, in detail, for every bottom a155 row knob, the setting "0" leads to -3.2volts, the setting "5" leads to 0volts,the setting "10" leads to +3.2. and this give us an AC output, if you set 4 knobs to positive and four knobs to negative volts, in a symmetrical way. otherwise, you will have a wierd waveform with more than 50% of the wave above and less than 50% of the wave below zero(or vice versa). bakis. --- selfoscillate <synaptic_music@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > hello list, > > last weekend i made some tests with the a155, > using it as a graphic vco. bakis told me, that > i should post the results here, maybe they are > of interest for anybody. > > as all of you may know, the a155 is dc-coupled > and outputs only positive voltages. so if you use > the a155 as a graphic vco, the audio waveform will > be positive as well and not alternating around > zero as usual. not a big deal, as there is no real > audible difference between dc and ac, but if you > use the waveform in the middle of a patch, the > differences can be huge, for example when using > the a155 output as a modulator for exponential fm > with an a110 or a111 vco. so sometimes you may > want to transform the dc voltage of the a155 > into an ac voltage in certain cases. > > here is a list of a100 modules which do this: > > all vcf's without exception > a109 vca part > a114 ringmod > a119 external input > a125 phaser > a126 frequency shifter > a128 fixed filter bank > the old a130 and a131 vca's (with cem chips) > a135 vc mixer > > > now the modules where the a155 output remains dc: > > the new a131 vca (with ca3080 chips) > a132 vca > a133 polarizer > a138a, a138b, a138c mixers > a170, a171 slew limiters > > > sorry if some modules are missing, but i couldn't > test them all during the weekend. > > i hope this info is of use for anyone :-) > > > best wishes > > ingo > > > > > > > ===== Bakis Siros Parallel Worlds / Polariton Athens-Greece [Doepfer_a100] group owner http://www.shimarecords.co.uk http://www.ward12.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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Re: [Doepfer_a100] a155 graphic vco (or turning dc into ac)
2004-10-18 by Bakis Sirros
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