2016-12-14 by yahoo@doepfer.de
> Many thanks for your reply– and for everything A100! :) > > I have contacted the UK Doepfer seller but wondered is it > possible to use another external PSU with the same specifications > ie 15v 2.5A Linear, or would you recommend the model it sells > with for stability? Any po
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2016-12-14 by neal@neallayton.co.uk
Many thanks for your reply– and for everything A100! :) I have contacted the UK Doepfer seller but wondered is it possible to use another external PSU with the same specifications ie 15v 2.5A Linear, or would you recommend the model it sells with for stability?
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2016-12-14 by yahoo@doepfer.de
> Dear all, > > I've just bought an LC3 case 2nd hand and there are a couple of > issues that I need help with. > > Firstly one of the 16 way BUS board headers has one of the -12V > pins missing. It looks like the two vertical rows on each header > are duplicates of each other, s
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2016-12-14 by neal@neallayton.co.uk
I’m afraid the deal is all done. I only checked it over very quickly so didn’t notice either of these issues, and the case looks immaculate part from this. But yes, next time I will pay closer attention to detail!
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2016-12-14 by Neal Layton
I’m afraid the deal is all done. I only checked it over very quickly so didn’t notice either of these issues, and the case looks imaculate part from this. But yes, next time I will pay closer attention to detail! Neal Layton 37 Hunter Road Southsea Portsmouth PO4 9AY 07511 351640
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2016-12-14 by David Kellett
Did you know it was faulty when you bought it? If not I'd take it back rather than fix it. It doesn't sound as though it was well card for by previous owner. David www.movingisliving.co.uk Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Dec 2016, at 12:08, neal@neallayton.co.uk [Doepfer_a100] wrote:
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2016-12-14 by neal@neallayton.co.uk
Dear all, I've just bought an LC3 case 2nd hand and there are a couple of issues that I need help with. Firstly one of the 16 way BUS board headers has one of the -12V pins missing. It looks like the two vertical rows on each header are duplicates of each other, so I assume the r
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2016-12-13 by Zoë Blade
On 13 Dec 2016, at 18:01, yahoo@doepfer.de [Doepfer_a100] wrote: > Sorry - I can't remember this prototype. Fair enough! Thanks for indulging me. :)
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2016-12-13 by David Kellett
I should imagine the Doepfer Bathroom is much nicer!! And fully modular. I thought the build quality of the Mult didn't match up with the rest, D www.movingisliving.co.uk Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Dec 2016, at 18:01, yahoo@doepfer.de [Doepfer_a100] wrote: > > Sorry - I can't re
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2016-12-13 by yahoo@doepfer.de
Sorry - I can't remember this prototype. In any case it's not my bathroom :-) And I cannot remember that we ever had frames with black side panels. I suppose it's a picture taken by a customer who purchased the prototype and also built the DIY multiple (?) on the right side. The
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2016-12-13 by David Kellett
What a great photo!! Looks like a sink in a bathroom used as the photo shoot location. Classy!! :-) D www.movingisliving.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 13 Dec 2016, at 17:13, Zoë Blade zoe@bytenoise.co.uk [Doepfer_a100] wrote: >> Pay attention that this was a very preliminary infor
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2016-12-13 by Zoë Blade
> Pay attention that this was a very preliminary information about the A-100. > The final module number and width of many modules has been changed. That's what makes it so intriguing! :D I did some more digging and found this photo of what appears to be a prototype A-150 LFO, alt
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2016-12-12 by yahoo@doepfer.de
Pay attention that this was a very preliminary information about the A-100. The final module number and width of many modules has been changed. Best wishes Dieter Doepfer > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com]
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2016-12-09 by Eric Frans
Thank you Zoë! Those early emails from '95 and '96 on hyperreal.com look to be very helpful. - Eric On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:51 AM, Zoë Blade zoe@bytenoise.co.uk [Doepfer_a100] Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > wrote: I must confess I'm intrigued by those early A-100 prototypes. The
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2016-12-09 by Eric Frans
Hi Pierre, Thank you for pointing out your blog. I see it does contain quite a few release dates for A-100 modules. I completely missed that in my web search! - Eric On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 1:56 AM, Pierre Serné netpierrenl@gmail.com [Doepfer_a100] Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com >
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2016-12-09 by Eric Frans
Hi Dieter, Thank you for your reply and the info about the first group of modules. It's great you still take time out to interact here on this list. Much appreciated by all here I'm sure. I can imagine those early years in the late 90's were a whirlwind! I'm guessing the pace is
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2016-12-09 by Zoë Blade
I must confess I'm intrigued by those early A-100 prototypes. There's a sliver of information (old scans of flyers and some reporting) over at http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Doepfer/A-100/ I could have sworn I saw actual photos of the prototype modules somewhere, may
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2016-12-09 by Pierre Serné
There is a Doepfer timeline on my blog at PatchPierre.Net... It is an extended version of Doepfer's original timeline, but with a lot of extra info, including a lot of A-100 release-dates. You can find it at http://patchpierre.blogspot.nl/p/doepfer-timeline.html Greetings, Pierre
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2016-12-09 by yahoo@doepfer.de
Hello Eric, thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately I don't have a list that tells the release date of each module. I would have to comb through my records to generate such a list. But that's a very time consuming process. I'll see if I have time some day to do this. The ver
