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AW: AW: AW: [Doepfer_a100] Shift Register

2011-08-01 by yahoo@doepfer.de

> Dieter,
>
> say we have 4 vcos and a 4-stage ASR. We feed the VCOs a melody
> like A-C-D-E
>
> On the A-152, we would see (A 0 0 0) (A C 0 0) (A C D 0) (A C D E) etc
> On an ASR, we would see (A 0 0 0) (C A 0 0) (D C A 0) (E D C A)
> (A E D C) etc
>
> You are right in that after one cycle, we will have the 4
> voltages available simultaneously. BUT you are wrong in assuming
> that the VCOs will all be the same. Imagine 4 mono synths with
> completely different sounds. On the A-152, each synth will *stay
> on the same note* in this example. On the ASR, each synth will be
> playing the melody, but delayed by one step. Big difference.
>
> Or lets say we have a 3-step melody, A-C-D, running into the same setup.
>
> A-152: (A 0 0 0) (A C 0 0) (A C D 0) (A C D A) (C C D A) (C D D
> A) (C D A A) etc
> ASR: (A 0 0 0) (C A 0 0) (D C A 0) (A D C A) (C A D C) (D C A D) etc
>
>
> I hope this clears it up a bit.
>
> Denis

Hello Denis,

if you think about complete voices with different settings the difference is
obvious. I took only the VCOs into consideration.

Thank you
Dieter

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