Doepfer

In a message dated 3/22/2002 8:30:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
buechlerjoe@toadmail.com writes:


> If you look through the photos area of this group, you won't see many 
> mixed module setups. It always seems like a good idea, but think twice 
> about it.
> 



joe,
hello ! sorry to be the contrarian here but..........in my doepfer g6 frames, 
i have modules from an. sys. and an. sol. - respectively, the comb filter and 
the 8x1 sequencer.  granted, the loss of 1hp on each side of the an. sys. 
module is a bummer - in my case, resulted in losing a total of 4hp ( ie: an 
a-180 ) in that row - but it was something i elected to "live with" because i 
wanted that module and there was no doepfer equivelent.  an. sol. seq. 
required a +5vdc adaptor but there was one on the buss it plugged into 
anyway, so no big deal for me but something to be aware of. the finish of the 
faceplates is different but i wouldn`t go so far to say as "ugly" in terms of 
match. then again, this is a deeply personal aesthetics issue so everyone 
will have a different viewpoint.  as to any subtle differences in systems 
philosophy, with only one module each from the a.s.`s, i haven`t seen any 
incompatibilities but certainly, i`m no expert. isn`t there someone - david 
salter - ? - who has a sizable mixed system ?  beyond the 2 a. s.`s, i have a 
motm 410, encore u.e.g., blacet/wiard miniwave and blacet time machine ( all 
literally screwed into a board and sitting on a doepfer frame ) that i use 
with my core doepfer system. these all seem to work well with the doepfer, 
too. me, i like the weird, chaotic look and take the zen approach of 
accepting each module for what it is and not worrying about appearance.
best,
dave





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Dave

I'm sorry, I thought that I was the one being contrarian - a 
general personality trait of mine.

I certainly didn't intend to insult anyone's modular system. These are 
very personal biases on all of our parts. I was stating an opinion, 
realizing that others will disagree with it. When I was posting, I 
specifically thought about your system, But, you know, if I remember 
correctly, it was the only photo of mixed modules in a single frame, 
which is why I worded the statement that I did. You have a very cool 
module configuration.

The issue of different overall system "design" is indeed very subtle, 
perhaps it only exists in my mind. I wouldn't go so far as to 
characterize it as "incompatibility". I was thinking along the lines 
of certain A100 modules which seem to be lacking a jack or a knob or a 
function, but that's because Doepfer tends to leave things out under 
the assumption that you'll fill in the gap with a utility module. So 
the A100 is more "distributed" than some other modulars, you need  
things like lots of linear mixers and a CV source and a voltage 
inverter in your frame to make it go. Somer people find this 
frustrating, I consider it the "A100 way". Maybe it's a stretch to 
suggest that this would affect a mixed module system significantly, 
but it might.

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., davevosh@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 3/22/2002 8:30:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> buechlerjoe@t... writes:
> 
> 
> > If you look through the photos area of this group, you won't see 
many 
> > mixed module setups. It always seems like a good idea, but think 
twice 
> > about it.
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> joe,
> hello ! sorry to be the contrarian here but..........in my doepfer 
g6 frames, 
> i have modules from an. sys. and an. sol. - respectively, the comb 
filter and 
> the 8x1 sequencer.  granted, the loss of 1hp on each side of the an. 
sys. 
> module is a bummer - in my case, resulted in losing a total of 4hp ( 
ie: an 
> a-180 ) in that row - but it was something i elected to "live with" 
because i 
> wanted that module and there was no doepfer equivelent.  an. sol. 
seq. 
> required a +5vdc adaptor but there was one on the buss it plugged 
into 
> anyway, so no big deal for me but something to be aware of. the 
finish of the 
> faceplates is different but i wouldn`t go so far to say as "ugly" in 
terms of 
> match. then again, this is a deeply personal aesthetics issue so 
everyone 
> will have a different viewpoint.  as to any subtle differences in 
systems 
> philosophy, with only one module each from the a.s.`s, i haven`t 
seen any 
> incompatibilities but certainly, i`m no expert. isn`t there someone 
- david 
> salter - ? - who has a sizable mixed system ?  beyond the 2 a. s.`s, 
i have a 
> motm 410, encore u.e.g., blacet/wiard miniwave and blacet time 
machine ( all 
> literally screwed into a board and sitting on a doepfer frame ) that 
i use 
> with my core doepfer system. these all seem to work well with the 
doepfer, 
> too. me, i like the weird, chaotic look and take the zen approach of 
> accepting each module for what it is and not worrying about 
appearance.

> best,
> dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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