2005-05-20 by thomasborax
thank you- it is not a big matter, because if i need to use the "pure" phase comparator out i can adjust the 50k pot so it's not filtering the signal. in any case, i'd be curious what the real cause is and how you'd "solve" the problem. --tom > I will check why the LP setting inf
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2005-05-20 by Dieter Doepfer
Ingo, you are right. The description of the sockets #5 and #6 are mixed up in section 3. The manual has been corrected is already available on our web site (both English and German). In the sketch the missing LP out socket has been added too. I will check why the LP setting influ
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2005-05-20 by selfoscillate
hello tom, the only thing i can say is that in all cases the lpf frequency pot alters the signal, no matter if the lowpass is patched in or out of the chain. but i can't tell you why, or what exactly is happening. dieter pointed out that the phase comp output is not filtered, but
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2005-05-19 by thomasborax
hi gentlemen- i played a gig last night, using my suitcase, so i was not able to check my PLL (not part of my patch)to determine for sure the normalling scheme for myself. and now i'm running out of my house to work. so, ingo, are you saying that indeed a loop starting and the ph
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2005-05-19 by Dieter Doepfer
Ingo, thank you for the information. We will correct the manual asap. Dieter > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com]Im Auftrag von selfoscillate > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. Mai 2005 07:52 > An: Doepfer_a100@y
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2005-05-19 by Florian Anwander
Hi > ??? I either find a Boss Phase(!) Shifter PS-10 or Pitch shifters PS-3 / > PS-5 in Google. Never heard from a RPS 10? Whoops, must have overlooked a pile of links in Google.... >> pitch. The input seems to be normalled to the pitch pot since it >> does't work as soon as the
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2005-05-19 by Florian Anwander
Hi, > Hello! I just have received a Boss Pitch Shifter (RPS 10). ??? I either find a Boss Phase(!) Shifter PS-10 or Pitch shifters PS-3 / PS-5 in Google. Never heard from a RPS 10? Florian From > the 'block diagramme' printed on it's top I assume I could use > the 'keyboard contr
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2005-05-19 by ilanode
I just have tried to insert the plug only half the way: The A100 CV as well as the pitch pot work at the same time. Thanks a lot! Regards, Ingo --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Florian Anwander wrote: > Hi > > > ??? I either find a Boss Phase(!) Shifter PS-10 or Pitch shifter
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2005-05-19 by ilanode
Hello Florian, thanks for your swift reply. Will check both suggestions later this day... Regards, Ingo --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Florian Anwander wrote: > Hi > > > ??? I either find a Boss Phase(!) Shifter PS-10 or Pitch shifters PS-3 / > > PS-5 in Google. Never heard
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2005-05-19 by ilanode
Hello Florian, it's one of the half rack size devices from the 80ies. Others are RCL 10: Comp/Lim; ROD 10: Overdrive... Regards, Ingo --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Florian Anwander wrote: > Hi, > > > Hello! I just have received a Boss Pitch Shifter (RPS 10). > > ??? I eith
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2005-05-19 by ilanode
Hello! I just have received a Boss Pitch Shifter (RPS 10). From the 'block diagramme' printed on it's top I assume I could use the 'keyboard controll' input on it's rear for any A100 CV to modulate the pitch. The input seems to be normalled to the pitch pot since it does't work a
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2005-05-19 by selfoscillate
hello, here is a short recording of the a126. i found it in an older archive. a voice loop is fed into an a126, which is swept manually from 0 to 10. http://www.selfoscillate.de/a100files/a126-speechsweep.mp3 file size: 142 kb i cannot record new examples this week, because my a1
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2005-05-19 by selfoscillate
hello dieter, you are right, i apologize for the false information. the a196 front panel is absolutely correct. but i have a good excuse ;-) a few days ago i discovered that the lowpass frequency knob is still altering the signal output of the pll, even when the phase comp output
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2005-05-18 by Bakis Sirros
mine too. the ms20 tracking is not awfull. maybe just the mcv24 is not made for connecting hz/volt synths(or works fine only with some specific hz/volt synths?). btw, the mcv24 for me works great for controlling all of my modulars(doepfer, technosaurus, my oberheim sem, 2voice, i
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2005-05-18 by Florian Anwander
Hi Kim >>mine tracks also good, but not in the full range, only for >>about two octaves. i don't think that the tracking on your >>ms20 is good because you use a kenton interface, it's >>your well-calibrated ms20. > That might well be...but my reasoning was simply that if you hav
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2005-05-18 by Kim Johnsson
Hi! > well, i'm pretty sure that there are ms20 in existence which > have good tracking. if you have such a ms20, you are lucky :-) Nice to know :-) I haven't tried any other MS-20's than mine, so I don't really know how common bad tracking is with it. > mine tracks also good, bu
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2005-05-18 by selfoscillate
