2008-06-27 by hardware@doepfer.de
You find my answers written inline. Best wishes Dieter Doepfer > Just got some probaly simple questions on exspanding the doepfer system. > > I have two rows of modules that add up to about 480mA. The power > supply's max is 1200mA. Is it then possible to exspand only with an > e
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2008-06-27 by hardware@doepfer.de
> I have an ever-growing and ever-re-arranging set of 3 portable cases. > In one I have a A-190 and plan on adding some Bus-access A-185-1/2 > modules and A-164-1 manual gate modules to it and to the other cases. > I know there is a problem and potential danger with having the >
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2008-06-27 by Stu Grimshaw
hi group, okay, the sights are well known enough, but if anybody has any tips for out of the way jam sessions/electrohappenings or whatever, i'd really appreciate it. i'm in nyc from the 21st to the 28th of july. and of course, group members' gigs! thanks again, stu
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2008-06-27 by dt.carnovale
Just got some probaly simple questions on exspanding the doepfer system. I have two rows of modules that add up to about 480mA. The power supply's max is 1200mA. Is it then possible to exspand only with an extra case and bus board and connect it to original power supply. p.s I'm
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2008-06-26 by James Husted
On Jun 26, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Bakis Sirros wrote: > hello James, > > the A141, normaly, does NOT receive gate singals from the buss. > In a way that is a good thing to hear - at least my A-141 is not broken. I guess I was missled by the A-190's owner manual (page 4): The gate outp
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2008-06-26 by Bakis Sirros
hello James, the A141, normaly, does NOT receive gate singals from the buss. best regards, Bakis. Bakis Sirros - Parallel Worlds / Interconnected / Memory Geist [Doepfer_a100] group owner www. parallel - worlds - music. com www. myspace. com/ parallelworldsmusic www. myspace. com
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2008-06-26 by James Husted
I have an ever-growing and ever-re-arranging set of 3 portable cases. In one I have a A-190 and plan on adding some Bus-access A-185-1/2 modules and A-164-1 manual gate modules to it and to the other cases. I know there is a problem and potential danger with having the A-185s, A-
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2008-06-26 by floppy
i had this problem with 2 different 126´s yet and the new one that worked until 3 days ago start to have this problem as well. i think it was not the power chord but when you removed the module from the chassis to verify the cable, you accidentaly "repaired" it. there was a threa
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2008-06-26 by astroschnautzer
--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > > yesterday it was still working but today when trying to feed > > audio through it it doesnt shift it, > > not up not down, nowhere, the audio goes throuht it and the level > > pot works but all else is > > dead, no shifting occurs
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2008-06-26 by hardware@doepfer.de
> yesterday it was still working but today when trying to feed > audio through it it doesnt shift it, > not up not down, nowhere, the audio goes throuht it and the level > pot works but all else is > dead, no shifting occurs. > Is this a common problem and something I can fix or
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2008-06-26 by astroschnautzer
yesterday it was still working but today when trying to feed audio through it it doesnt shift it, not up not down, nowhere, the audio goes throuht it and the level pot works but all else is dead, no shifting occurs. Is this a common problem and something I can fix or is my freque
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2008-06-26 by hardware@doepfer.de
> Hi, > > I live in the USA and I am curious if there is an approximate date for > availability via Analogue Haven. > > I apologize if this has already been covered somewhere, but I looked > through the archives and didn't see the info. > > Thank you, > Rafael Analogue Haven has
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2008-06-25 by rafe127
Hi, I live in the USA and I am curious if there is an approximate date for availability via Analogue Haven. I apologize if this has already been covered somewhere, but I looked through the archives and didn't see the info. Thank you, Rafael
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2008-06-25 by Chidra_100@iinet.net.au
Thanks, that's useful to know, appreciated. I shall add them to my list for my next order (which seem to be annual, so i shall call it my annual order:) I can't believe how many more modules i need, and the list keeps changing lol. I can't stop it !! Regards Michael On 26/06/2008
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2008-06-25 by hardware@doepfer.de
> I have to ask if the doepfer knobs are available in black? > > Just noticed the new modular's displayed with them and i am interested > in getting a few. > > cheers Please refer my previous answer in this regard: "We use the black knobs during exhibitions to indicate new module
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2008-06-25 by Chidra_100@iinet.net.au
I have to ask if the doepfer knobs are available in black? Just noticed the new modular's displayed with them and i am interested in getting a few. cheers
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2008-06-24 by stuadh
Hi, does anyone know where I can get angles for making up 19"rows for a DIY case. I have only one row left to build and I have the tapped strips and the profiles, just no angle with which to fit it to the case. I only need a pair of 3U angles, making it uneconomical to go to Pro-
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2008-06-24 by hardware@doepfer.de
> Hi everyone, > > I need 2 power cables to go from doepfer modules to the power supplies. > Thomann don't supply them. > > Where can I get some from, and what is there exact details/name? > > > > There are also 2 types I have. The full ones, and a cut down one with less > pins >
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2008-06-24 by James Bragg
Hi everyone, I need 2 power cables to go from doepfer modules to the power supplies. Thomann don't supply them. Where can I get some from, and what is there exact details/name? There are also 2 types I have. The full ones, and a cut down one with less pins Peace James [Non-text p
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2008-06-24 by Herman Pearl
--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Doug" wrote: > > Update: moving the tank solved the problem. > Glad to hear that solved the problem!
