hello bryan,

i'm not quite sure, but i believe that the a137 can do both,
it just depends on the knob settings. but as said, i'm not
sure about this, maybe someone else can verify this

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "untiedstates"
<untiedstates@...> wrote:

>
> Hmmm.. I'd asked on this group previously about the A-137's

behavior -

> needing a musical description more than a technical one.
>
> So, along the lines of this discussion, and because the Bananalogue
> page mentions that for the WVX "The signal from Out 1 of the top
> section adds odd overtones.....The bottom section is a full wave
> rectifier, transforming waves to positive voltage with even

harmonics."

>
> ... what is going on in the A-137 re: odd and even harmonics
>
> - this is useful to know because, for example.. tube amplifiers only
> add even harmonics... the sounds of closed-tube instruments such as
> organs only have odd harmonics... etc..
>
>
>
> thanks. -bryan
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "ilanode" <techmeier@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks!
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Florian Anwander
> > <Florian.Anwander@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Ingo
> > >
> > > > I could be wrong since I have no person. experience with the

WVX and

> > > > only little with the A137. Anyhow, I used to think that the

A137

> works
> > > > best for signal with none or few harmonics while the WVX works
> equally
> > > > well on signals which are poor or rich in harmonics. Anyone to
> > clarify
> > > Also the WVX works "best" with signals with poor harmonics. The
> > question
> > > is, what you define as "best". The Doepfer works as a WVX if you
> don't
> > > use the "multiples" control (or don't overload the input).
> > >
> > > Florian
> > >
> >
>