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2016-12-09 by Eric Frans
Ah, very good idea, thanks! I'd forgotten about the Wayback Machine. It says it has 105 instances of www.doepfer.de/a100.htm ranging from May 1997 to November 2016, so that will be very helpful. Examining which modules in the table have links seems to be the key. This should prov
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2016-12-09 by Jacco Ville
Hello Eric, Welcome :-) Cheers Jacco Ville Sent from my IPhone. > Op 9 dec. 2016 om 01:44 heeft Eric Frans efrans@gmail.com [Doepfer_a100] het volgende geschreven: > > Hello! > > This is my first post to this group. First off, I want to say thank you to Dieter for revitalizing th
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2016-12-09 by p. hendricks
you can get some idea by using the Wayback Machine, the first record it logged was 1997: https://web.archive.org/web/19970531225853/http://www.doepfer.de/a100.htm https://web.archive.org/web/19970531225853/http://www.doepfer.de/a100.htm best, p On 12/8/16 4:44 PM, Eric Frans efra
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2016-12-09 by Eric Frans
Hello! This is my first post to this group. First off, I want to say thank you to Dieter for revitalizing the modular synthesizer with the Eurorack format and the A-100 system and modules! The quality, breadth, and price of Doepfer modules is tough to beat and sets a high standar
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2016-12-02 by Ville Oikarinen
> (without obligation). For the A-195-1 we have no schedule so far. It seems > that the interest in this module is a bit poor and we are not sure if we > will continue the development. No, I'm very much interested :) Although, I just ordered a Disting Mk3 for pitch-to-cv purposes
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2016-12-02 by yahoo@doepfer.de
> Hello Dieter > > Now that the A-157 module is available since this summer, can you > give us some news of the too long awaited polyphonic module A-190-5? > > Also, can you give us information about planning modules A-126-2 > and A-195-1? > > Greetings from FranceJean-Michel Hel
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2016-12-01 by jmp_95996@yahoo.fr
Hello Dieter Now that the A-157 module is available since this summer, can you give us some news of the too long awaited polyphonic module A-190-5? Also, can you give us information about planning modules A-126-2 and A-195-1? Greetings from France Jean-Michel
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2016-11-29 by Jacco Ville
Mail is on it's way .... > Op 29 nov. 2016 om 11:10 heeft Jacco Ville jaccoville@yahoo.com [Doepfer_a100] het volgende geschreven: > > Hello Dieter, > > Can't take pictures right now but do this at the end of the day. > Don't know which version this is but it > has two main capac
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2016-11-29 by Jacco Ville
Hello Dieter, Can't take pictures right now but do this at the end of the day. Don't know which version this is but it has two main capacitors instead of four. No voltage stickers on the case. Will come back to you later. Best regards Jacco Ville Op 29 nov. 2016 om 10:41 heeft ya
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2016-11-29 by yahoo@doepfer.de
> Hello there, > > Last week I received my third MC100 raw. > After putting in a module and plugged in the adapter the module > behaved strange. > After measuring the voltages I noticed that the +12V pin was > about +6V, the -12V side was good. > When inspecting further I noticed
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2016-11-29 by diegora@free.fr
Hello Florian, your focus is magistral, again: thanks ! Just few things more. You wrote: As written before: our hearing expects exponential changes signal levels. So you always need one exponential part in the game. And this is assumed now in my comprehension. As you have both, l
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2016-11-28 by jaccoville@yahoo.com
Hello there, Last week I received my third MC100 raw. After putting in a module and plugged in the adapter the module behaved strange. After measuring the voltages I noticed that the +12V pin was about +6V, the -12V side was good. When inspecting further I noticed that the one of
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2016-11-28 by David Kellett
I must try the Linear / Exponential thing on my after pressure voltage that controls how much vibrato come through. David www.movingisliving.co.uk Sent from my iPhone > On 28 Nov 2016, at 14:39, Zoë Blade zoe@bytenoise.co.uk [Doepfer_a100] wrote: > > > why do we found some VCA's
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2016-11-28 by Zoë Blade
> why do we found some VCA's who offer 2 CV Ins if they cannot be used to process EG + Velocity? I've wondered this too. In simplified mathematical terms, they're added together like with a mixer, not multiplied together like with another VCA. Which is all well and good, but it m
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2016-11-28 by Florian Anwander
Hello Diego Am 28.11.2016 um 00:36 schrieb diegora@free.fr [Doepfer_a100]: > but the core > phrase you wrote missed the essential “verb” You are right. Sorry for that > «if you mix the velocity voltage with the envelope voltage and feed > the sum into one VCA, it will cause the V
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2016-11-28 by yahoo@doepfer.de
> Electrically the type of the envelope circuit (loading / unloading a > capacitor) is completely the same on both modules. That's correct. But the switchover point (i.e. where the attack ends and the decay begins) is another parameter which is normally fixed in envelope generato
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2016-11-27 by diegora@free.fr
Hi Florian, thank you very much for the patience, the support is much appreciated! My issue to grasp depends on different 'subjective' factors among which prevails the lack of electronics basic principles. :-) Then I got confused because in one of the previous messages of yours,
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2016-11-27 by Florian Anwander
On 26.11.16 19:09 , diegora@free.fr [Doepfer_a100] wrote: though I still believe that it would be necessary to adopt a VCA with «two» cv inputs, that is to have two control voltage inputs on the VCA module in order to modulate the amplitude through both EG and velocity voltages.
