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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: Cruel rumors about flat LEDs

2002-10-18 by bakis Sirros

hi peter,
i tried to contact you off list but i got a "failure
delivery" message...
anyway,i'm glad that you have greek roots!
yasou ki esena!(if you know greek...)
bakis.



--- "(i think you can figure that out)"
<petergrenader@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dome top on my LFO 1
> 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "jmaddocks1975" 
> <jmaddocks1975@y...> wrote:
> > yep you're right.
> > I just checked my Analogue Systems modules (I only
> have 3 
> VCLFO's 
> > though) and they all have flat
> LEDS's.....interesting.
> > Maybe doepfer couldn't source any, afterall
> Doepfer are 
> German and 
> > Analogue Systems are English. What about Analogue 
> Solutions, I have 
> > only 1 filter (MS20) has no LEDS's but do they use
> flat ones?
> > I wonder if American companies use Flat ones.
> > 
> > 
> > John.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "(i think you can figure
> that out)" 
> > <petergrenader@h...> wrote:
> > > Hate to break it to you guys - but the modules
> on my 
> Analogue 
> > > Systems gear, all of which is new,  all has flat
> tops.
> > > 
> > > Every single dang one of them.
> > > 
> > > So, it's not because of obsolesence.  But your
> observation is 
> > > correct, not all LEDs are created electrically
> equal, so saying 
> > the 
> > > flat tops respond quicker could be due it's
> electrical 
> > > charactoristics as opposed to just a difference
> in luminance 
> > > reflection of the domed lens.  I know from
> playing around with 
> > > some filters that using LEDS in place of signal
> diodes within 
> a 
> > > circuit will give different coloring to the
> sound from one LED 
> > type 
> > > to another.  Some sound warmer than others.  As
> silly as this 
> > > seems, green ones are particularily warm
> sounding.  
> > > 
> > > John Blacet is famous for using leds within his
> circuits, on 
> the 
> > > circuit boards themselves.  He does this for
> sonic reasons 
> with 
> > > intention of bringing them to the faceplate.
> > > 
> > > I swear, I'm not making this up!
> > > 
> > > Peter
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "Joe Buechler"
> <buechlerjoe@t...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > I recall reading somewhere that all of the
> A100 modules 
> > > originally 
> > > > had the flat red LEDs, and the Doepfer
> converted over 
> > > completely to 
> > > > the round orange-ish LEDs. I don't think any
> flat LED 
> modules 
> > > have 
> > > > been produced since then, and it affected all
> of the 
> modules, 
> > > so it 
> > > > didn't coincide with design mods as far as I
> know.
> > > > 
> > > > Its possible, though, that Doepfer has made
> changes to 
> > > various 
> > > > modules over time that haven't been reflected
> in version #s.
> > > > 
> > > > Maybe in a few years the flat LED modules will
> be 
> considered 
> > > a rare 
> > > > collectors item ;-)
> > > > 
> > > > Joe
> > > > 
> > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "ethanzer0"
> <ethanzer0@y...> 
> wrote:
> > > > > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., Paul Schulz
> <dasfonk@w...> 
> wrote:
> > > > > > No matter which type of LEDs they have, my
> A-140s are 
> all 
> > > marked: 
> > > > > > "version1, 1995", so Doepfer don�t seem to
> have 
> changed 
> > > anything.
> > > > > > So your idea of 'second sourcing' makes
> sense.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Tim Stinchcombe wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I have 5 A-140s.  3 of which 
> > > > > have flat LEDs.  Of the 3 that 
> > > > > have flat LEDs, 2 have visably
> > > > > different components on the PCB.
> > > > > Different transistors, differetly
> > > > > marked resistors, etc.  I can 
> > > > > understand red versus blue transistors
> > > > > as a sourcing issue, however, the banding
> > > > > on resistors is supposed to be somewhat 
> > > > > of a standard. The differences in these 
> > > > > two seems to identical.
> > > > > 
> > > > > It just so happens that these 2 
> > > > > are the 2 I like most.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ethan
> 
> 


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synthfreak(parallel worlds)
athens-greece
[Doepfer_a100] group owner-moderator

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