more info on the a154 seq cont. and release dates for new modules, from doepfer.
2002-11-28 by synth_freak_2000
DIETER DOEPFER: "At present it is too early to give statements concerning the max. speed of the A-154. It depends upon the power and the software of the microcontroller used in the A-154. And this can be measured not before the first prototype is available and the first software is running." "The A-154 will be a sequencer controller but not a grafic vco controller. And I don't think that the additional A-154 features are necessary for grafic vco applications. But if possible of course we will try to unclude fast audio clocks. But we are not planning that the internal clock of the A-154 reaches the audio range but max about 100 Hz." "I hope that we will have available prototypes of the A-154 and A-107 for the NAMM show in January. Then we will decide if it is necessary to improvements or correct the prototype designs. So I hope that the first A-154 and A- 107 will be available about sprint 2003 (it takes still about 3 months to obtain the first modules from our manufacturer as soon as we finished the development). Yesterday(26-11-2002) we received the cases for the A-198 manuals and Roland Mayer starts today to built the first A-198 manuals (the A-198 modules are still available). So I hope the first A-198 will be shipped end of this week (user's manual is not yet written). The A-102 and A-109 are in production and I hope that they will be available middle of December provided that our manufacturer keeps his promise." Best wishes Dieter Doepfer