Doepfer

Maybe I'm not using my A-140 ADSR correctly.  When I try to create 
quick and snappy patches I get clicks instead of usable tones.  By 
the time I increase the A, D, S, or R to eliminate the pops and 
clicks, I wind up with soft tones which do not have quickness I am 
looking for.  Is the A-140 capable of of creating quick usable 
tones?  Does anyone have a pacth example?

Thanks,

Ethan

hi ethan,
as far as i know you get those clicks from the a140 only when you 
have a very small attack or/and release setting,and this occurs in 
the MEDIUM time range(maybe in the LOW, too,i haven't try it...).all 
you have to do is move the attack knob very slightly to the right(a 
setting of just above zero time).the same for the release 
knob,too.with these a,d,s,r settings you can get quick 
sounds,too,with almost no clicks...these clicks exist because the 
a140 can have a very small attack and release time.
i don't think that the decay,or sustain settings have to do anything 
with the clicks...
as for the patches ,see what you can find in the modular planet(the 
bass section).
synthfreak
athens-greece
[Doepfer_a100]group owner-moderator


 In Doepfer_a100@y..., ethanzer0@y... wrote:

> Maybe I'm not using my A-140 ADSR correctly.  When I try to create 
> quick and snappy patches I get clicks instead of usable tones.  By 
> the time I increase the A, D, S, or R to eliminate the pops and 
> clicks, I wind up with soft tones which do not have quickness I am 
> looking for.  Is the A-140 capable of of creating quick usable 
> tones?  Does anyone have a pacth example?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ethan

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., synth_freak_2000@y... wrote:
> hi ethan,
> as far as i know you get those clicks from the a140 only when you 
> have a very small attack or/and release setting,and this occurs in 
> the MEDIUM time range(maybe in the LOW, too,i haven't try 
it...).all 
> you have to do is move the attack knob very slightly to the right(a 
> setting of just above zero time).the same for the release 
> 

I have uploaded a short wave demonstrating the issue.  I have to set 
the attack 1/2 between 1 and 2 to get rid of clicks in med setting.  
In low setting it is somewhat better.  Could this be a calibration 
issue of the A-140?  Or, could it be that I have an older model?

Thanks,

Ethan

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., synth_freak_2000@y... wrote:
> hi ethan,
> as far as i know you get those clicks from the a140 only when you 
> have a very small attack or/and release setting,and this occurs in 
> the MEDIUM time range(maybe in the LOW, too,i haven't try 
it...).all 
> you have to do is move the attack knob very slightly to the right(a 
> setting of just above zero time).the same for the release 
> 

I have uploaded a short wave demonstrating the issue.  I have to set 
the attack 1/2 between 1 and 2 to get rid of clicks in med setting.  
In low setting it is somewhat better.  Could this be a calibration 
issue of the A-140?  Or, could it be that I have an older model?

Thanks,

Ethan

Hi Ethan,

The problem is not the envelope, but the VCA. Try a linear instead of the
exponential VCA.

Florian
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Hi Ethan

> In low setting it is somewhat better.  
Thats why the the low/medium/high switch exists. ;-)

Florian
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Do you have a trigger signal patched to the A140's Gate input, 
rather than a gate signal? This tends to cause clicks with short 
decay times, because the ADSR envelope skips past the Sustain segment.

If this is the problem, the standard cure is to patch the trigger 
signal through an A162, converting it into a gate signal. Adjust the 
A162's LEN knob to control gate time. When used with an A155, e.g. 
this gives you the same sort of functionality as the "Gate Time" 
parameter on the MAQ 16/3, Schaltwerk and Regelwerk sequencers.

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., ethanzer0@y... wrote:

> Maybe I'm not using my A-140 ADSR correctly.  When I try to create 
> quick and snappy patches I get clicks instead of usable tones.  By 
> the time I increase the A, D, S, or R to eliminate the pops and 
> clicks, I wind up with soft tones which do not have quickness I am 
> looking for.  Is the A-140 capable of of creating quick usable 
> tones?  Does anyone have a pacth example?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ethan