hello bakis, i use a mcv24 for my ms20. florian pointed out one of the most important aspects when controlling hz/v synths. when you play high notes, tracking is good. with lower notes, tracking is usually screwed. bakis, maybe you can do a comparison of the tracking quality with
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2005-05-18 by n keller
I've got one. However, I've never had another so I can't really compare. I don't use it in every patch, by any means, but it is useful for some things. It has quite a bit of "sustain" so I find it is best put before a VCA in a patch. This makes running a drum loop or other throug
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2005-05-18 by Dieter Doepfer
Ingo, I'm sorry but I have to contradict. Roland Mayer, who is no longer in the company, had the A-196 under his wings. It took a while for me to find out the internal connections and normalling (I had to check the schematics, the front panel layout and the manual). Please find m
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2005-05-18 by selfoscillate
--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "lfosynth2000" wrote: > Hi! > Anybody owns one of these? Any sound demos around. > I also wonder how it sounds compared with other manufactures as the are > normally quite expensive. > > Greetings LFOSYNTH hello, the price difference is becaus
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2005-05-18 by selfoscillate
hello dieter, well, i stand corrected :-) but there is one thing which i don't understand. if i recall right and i patch a cable from phase comp output to the vco cv input, the lowpass pot is still functional. why is that? best wishes ingo --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Di
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2005-05-18 by Kim Johnsson
sahkopostiosoite wrote: > Thank you for your reply. It does seem that the MS-20 tracking is > simply awfull. One need to consider solely analogue sequencing then. My MS-20 works great with a Kenton Pro Solo interface. Cheers, Kim
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2005-05-18 by Julian
Some time ago i made posts about a custom enclosure i was working on, to allow the a100 system to be more portable. Time has moved on, and im now considering selling it. To describe: 12u of schroff eurorack enclosure, cut down (machineist, not me) to be shallow enough to fit in a
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2005-05-18 by lfosynth2000
Hi! Anybody owns one of these? Any sound demos around. I also wonder how it sounds compared with other manufactures as the are normally quite expensive. Greetings LFOSYNTH
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2005-05-18 by selfoscillate
hello kim, well, i'm pretty sure that there are ms20 in existence which have good tracking. if you have such a ms20, you are lucky :-) mine tracks also good, but not in the full range, only for about two octaves. i don't think that the tracking on your ms20 is good because you us
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2005-05-18 by sahkopostiosoite
Hello Ingo, Thank you for your reply. It does seem that the MS-20 tracking is simply awfull. One need to consider solely analogue sequencing then. Also big up for the PPL samples, very nice! S --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "selfoscillate" wrote: > > hello, > > i also use a
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2005-05-18 by selfoscillate
hello tom, the a196 front panel layout is not very clear. the output of the a196 lowpass part is the unfiltered signal, while the ouput of the phase comparator is the filtered one. this is stated in the manual, but imho the placement of the jacks is not optimal and can lead to so
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2005-05-17 by thomasborax
hi- thank you for the patch posts. some very nice ideas about the PLL. i have a question about example 6 however. in this example you state that the patch employs a "fair amount of a196 low pass filtering." perhaps i'm not understanding the normalizing scheme of the module. haven
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2005-05-17 by Bakis Sirros
hello ken, if you want to unsubscribe from the group, then send an email with ' unsubscribe ' subject to: Doepfer_a100-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com regards, bakis. --- Ken MacBeth wrote: > unsubscribe > > > > > http://www.macbethstudiosystems.com > Home of the M3X Analogue synthes
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2005-05-17 by Ken MacBeth
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2005-05-17 by tkrakowiak
wow, this are the examples i was looking for, i think Dieter should really consider putting them up on dopefer.com. excellent job! Ingo for president! :) cheers, t you made me buy 196 :p
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2005-05-17 by ben vehorn
Thanks to everyone who responded to this. I'm going to go ahead use a spare MOTM 900 power supply I have, it's the Condor/Power One supply that was recommended and just needs to be set for 12V operation. This way I don't need to worry about wiring up the power inlet, switch and f
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2005-05-17 by Dieter Doepfer
I think it will not work as it has only +12V available as far as I can see from the link. The A-100 and each other modular system (at least all I know) require a bipolar power supply (i.e. -12V and +12V with three terminals: -12V, GND, +12V). Best wishes Dieter Doepfer > -----Urs
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2005-05-17 by selfoscillate
