Yahoo Groups archive

Doepfer

Index last updated: 2026-04-29 00:15 UTC

Message

Re: doepfer asking for suggestions about a possible MULTI STAGE ENVELOPE MODULE!

2004-01-16 by selfoscillate

hello bakis,

i noticed that issue especially when using envelope followers
with the a132. using an a140 or a141 should work better with
the a132, but maybe it is just me because i tend doing
unusual things when making percussive sounds :-)

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Bakis Sirros 
<synth_freak_2000@y...> wrote:
> hi ingo,
> you're right.but i have never noticed the problem with
> percussive sounds and the linearity of the a132's.
> bakis.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- selfoscillate <synaptic_music@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > i like the a132, it is a handy module. but please
> > note that they
> > are linear, which means that they are not very
> > percussive.
> > for typical synth sounds they are fine and sound
> > well, for
> > synth percussion you should better use a vca with
> > exponential
> > response.
> > 
> > also you have no pots on the a132, so if you need to
> > offset the
> > vca, you need an additional voltage source like a176
> > or a129/3.
> > 
> > best wishes
> > 
> > ingo
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Bilinger"
> > <x2wm@h...> wrote:
> > > somehow I think I will also prefer a multiple eg
> > or multiple low 
> > cost 
> > > lfo even with no leds than a multistage enveloppe.
> > > in fact the low cost lfo seemed a very good basic
> > module to me.
> > > 
> > > I am also questionning sometimes buying A132, the
> > low cost vca. has 
> > > anyone use this module? is this okay for audio? i
> > am thinking to 
> > save 
> > > a bit of space on some A130 and A131 but I am not
> > sure to really 
> > > understand A132?
> > > 
> > > thanks
> > > 
> > > have a good day
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> =====
> Bakis Siros
> Parallel Worlds / Polariton
> Athens-Greece
> [Doepfer_a100] group owner
> http://www.rubber.gr
> http://www.ward12.com
> 
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes
> http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.