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2008-06-24 by Florian Anwander
Hi this is described in the page http://www.doepfer.de/faq/a100_faq.htm#Stromversorgung These modules will be damaged with +/-15V supplies: A-126, A-127 (old version), A-129/2, A-130 (old version), A-131 (old version), A-134 and A-135. These modules use the Curtis chips CEM3381 o
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2008-06-24 by matijnboshoven
The A-111 uses a 3340 chip that can run on max 18V The A-109 uses a 3379 chip that can run on max 12,5V Here you can find the data of the chips: http://www.synthtech.com/cems.html --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Florian Anwander wrote: > > Hi > > this is described in the pag
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2008-06-24 by hardware@doepfer.de
> Thanks for the detailed reply Dieter. > Thank you also for this insatiable desire for knob-laden, shiny > aluminum and green squares. is there an antidote or a known cure? > :) > -jk I don't hope so ;-) Best wishes Dieter Doepfer
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2008-06-24 by solarmaxxuk
Hi, Does anyone know if it's safe to use modules A111-1 and A109 with +/-15v? I have these modules lying around and would like to add them to my own DIY modular, but as the A111-1 is so expensive I don't want to risk damaging it if the voltage is too high. If not, can someone poi
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2008-06-24 by Doug
Update: moving the tank solved the problem.
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2008-06-23 by jeswa
Thanks for the detailed reply Dieter. Thank you also for this insatiable desire for knob-laden, shiny aluminum and green squares. is there an antidote or a known cure? :) -jk --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > > Hi Folks, > > Is there a trick to getting modules to li
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2008-06-23 by Doug
Hi folks, just read old posts on this subject, and the noisier reverb is closer to the power suppy than the other, so it could be simply an induction problem. I will look into moving the tank. Thanks, Doug
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2008-06-23 by Doug
Hi folks, I have two A-199's. One new, which is perfect, and the other used, which has an audible buzz at mix levels above about 40%. The same buzz exists in both modules (and sounds like excessive "emphasis"), but to a far lesser extent in the new one. The old one tends to bang
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2008-06-23 by Florian Anwander
Hi > Can an LFO be synced to MIDI clock using the 190 and the 160? No. There is no real LFO sync to tempo. The combi 190/160 does not sync, but reset - not caring at which state the LFO is at the moment. But it could do one thing: if the LFOs frequency is set manually very close
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2008-06-23 by hardware@doepfer.de
> have these become available yet? > > > A-137-2 Wave Multiplier II > > > A-189-1 Voltage Controlled > Bit Modifier > > > :) The A-189-1 Bit Modifier is in production and will be available early in July. The A-137-2 has been totally re-designed (incl. offset controls for each sta
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2008-06-23 by hardware@doepfer.de
> dieter, i've just received an a156 which needs calibrating. putting 1v > into it (from an a155) produces less than an octave. adjusting P4 > downwards has the expected effect of reducing the interval between 0v > and 1v, but turning P4 clockwise seems to level out at a little u
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2008-06-23 by hardware@doepfer.de
> hi, > > thanks for the responses. > > the vco's tracking seems to be fine, i connected the pitch cv to it > without the a170 and everything was accurate over several octaves. > > the patch yesterday had the output of the slew limiter - the upper > section, by the way - going to
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2008-06-22 by junglephone
Question: Can an LFO be synced to MIDI clock using the 190 and the 160? Thanks, Adam
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2008-06-21 by Stu Grimshaw
problem solved. thanks tim. tracks accurately now over four octaves or so, which is close enough for jazz. dieter, am i increasing the risk of short circuit damage by reducing R2 to 100 ohms? if not, could this be a worthwhile modification to the circuit? thanks all round, stu
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2008-06-21 by Michael
have these become available yet? A-137-2 Wave Multiplier II A-189-1 Voltage Controlled Bit Modifier :) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2008-06-20 by Stu Grimshaw
dieter, i've just received an a156 which needs calibrating. putting 1v into it (from an a155) produces less than an octave. adjusting P4 downwards has the expected effect of reducing the interval between 0v and 1v, but turning P4 clockwise seems to level out at a little under 11
