Doepfer

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Dieter Doepfer 
> To: Bakis Sirros 
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 12:13 PM
> Subject: AW: any news?
> 
> 
> Dear Bakis,
> 
> nice to hear from you. No - we have no real news so
> far (at least no news that are interesting for the
> customers). During the last month we had to cushion
> that Roland Mayer has left the company and to look
> after the continuation of the production. I expect
> that from next week we will have all products in
> stock again. It was much more effort than I
> expected. But it seems that now we've done it.
> 
> At the moment our focus is to finish the d3 modular
> organ system. Believe it or not but at the
> Musikmesse more people were interested to play the
> d3 than the A-100. It seems that there are much more
> "hidden" organ players than we expected. So we have
> to bring the d3 to an end. On Wednesday we have an
> appointment with the company that manufactures the
> cases. We will discuss not only the d3 but even the
> case for the A-100 CV/Gate keyboard and the concept
> how to combine the case with the planned
> wheels/joystick controller (i.e. even how to mount
> them together).
> 
> For the A-100 the universal AD/DA module will be
> next. As soon as the first prototype is working we
> will decide (and even ask for a poll) how many
> different modules will be derived in the end (e.g.
> bit cruncher, bit exchanger, CV delay, Hz/V -> V/oct
> converter and reverse, clocked audio delay, CV look
> up table, digital wave shaper/multiplier and many
> more). It will not be easy to find the best
> solution. Our idea is to collect functions with the
> same or similar controls into one module.
> 
> And of course the manuals for A-143-1/2/3 and A-106
> have to be written after all.
> 
> Due to the laws of the European community a new
> problem will occur next year. >From July 2006 only
> read-free products are allowed to be manufactured
> (so called ROHS guideline/law). If there will be no
> exception for vintage based devices it will be the
> end for all modules that include integrated old
> circuits like CEM, SSM or BBD as only lead-free
> electronic parts are allowed to be used from July
> 2006. Before we continue with the BBD we will have
> to find out if the BBD's are available lead-free
> too. I'd like to know if a similar law is planned in
> USA. Otherwise we could continue to sell the
> CEM/SSM/BBD based modules at least to USA.
> 
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
> 
> (Feel free to publish this information to the group,
>  I'd like to hear the response to the planned
> lead-free law)
> 
> 
>   -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
>   Von: Bakis Sirros [mailto:syrros@ath.forthnet.gr]
>   Gesendet: Freitag, 6. Mai 2005 12:09
>   An: Dieter Doepfer
>   Betreff: any news?
> 
> 
>   hello dieter,
>   any news?
>   best regards,
>   bakis.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Bakis Sirros
>   Parallel Worlds / Polariton
>   [doepfer_a100] group owner
>   Athens - Greece
>   http://www.shimarecords.co.uk
>   http://www.ward12.com
> 










OPINIONS PLEASE?
BAKIS.





Bakis Siros
Parallel Worlds / Polariton
Athens-Greece
[Doepfer_a100] group owner
http://www.shimarecords.co.uk
http://www.ward12.com


		
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