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Re: Questions on A136 Distortion Module

2005-11-29 by ilanode

Thanks, Tom and Ingo! I'm still confused. Ingo, the impact on a sine 
was close to non-existent. None of the waveforms were able to come 
up with a result worth mentioning. We were 2 of us in front of the 
module and both *very* disappointed untill we came up with the 
Jomox. Since the A pot needed to be at -1 in order not to amplify 
probably it's a calibration issue with this particular unit we were 
toying with? Regards, Ingo


- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "selfoscillate" 
<synaptic_music@y...> wrote:
>
> 
> hello ingo,
> 
> 1. the a136 should have great effect on waveforms like
> triangle, sine or sawtooth, but the results vary widely,
> depending on the knob settings. on some settings you get
> no output at all.
> 
> 2. i use the a136 for complex signals too, like drums
> or vco-mixtures. often the level is boosted, maybe that
> is why the bass is boosted too.
> 
> 3. indeed it is not easy to get a neutral setting.
> your described knob-settings don't give neutral settings
> for sure. i'll try to figure out the neutral setting
> if i find the time.
> 
> 4. afaik the pots are no attenuators, the pot setting and the
> cv are added internally. i guess the a136 manual will
> help clearing this issue.
> i often use the a136 for complex external
> signals. it is also nice inside a feedback loop.
> dc-voltages will also be altered heavily, but i don't
> do that too often, the changes are not subtle enough for me.
> 
> best wishes
> 
> ingo
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "ilanode" <techmeier@w...> 
wrote:
> >
> > Hello list, the A136 is on my mind for long time. Recently I had 
the 
> > chance to toy with it for a while and was wondering on the 
results:
> > 1) On *any* of the VCO's waveforms it had rather minor impact. 
> > 2)Dramtic and great results could be obtained by feeding a more 
> > complex signal (= Jomox drum machine) into the module. However, 
some 
> > settings boost the bass which I didn't expect.
> > 3) There was no neutral setting. Eg feeding white noise into the 
> > module while all pots set to 0 lead to an obvious loss of high 
freq.
> > 4) I expected the -L pot being an attentuator for external CV 
on -A 
> > (some for L and A) but they seem to be independent from one 
another.
> > I've to admit that I have no experience with Distortion devices 
(let 
> > alone Waveshaper) so probably my expectations were mislead. 
Anyhow, I 
> > wonder wether all A136 behave as decribed: almost no effect even 
on a 
> > square wave; possible bass boost; lack of neutral setting; no 
> > connection btn. -L/-A and L/A? And, your application for the 
A136?
> > TIA, Ingo
> >
>

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