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2016-11-26 by diegora@free.fr
Thanks a lot, I didn't think of it, this advice is much appreciated! Best, Diego Il giorno 26/nov/2016, alle ore 11:51, ross anderton ross_anderton@yahoo.com [Doepfer_a100] ha scritto: Hi, Have you considered building your own case? Clicks And Clocks in Berlin sell 4U frames (a 1
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2016-11-26 by diegora@free.fr
Florian, I see that the second possibility would mean also to spare a VCA (which are never enough), though I still believe that it would be necessary to adopt a VCA with «two» cv inputs, that is to have two control voltage inputs on the VCA module in order to modulate the amplitu
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2016-11-26 by ross anderton
Hi,Have you considered building your own case? Clicks And Clocks in Berlin sell 4U frames (a 126HP frame is 646mm wide so the controller will fit easily), if you have basic DIY skills it shouldn't be too difficult.Hope this helps! Ross On Monday, November 14, 2016 12:56 PM, "Dieg
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2016-11-25 by Florian Anwander
Hello Diego On 25.11.16 20:25 , diegora@free.fr [Doepfer_a100] wrote: As for the velocity to modulate amplitude besides gated envelopes, do you mean that the velocity voltage and EG voltages should be mixed together and the sum sent to the unique VCA control input? If I am correc
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2016-11-25 by diegora@free.fr
Florian, thanks for focusing on the characteristics of Doepfer EGs attack slope… I see what you mean by psychoacoustics, though I did believe that those audible differences are real rather than consequences of individual perception. As for the velocity to modulate amplitude besid
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2016-11-25 by Florian Anwander
Hi Am 25.11.2016 um 16:33 schrieb diegora@free.fr [Doepfer_a100]: > As for the A-143-1, the graphical marks show curved > segments for Attack (rises faster in the second portion) and Decay > (falls faster in the first portion). Especially the attack slope sounds > more expressive
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2016-11-25 by diegora@free.fr
Greetings and thanks to everybody for the feedback. I indeed referred to the Make Noise Maths panel control which gradually moves from log-->linear-->exp for a given AR envelope, cycled or not. As far as I can “listen”, I find that they are not very much the same, surely not in m
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2016-11-25 by Florian Anwander
Hello Am 25.11.2016 um 01:15 schrieb diegora@free.fr [Doepfer_a100]: > Do the A-14x EGs feature logarithmic, linear or exponential response curve of the segment voltage function? > I wonder especially for the A-143-1 They are exponential (for log-vs-exp see Ville Oikarinens comme
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2016-11-25 by Ville Oikarinen
> Aren't exponential and logarithmic essentially the same thing? I'm pretty sure they are, as in, you use a logarithmic graph to more easily depict an exponential curve. So a signal's either adding the same amount each time (linear) or doubling it (exponential). The are as simila
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2016-11-25 by Zoë Blade
Hi! > Do the A-14x EGs feature logarithmic, linear or exponential response curve of the segment voltage function? > I wonder especially for the A-143-1 I'm *guessing* linear, as you can make them control a VCA that can be switched between linear and exponential (e.g. A-132-3), an
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2016-11-25 by diegora@free.fr
Do the A-14x EGs feature logarithmic, linear or exponential response curve of the segment voltage function? I wonder especially for the A-143-1 Best, Diego
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2016-11-24 by diegora@free.fr
Thanks and sorry for having asked, I overlooked those few lines. Best, Diego Il giorno 24/nov/2016, alle ore 15:51, yahoo@doepfer.de [Doepfer_a100] ha scritto: It is mentioned on the A-190-3 info page: www.doepfer.com > English > PRODUCTS > A-100 > Module Overview > A-190-3 The i
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2016-11-24 by yahoo@doepfer.de
It is mentioned on the A-190-3 info page: www.doepfer.com > English > PRODUCTS > A-100 > Module Overview > A-190-3 The info page says: "In the A-190-2 the LED shows the gate function (i.e. LED = on while gate = high / LED = off while gate = low). In the A-190-3 the LED is permane
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