Doepfer

I too must admid that the A137 is one hell of a module!
In the top 3 of my favourite A100 modules for sure!


Ernst


On 10/24/05, Bryan E Cornell <bcor@loc.gov> wrote:
>  I've been debating between the A-137 and a Metalbox Wave Folder.  Can
> anybody weigh in with some wildly biased opinions?
>
>  Bryan
>
>  >>> Florian.Anwander@consol.de 10/24/05 3:57 AM >>>
>
>  Hi
>
>  > Dieter Dopefer has pulled a off a big winner with the A-137 Wave
>  > Multiplier.  One of the most unique sound modifiers to come
>  > around in some time, and argueably the best waveshaper ever
>  > released IMHO.
>  I definitely can subscribe this. The A137 is my favourite module from
>  the first moment.
>
>
>  > Tune to Saw VCO's to octaves, mix them, put them both thorugh
>  > one wave multiplier.
>  Don't mix the input signal. Use one VCO as carrier and the other as
>  Modulator (I call it 'waveshaping cross modulation')!
>
>
>
>  > Trouble in paradise:  One thing I wish for is a VC level control
>  > input.  Many timbral variations occur based on how hard to drive
>  > the clippers.  You can do it with an external VCA of course
>  > leading into the device, but it would have been wack had it been
>  > an A-137 feature.
>  This is not a trouble it is the best feature and one really important
>  note for every use of a wavemultiplier or distortion is:
>  If you want to modulate the effect dynamically (Envelope, LFO, ...), the
>  it is much better to modulate the level of the input signal instead of
>  modulating the waveshaping effect.
>
>
>  Example:
>  Not good:
>           ENV
>            |
>  VCO -> A137 -> VCA
>
>  Better:
>          ENV
>           |
>  VCO -> VCA -> A137
>
>
>  The best (and most simple) example is feeding a TR808 style drumset with
>  bass drum and different toms through the A-137. Use only very short
>  Hihats and no noise like clap or shaker.
>
>
>  Florian
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