hello, i also use an ms20 together with the mcv24. from my experience the ms20 tracking is awful. if i want good tracking from my ms20, i only use it in a one or two octave range, or i use an analogue sequencer. you can also use v/oct tracking, if you use the vco1 pitch input, wh
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2005-05-17 by selfoscillate
hello, a few quite simple a196 patch examples: (sorry, this is a long post...) in the following examples the same 8-note sequence is repeated over and over (coming from an a155 + a156). each note also generates a trigger signal (a155). this trigger starts an adsr with each note,
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2005-05-16 by tkrakowiak
hello phil, are you using only vco, or other modules? (my idea was to use ONLY vco :) pls. add cabling for this one as it sounds very neat. all the best! t On 5/14/05, pH wrote: > sample from when I first got one, (before the 2nd) > note: I posted this SAME sample to the AH and P
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2005-05-16 by tomekrakowiak
hello , 2 patches with sound examples for your ear pleasure :) in folder: Files > OneVcoPatch cheers! t
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2005-05-15 by ben vehorn
How deep behind the front panel are some of the deepest Doepfer modules? I'm trying to plan out a case and the few I have so far are only 2" deep. If I budgeted 4" depth would this be sufficient for most modules? Thanks. ---Ben
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2005-05-15 by sahkopostiosoite
Thank you for your anwser JM, I figured that V/Hz was the way to go but the end result was not what expected. The VCO did not follow any scale but the pitch raised in atonal way. Any help mcuh appreciated, S > > If I remember right, the MS20 VCO is volt/hz CV, not > volt/octave l
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2005-05-15 by Joe Martin
If I remember right, the MS20 VCO is volt/hz CV, not volt/octave like most other analog synths. There is an MCV24 setting to switch output voltage tracking to volt/hz, look in the manual. JM --- sahkopostiosoite wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I'm a MCV24 and MS-20 owner but I'm havi
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2005-05-14 by pH
sample from when I first got one, (before the 2nd) note: I posted this SAME sample to the AH and Plan B groups a couple weeks ago. http://home.comcast.net/~ph/oneVCO.mp3 that is the output from the VCO which is being modulated, no further processing at all. Beware, it is noise/at
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2005-05-14 by ben vehorn
Thanks for the tip. It's only a $15 gamble so I very well might need a different one. The Condor supply, I actually have one of these in an MOTM power supply that I'm trying to make redundant...if so I could use it. How would one go about switching it to run on 12V instead of 15V
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2005-05-14 by allanjhall
>How would one > go about switching it to run on 12V instead of 15V? There are a couple of preset pots on the pcb, they adjust output voltage (there are another two that are sealed, these are for current limiting) If its an older Power One unit then you need to fit links to VW1 a
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2005-05-14 by Bakis Sirros
hello list, doesn't have to be a doepfer osc, but most of the modules in the patch should be doepfer. bakis. --- tkrakowiak wrote: > > I'd be game for a > > single osc contest. Does it have to be an all > Doepfer system? Does >it have > > to be a Doepfer oscillator? > > hmm... i'
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2005-05-14 by allanjhall
Looks like it may be a single rail PSU as I can only see one large smoothing cap so in that case it will only give +12V, however if it is dual rail make sure you put a 1A fuse between each power rail and your bussbars to limit current. Doepfer supply is 0.8 Amps, this is a massiv
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2005-05-14 by sahkopostiosoite
Hello all, I'm a MCV24 and MS-20 owner but I'm having no luck on trying to get these two to work together. Or the problem is more like I cant't get my MS-20 VCO to track properly. If some of you fine gentleman have had more luck on similar situation would you please let me know h
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2005-05-13 by tkrakowiak
> I'd be game for a > single osc contest. Does it have to be an all Doepfer system? Does >it have > to be a Doepfer oscillator? hmm... i'd say yes since this is a doepferian forum. but internet is a lapidarium, so - why not. (pls. include a sound file for those non-D.) let Bakis
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2005-05-13 by ben vehorn
I only have a limited number of Doepfer modules now, but they all seem to be pretty shallow (2 inches or so) behind the front panel. What is the deepest module and how deep is it? Are any deeper than 4 inches? I'm trying to figure out how deep I need my case to be, but would like
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2005-05-13 by ben vehorn
Thanks to those who responded. I'm pretty sure the way they have it worded is confusing, but I think that it's a 12V +/- supply at 3.4A (!). I went ahead and ordered one.... guess I'll find out. At that price you can't go wrong! Looks like it has a fuse and switch already wired u
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2005-05-13 by n keller
Ben, I'm no expert, but unless that is a misprint in the description it will not work. It is described as IN : +12-3.4A and OUT : 100/120/220/240 VAC . This is opposite of what you are looking for. Call me crazy, but I'm trusting D.Doepfer to provide the best PSU for his products
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