Fwd: Fw: Reply to email inquiry(FROM DOEPFER)
2002-02-26 by bakis Sirros
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dieter Doepfer" <hardware@doepfer.de> > To: "Bakis Sirros" <syrros@ath.forthnet.gr> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:22 PM > Subject: Reply to email inquiry > DIETER DOEPFER: > > Dear Bakis, > > > > for your information: since the announcement of > the new A-100 modules > (including > > the Touch Sensor Keyboard and the > Trautonium/Ribbon Controller) I'm > flooded with > > emails. It is impossible for me to answer each > email. So I send these > words to > > all emails concerning the new modules: > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > > ________________________ > > Dear Sir or Madam, > > > > I'm sorry but at the moment I cannot answer each > email message concerning > the > > new devices we are planning to show at the > Frankfurt show. At preset I > receive > > between 60 and 100 email every day with questions > and suggestions > regarding > > these new products (Touch Sensor Keyboard, A-198 > Trautonium/Ribbon > Controller, > > A-173 3D/6D CV Source, A-197 Nintendo 64 CV/Gate > Source, A-108, A-166). We > will > > keep you informed about our proceedings on our web > site www.doepfer.com. > > > > All I can say at present is this: > > > > The A-108 6/12/24/48dB VCF and the A-166 Logic > Module will be available in > March > > 2002 (probably immediately after the fair, i.e. > about March 20, 2002). The > > English manuals will not be available before April > or May 2002. > > > > The A-100 touch sensor keyboard will go into > production with 99% > probability. > > But we have not yet decided the final features > (how many potentiometer > rows > > above the keys, how many single outputs for > Gate/CV1/CV2/CV..., pressure > sensors > > required ?, monophonic/duophonic/... CV/Gate > outputs, additional display > and > > control buttons, MIDI out, and so on). If you are > interested to discuss > the > > features of the A-100 touch sensor keyboard you > may join the A-100 news > group > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doepfer_a100 as we > watch this group very > > carefully. The results of the polls in this group > will have a clear > influence to > > our decisions. > > > > The A-198 Trautonium/Ribbon controller will be > manufactured with 99% > > probability. So far we only have some problems > with the pressure sensor > (not as > > sensitive as we would like) but the position > sensor works perfect - from > our > > point of view much better than the original > Trautonium solution with the > string. > > > > For the A-173 3D/6D CV Source and the A-197 > Nintendo 64 CV/Gate Source the > > customers inquiry will decide if these modules are > manufactured. We still > have > > some problems with the A-173 as the data coming > from the space mouse are > not > > fast enough (only 20 times every second). From our > point of view this is > not > > sufficient for smooth control. We are in > negotiations with the space mouse > > manufacturer if there is some chance to increase > the rate. > > > > The module numbers (A-73, A-197, A-198) are still > subject to change. > > > > Best regards > > Dieter Doepfer > > Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH > > http://www.doepfer.de > > email: hardware@doepfer.de > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > > ________________________ > > > ===== synthfreak(parallel worlds) athens-greece [Doepfer_a100] group owner-moderator __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com