I suggest emailing Doepfer. Please let us know what they say! On 8/16/07, ilanode <techmeier@web.de> wrote: > > --- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com<analogue_systems%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Tom Remi Flygel" > <tom-rf@...> wrote: > > > > But that's what crosstalk does as a term in electronics. > > Sure, I'm aware of this. Since a modular synth ought to be designed to > minimize cross talk, I don't think the prob. is the design itself. > Personally I never experienced this with my Doepfer VCOs nor ever > heared about similiar issues. > > > When two telephone cables with improper isolation are lying next to > eachother, the signal will "jump" over to the other cable. This is why > you could sometimes listen to other people's conversations when you > were having a phonecall. There doesn't have to be any kind of > connection between the two, as long as they're badly isolated the > signal's electromagnetism might affect the cable next to it. I think > that's what's happening here. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: ilanode > > To: analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com<analogue_systems%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:33 AM > > Subject: [analogue_systems] Re: RS15 rack crosstalk between > doepfer modules > > > > > > The Doepfer power connector has 16 pins - 2 of them belong to the > > CV-bus on the power distributing board. If ASys follows Dopefer's pin > > out with their RS15 power sockets this would explain how a CV can > > spread without a patchcord. Mind you, it's still strange since you > > actually should have to connect a CV to one of the 4 VCOs to controll > > all of them via the CV-bus... > > > > BTW On the Doepfer bus boards are jumpers to (dis-)connect the CV bus. > > > > --- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com<analogue_systems%40yahoogroups.com>, > "TacocaT" <zpardos@> wrote: > > > > > > Well I have four of them and I don't want any of them near the power > > > supply. So I don't think that's an option. However, can you please > > > inform me theoretically as to how the signal could be passing > from one > > > module to another without patch cables. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > --- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com<analogue_systems%40yahoogroups.com>, > alex banks > > > <alexander.banks@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Try moving the VCOs apart? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 15 Aug 2007, at 14:38, TacocaT wrote: > > > > > > > > > Actually I have not yet installed my VCA. If I plug my > headphones > > > > > directly into the output of one VCO I can faintly hear the > pitch of > > > > > the second VCO if I, say, do a frequency sweep with the POT > of the > > > > > second VCO. What would be allowing the signal from the second > > VCO to > > > > > leak into the output of the first VCO? I am not using ANY > > patches for > > > > > this. > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > --- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com<analogue_systems%40yahoogroups.com>, > "monroeeskew" > > > > > <monroe.eskew@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > That is strange. The modules are independent and don't pass > > signals > > > > > > through the power supply. Is the one VCO still connected to a > > > VCA or > > > > > > mixer while you do this? Perhaps the VCA/mixer is not > completely > > > > > > attenuating when it should be, so you may need to adjust a > > trimpot > > > > > on it. > > > > > > > > > > > > One thing I have noticed is that no matter how much I > adjust my > > > ASys > > > > > > VCA or the volume CV on my keyboard, the signals cannot be > 100% > > > > > > attenuated and can still be heard very faintly if I turn > up my > > > > > speaker > > > > > > loud enough. I can tolerate this though. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com<analogue_systems%40yahoogroups.com>, > "TacocaT" <zpardos@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just recieved my rs15 case and I put a couple of doepfer > > style > > > > > VCOs > > > > > > > into th case and I can hear one VCO's output (faintly) > > > through the > > > > > > > other's output (no patches). This shouldn't be happening. > > Does it > > > > > > > happen for anyone else? Is there also crosstalk when > using the > > > > > ASys > > > > > > > power connectors? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wonder if the doepfer racks have this problem at all. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/955 - Release Date: > 15.08.2007 16:55 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [analogue_systems] Re: RS15 rack crosstalk between doepfer modules
2007-08-16 by Monroe Eskew
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