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Question regarding a-129-3

Question regarding a-129-3

2014-03-12 by Tonko Sekulo

Hi,

I just bought a-129-3 for using it as an attenuator/offset generator.

There seems to be slight (and very short) lag time when processing external cv most noticable if you feed the output of a-129-3 to pitch input of an oscillator. This is probably because it works only with cv and not audio signals, right?
Also it is not very useful for attenuating very fast envelopes which is expected. Does a-183-2 behaves differently with fast cv signals?
I don't have the a-129-4 so the slew input on a-129-3 is completely useless? I tried to feed it with some cv signal but couldn't establish what exactly is happening.

Thank you for the answers!


AW: [Doepfer_a100] Question regarding a-129-3

2014-03-17 by yahoo@doepfer.de

The information about the A-129-3 on our website says "Module A-129/3 is
suitable only for the processing of control voltage signals. It cannot be
used to process audio signals". The reason is the internal structure of the
module: voltage controlled switches and capacitors built kind of a low pass.
The control signal for the switches (slew control input) has to be a
rectangle with about 100Hz and about -5V/+5V level (formerly generated by
the obsolete A-129-4). The pulse width of the signal defines the slew (0% =
freeze, 1...99% = slew, 100% = follow). E.g. a VCO or LFO with a
zero-symmetrical rectangle and adjustable pulse width can be used to control
the A-129-3.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer
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> Hi,
>
>
> I just bought a-129-3 for using it as an attenuator/offset generator.
>
>
> There seems to be slight (and very short) lag time when
> processing external cv most noticable if you feed the output of
> a-129-3 to pitch input of an oscillator. This is probably because
> it works only with cv and not audio signals, right?
> Also it is not very useful for attenuating very fast envelopes
> which is expected. Does a-183-2 behaves differently with fast cv signals?
> I don't have the a-129-4 so the slew input on a-129-3 is
> completely useless? I tried to feed it with some cv signal but
> couldn't establish what exactly is happening.
>
>
> Thank you for the answers!

Re: [Doepfer_a100] Question regarding a-129-3

2014-03-17 by Tonko Sekulo

Great, will try that. Thank you for the info Dieter.
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:39 PM, <yahoo@doepfer.de> wrote:

The information about the A-129-3 on our website says "Module A-129/3 is
suitable only for the processing of control voltage signals. It cannot be
used to process audio signals". The reason is the internal structure of the
module: voltage controlled switches and capacitors built kind of a low pass.
The control signal for the switches (slew control input) has to be a
rectangle with about 100Hz and about -5V/+5V level (formerly generated by
the obsolete A-129-4). The pulse width of the signal defines the slew (0% =
freeze, 1...99% = slew, 100% = follow). E.g. a VCO or LFO with a
zero-symmetrical rectangle and adjustable pulse width can be used to control
the A-129-3.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer



> Hi,
>
>
> I just bought a-129-3 for using it as an attenuator/offset generator.
>
>
> There seems to be slight (and very short) lag time when
> processing external cv most noticable if you feed the output of
> a-129-3 to pitch input of an oscillator. This is probably because
> it works only with cv and not audio signals, right?
> Also it is not very useful for attenuating very fast envelopes
> which is expected. Does a-183-2 behaves differently with fast cv signals?
> I don't have the a-129-4 so the slew input on a-129-3 is
> completely useless? I tried to feed it with some cv signal but
> couldn't establish what exactly is happening.
>
>
> Thank you for the answers!


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