Doepfer

Hi,

I talked today to a guy, who owns a A-100 and who uses it on stage a lot.
He had a very nice idea:

He 'd like to have a simple, complete passive module which provides several
channels like the following:

             +---Insertsend-o--->o-Insertreturn------o
             |                                        
o-Input-Jack-+                                         o------Output
             |                                        /
             +---Insertsend-o--->o-Insertreturn------o
                               ^^^switching jacks    ^^^Selector-Switch

                                                 

Example for the usage: you have a sound, that is played by a sequence. No
you want to add live a module, lets say a phaser, but you don't want to
breakup the sound. If you installed this insert-module in the audio-flow,
you simply may add the phaser to one of the inserts (which should not be
selected by the selector switch). You do your setting and toggle the switch
-> now your phaser is there.

Now you may switch somply the pahser off, by toggling the switch again, or
you insert another module on the other insert line, and toggle then.

I think, this is something, that can be realized by everybodey, who can
differ the tip of a soldering iron of its end. So it is not needed to force
Doepfer to produce this module.

Florian
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Hi Florian

This is very similar to what I had in mind last December when I 
proposed a general-purpose switch module. You're absolutely right, 
this ought to be a DIY module.

I was originally inspired by having the 8 general-purpose switches 
and sliders available next to the step sequencer on the Regelwerk. 
I find this to be an excellent arrangement for interactive 
sequencing and soundshaping. It makes for a very clean and 
Unobstructed control surface for "live" A100 performing.

It would be nice to have something similar directly next to the A155 
sequencer. The Regelwerk is nowhere near as powerful, or as musical, 
as the A155. I'm envisioning a row of toggle switches, a row of 
momentary pushbuttons that would "reverse" the toggle switches, a row 
of knobs that would work like the A155 knobs, they would either 
generate a CV or attenuate a CV depending on whether something was 
plugged into the input jack. Lastly a row of input jacks, and a row of 
output jacks for each "channel", controlled by the switches and 
pushbuttons. This would keep the switches and knobs unencumbered by 
patch cables, as the A155 is. Maybe it would even be better to 
concentrate all of the jacks on the left hand side.

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., Florian Anwander <Florian.Anwander@c...> 
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I talked today to a guy, who owns a A-100 and who uses it on stage a 
lot.
> He had a very nice idea:
> 
> He 'd like to have a simple, complete passive module which provides 
several
> channels like the following:
> 
>              +---Insertsend-o--->o-Insertreturn------o
>              |                                        
> o-Input-Jack-+                                         o------Output
>              |                                        /
>              +---Insertsend-o--->o-Insertreturn------o
>                                ^^^switching jacks    
^^^Selector-Switch
> 
>                                                  
> 
> Example for the usage: you have a sound, that is played by a 
sequence. No
> you want to add live a module, lets say a phaser, but you don't want 
to
> breakup the sound. If you installed this insert-module in the 
audio-flow,
> you simply may add the phaser to one of the inserts (which should 
not be
> selected by the selector switch). You do your setting and toggle the 
switch
> -> now your phaser is there.
> 
> Now you may switch somply the pahser off, by toggling the switch 
again, or
> you insert another module on the other insert line, and toggle then.
> 
> I think, this is something, that can be realized by everybodey, who 
can
> differ the tip of a soldering iron of its end. So it is not needed 
to force
> Doepfer to produce this module.
> 
> Florian
> -- 
> Florian Anwander                  |ConSol*  HP-Support
> Tel.   +49.89.45841-133           |Consulting&Solutions Software 
GmbH
> Fax    +49.89.45841-139           |Franziskanerstr. 38, D-81669 
München
> email: florian.anwander@c... |http://www.consol.de