PLAN B analog blog

As I am just about to buy 2 of your models from AH and the 
Doepfer, but 
> if you can persuade me :-)
> 
> Ross


Ross,

I cant do that!  I've got the highest respect for Dieter as a person, 
as an engineer and as a musician.  I'd rather shoot my dog than 
persuade anyone not to enjoy them.

So...get both!

As silly as that may seem, there's a reason I said this.  They're 
different.  Although they both consist of two independent random 
generators, botsides of the the A149-1 are stepped (with two 
output variations each)  while mine has one stepped and one 
smoothed output, and there's only one out for each generator in 
the Model 24 while Dieter has options for each side.

Secondly,  the 149-1 duplicates the Buchla  66 response (only 8 
bits wide, so it selects from only 256 possible events) Mine is 2 x 
16 bits wide, it selects from a possible 64,000 

One of the two 149-1generators are quantized into half steps 
and octaves (two outputs).  Mine is not quantized

Dieter provides for VC of depth in one of the two generators (in 
Heisenberg speak that's Deviation)  and Distribution in the other 
(In Heisenberg, that's Mean) - mine has VC of all it's parameters, 
including Deviation and Mean in both the stepped and smooth 
sides.

Dieter's isn't self contained - it requires an external clock to 
operate.  Mine can accept an external clock, but it will also run on 
it's own without one.  

Mine can sample external voltages or draw from it's internal 
random generator, his only samples from the internal voltages

The most important thing to note about the A-14901 however - 
it's an excellent module.  Very musicaland a lot of fun.

They're simular...but  different enough that both would 
complement each other nicely. The only two absolute parametric 
simularities are they are both random generators and they are 
the same width.

hope this helps(?),

- P