Doepfer

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "buechlerjoe" <buechlerjoe@t...> wrote:

hi joe, re-read the posts concerning the schaltwerk on the doepfer ez board forum. the regelwerk used some of the 
same boards as the schaltwerk. i own both of them. i find that when it comes to any Doepfer cpu controlled device, 
they are always short on memory, functions and other logic. i am really disappointed with the schaltwerk. 
there all kinds of bugs and shortcomings that should of been dealt with not now but 2 years ago. it's a shame that
 non of these  devices had the proper software revisions they deserve. i hear that every cpu and memory is maxed
 out, hence the reason they can not upgrade the software or add more functions. they build the shell of  their 
sequencers like a Mercedes but under power them like a 70's Volkswagen beetle. function definetely does not
 follow its form when it comes to the schaltwerk and the regelwerk.  i hate to sound harsh, but it is really sad when
 you have the units and start working with them, only to find out how under powered they really are. many others 
and i, have voiced our opinions and suggestions to better these products. ZIP, NADA AND NOTHING has been
 done about it for over a year. i guess they really care  about their products. everbody(reveiwers and customers) 
chewed out Waldorf, when they released the Q. well it's been 3 years and they upgraded their software so that 
the product functions properly. why Doepfer can't follow through, i have no idea. i have every filter doepfer has
released for my A100.  ask me if i care about the A108 filter? ask me if i care about rotary potentiometers or
 sliders the pocket control?

THE ANSWER IS NO AND I MEAN NO .
 
start by fixing the products that others and i have paid for, so that they can function the way they should of been 
right from the start. i don't care  about a 48db slope filter, when i can achieve the same result by putting a few filters
in series and have different control which you won't have in the proposed model. i have actually put off buying more
 A100 modules due the fact that nothing is happening with the software. i feel used and abused. i am now thinking  
about other systems and sequencers.

Mr. Doepfer PLEASE RE-READ THE POSTS ON THE REGELWERK AND SCHALTWERK ON THE DOEPFER EZ BOARD
AND RECTIFY THE SITUATION. I AM BEGGING NOW, PLEASE FINISH THEM SO I CAN GO ON MAKING MUSIC WITH
THESE MACHINES AND MY 12U A100 SYSTEM. I DON'T THINK THAT I AM OUT OF LINE ASKING FOR THESE
REQUESTS HAVING INVESTED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I HAVE IN THEM. THANKS FOR READING AND
I HOPE THIS  DOES NOT FALL ON DEAF EARS.
 
RM

P.S. Bakkis i really appreciate the work you have done with this board for the Doepfer community. Kudos to you,
 my friend. now one small favor, please foward this post to Mr. Doepfer, so it can make a difference. thanks again

> > allow changing of patterns to create simple song,
> 
> I understand why Doepfer doesn't want the Regelwerk to compete with 
> the Schaltwerk, but a simple solution would be to offer an "upgrade" 
> ROM for the Regelwerk, at additional cost, that would provide pattern 
> chains or songs, forward backward and pendulum modes, and all the 
> other features that have been artificially removed from the Regelwerk.
> 
> Of course, its possible to create simple pattern chains by combining 
> the Regelwerk with A100 modules such as the A150 switch. I frequently 
> do this to create 48-note "AABA" patterns and such, using the 
> resulting CV/Gate signal to control an A100 voice, or the Spectral 
> Audio Neptune.
> 
> Still, I picked the Regelwerk over the Schaltwerk in order to have an 
> integrated step sequencing/soundshaping environment, and I find it 
> more than a little annoying that features that I need have been 
> artificially removed from the Regelwerk.
> 
> Joe