notice that i'm not ragging on the 190 at all - i'm only questioning
the logic of having to buy ringmods in order to buy VCAs.
>I will defend the MOTM-190 a bit here. The 'A' section with the
>ring modulator works fine as a regular VCA in the Linear mode.
>While lacking the VC attenuator and the initial gain pots of the 'B'
>section, the Blend pot can accomplish a similar function to the
>initial gain pot. In Linear mode the Blend pot is a "wet/dry" mix.
>As you turn it toward the "IN" mark (counter clockwise) more of the
>input is mixed through. This is like increasing the initial gain:
>the sound never completely disappears from the output. As for the
>lack of a VC attenuator, I find that most of the time I am driving
>the 190 from a MOTM-800 and I want the full dynamic range. The
>final output levels are adjusted downstream of the VCA in a mixer
>either in or outside of the modular.
>
>-Richard Brewster