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2008-06-20 by Tim Stinchcombe
> no more brass parts). however, each octave is about 20 cents flat - > not really a huge problem with one octave, but with three octaves i'm > more than a quarter tone flat. > > i don't have the precision adder, so i can't try out that solution. This is probably simply caused by
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2008-06-20 by Alex Pearson
:( On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:08 PM, jalmari3 wrote: > My Bananalogue VCS does slew limiting accurately. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2008-06-20 by James Husted
I just had another idea that may offer a more elegant solution. You could look into a variation of the P-cases with a deeper lid with the keyboard built in already, or just sell a Keyboard Lid as a separate piece. It could be designed so that the P-case could sit on top of the ba
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2008-06-20 by Monroe Eskew
after you ripped out that pesky woodwind... hehe... On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:02 AM, James Husted wrote: > I had imagined that it would cost a bunch. I have a couple of Anvil > Case briefcases laying around (they used to sell them as promo items) > and I could try to build a keyb
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2008-06-20 by James Husted
I had imagined that it would cost a bunch. I have a couple of Anvil Case briefcases laying around (they used to sell them as promo items) and I could try to build a keyboard into one of them. I used to go to pawn shops and look for old instrument cases and build electronics into
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2008-06-20 by Stu Grimshaw
hi, thanks for the responses. the vco's tracking seems to be fine, i connected the pitch cv to it without the a170 and everything was accurate over several octaves. the patch yesterday had the output of the slew limiter - the upper section, by the way - going to two destinations.
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2008-06-20 by jalmari3
My Bananalogue VCS does slew limiting accurately.
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2008-06-20 by hardware@doepfer.de
> Hi Stuart, > > do you connect the A170 out direct to the A110 CV1-in? > Does it work fine with another VCO (A111)? > Maybe you should try to insert in this path a A-185-1 Buss-Access or > precision adder: > > A170 -> A185-1/2 -> A110. > > Florian Twice the same idea from bavari
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2008-06-20 by Florian Anwander
Hi Stuart, do you connect the A170 out direct to the A110 CV1-in? Does it work fine with another VCO (A111)? Maybe you should try to insert in this path a A-185-1 Buss-Access or precision adder: A170 -> A185-1/2 -> A110. Florian Stu Grimshaw wrote: > hello group, > > after yester
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2008-06-20 by hardware@doepfer.de
> hello group, > > after yesterday evening's failed attempt to tune the doepfer to the > band, i went searching for the cause this morning, and found it to be > the a170 slew limiter, which won't give out the same voltage as it > receives. this applies to both sections of the a17
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2008-06-20 by Monroe Eskew
I mean >1 gain. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Monroe Eskew wrote: > Is the tuning accurate when the pitch CV is not patched through the slew > limiter? > I don't use an a170 so I don't know if it's by design, but you may be able > to make up for it by amplifying the CV with an
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2008-06-20 by Monroe Eskew
Is the tuning accurate when the pitch CV is not patched through the slew limiter? I don't use an a170 so I don't know if it's by design, but you may be able to make up for it by amplifying the CV with an A133 polarizer, or some mixer/amplifier with wrote: > hello group, > > after
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2008-06-20 by Stu Grimshaw
hello group, after yesterday evening's failed attempt to tune the doepfer to the band, i went searching for the cause this morning, and found it to be the a170 slew limiter, which won't give out the same voltage as it receives. this applies to both sections of the a170. moreover,
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2008-06-20 by hardware@doepfer.de
> The following Doepfer_a100 poll is now closed. Here are the > final results: > > > POLL QUESTION: What cable length would you want a new Doepfer > short patchcord to have? > > CHOICES AND RESULTS > - 20cm, 13 votes, 50.00% > - 10cm, 3 votes, 11.54% > - 15cm, 10 votes, 38.46% Th
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