i think that's what i'll do..snip the 190 from bus and patch to the
185 instead, makes perfect sense now.
thanks for your input.. now i'm glad i didn't accidentally put my
a171 under the back tire.
-duff
--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "Joe Buechler" <buechlerjoe@t...>
wrote:
> okay okay! Its two metal links. Sheesh! :-)
>
> I tried to cut mine with a wire snip but they pulled right out of the
> PCB instead.
>
> I thought it would be a minor hassle having to patch the A190
to the
> A185 so often, but this way you have a way to modify the pitch
CV
> before it's fed to the bus - for example, by patching it through a
> slew limiter, or through a mixer so you can add LFO or a pitch
> envelope. That's very clean and convenient compared to
MULT'ing those
> to all the VCOs. I do that sort of stuff often enough that now I
> prefer the A190 -> A185 setup to the A190 hardwired bus
connection.
>
> Joe
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., bakis Sirros
<synth_freak_2000@y...> wrote:
> > jumper?
> > i remember having to cut two metal links to stop the
> > a190 sending cv and gates to the system bus.
> > bakis.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Joe Buechler <buechlerjoe@t...> wrote:
> > > I removed the jumper to break the connection from my
> > > A190 to the
> > > bus, and patch the A190, or the A156, or whatever,
> > > to the A185
> > > instead.
> > >
> > > Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Joe
> > > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "duffnuff" <duffnuff@h...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > hmm, ok. thanks for the suggestion but i'm
> > > confused as to how i
> > > > would patch it in. does it work just being on the
> > > bus? so i start
> > > > drawing cv from the 185 instead of the 190?
> > > > -duff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "Joe Buechler"
> > > <buechlerjoe@t...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > I had the same problem until I added the Bus
> > > Access module
> > > > to
> > > > > buffer the pitch CV. Then the problem went away.
> > > Ditto for A156
> > > > -
> > > > > produced pitch CV.
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe
> > > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "duffnuff"
> > > <duffnuff@h...> wrote:
> > > > > > i'm having problems performing simple
> > > portamento using
> > > > the
> > > > > > a171 vc slew limiter. when i apply the a171
> > > slew limiter to
> > > > pitch
> > > > > > cv it results in serious intonation problems.
> > > i went back and
> > > > > > checked the a190's scale adjustment w just the
> > > a190 and an
> > > > > > oscillator, checking across 4 octaves w a
> > > tuner, it's fine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > seems my a171 will not pass cv cleanly
> > > regardless of slope.
> > > > it
> > > > > > causes portamento, will adjust from slow to
> > > fast, but notes
> > > > are
> > > > > > wrong.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > when i patch the a190's cv1 output to the
> > > a171, then to the
> > > > osc,
> > > > > > middle C drops 1/4 step, and intonation goes
> > > completely out
> > > > of
> > > > > > whack. this occurs even when using only one
> > > osc. very
> > > > > > frustrating. completely unusable. that's w
> > > no slew applied. i
> > > > > > also taped the middle C key down and left it
> > > for several
> > > > minutes
> > > > > > but no change in pitch during that period.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > could this possibly have anything to do w
> > > using non-doepfer
> > > > > > osc's? i recall having to alter the scaling
> > > of the a190 when i
> > > > > > began using it w a pair of ASys rs95's. once
> > > the scaling was
> > > > > > adjusted they played perfectly together,
> > > except now when the
> > > > 171
> > > > > > intercepts the pitch cv, then the a190's
> > > scaling wants to be
> > > > > > adjusted back down to doepfer's default
> > > position.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > any thoughts? is there a bias adjustment i
> > > don't know about
> > > > > > within the 171?
> > > > > > -duff
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > synthfreak(parallel worlds)
> > athens-greece
> > [Doepfer_a100] group owner-moderator
> >
> >
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