hello florian,

yes, this would be a cool module.

best wishes

ingo


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Florian Anwander
<Florian.Anwander@...> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> by occasion I ran over my sketch for a module idea, which i put in

May

> to the file section, while we were discussing the thread "any more

ideas

> for exotic future A100 modules"
> ( http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Doepfer_a100/files/Entwurf-

Crossfader.jpg).

>
> Somehow we never started a poll on this.
> So let me suggest this very simple module once again (most text is

taken

> from my mail from 08-May-2006):
>
> Basically the idea for this module comes from building modular

patches

> from the scratch while a live performance. You will want to add

more and

> more modules to the audio signal path. If you have a system with
> audiomixers and multiples on each module (e.g. the Roland 100m),

this

> is no problem. With the A100 this requires everytime to break up

the

> signal path, which is close to "stop your musical performance".

Similar

> is valid for adding additional control voltages to a module, which
> provides only one adjustable CV input.
>
> The idea of my module is to extend modules like all the VCFs or

similar

> (VC-Phasers, BBDs, Waveshapers...) with additional audio inputs,
> additional CV-inputs and additional outputs. Also I thought, that

it is

> not so easy to crossfade from one source to another with two normal
> mixer inputs - a real crossfader is much better.
>
> Technically it is a kind of 3-1-2 mixer. Three inputs can be level
> controlled and switched individually to two busses. The crossfader

poti

> is fix wired to one bus in my sketch, but an additional switch for
> routing it also should be possible. If you hardwire the summing

points

> of the mixers to the corresponding main module you even do not need

any

> active elements or powersupply for this module.
>
>
> Does anyone think this is a useful module
>
> Regards, Florian
>