hello bakis, yes, it won't give you the same accuracy as when you use modules with ac-coupling, but it should work :-) best wishes ingo --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Bakis Sirros <synth_freak_2000@y...> wrote: > 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@y...> 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: a155 graphic vco (or turning dc into ac)
2004-10-18 by selfoscillate
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