--- Dieter Doepfer < hardware@... > wrote:

> From: "Dieter Doepfer" < hardware@... >
> To: "bakis S" < synth_freak_2000@... >
> Subject: AW: 120cm blue cables
> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:12:08 +0200
>
> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: bakis S [mailto: synth_freak_2000@... ]
> > Gesendet am: Freitag, 21. September 2001 15:55
> > An: hardware@...
> > Betreff: 120cm blue cables
> >
> > hello,
> > are the 120cm cables with mono or with stereo
> > plugs and if they have stereo plugs,can they be
> used
> > in the same way the other cables(red,grey...) are
> > used(for connecting cv inputs and outputs,audio
> ins
> > and outs...between the a100
> modules) thanks.sirros.
> > synthfreak(parallel worlds)
> > [doepfer_a100]group moderator
> > athens-greece
>
> The new 120cm blue cables are now monophonic and can
> be used in the same way as
> the other cables. We had 120cm black cables with
> stereo plugs but now the 120 cm
> cables are manufactured in a monophonic version too.
>
> I have seen (copy from the news group) that you
> asked for detailes about our VMS
> (Voice Modular System). Unfortunataly we have no
> information in digital form
> available as it was about 15 years ago and all
> information was still written
> with a typewriter, the pc boards were made by hand
> and the front panels as well.
>
> The VMS was based on the following "modules":
> Voice Card (a complete monophonic synth with 2 VCO,
> VCF, VCA and 2 VCADSR)
> Expansion Card (expansion module for the Voice Card
> with 4 VCLFO's, Noise, S&H
> and VC modulation matrix)
> Control Boards (to control Voice and Expansion Card
> by hand)
> Interface (to control the Voice and Expansion Card
> with Computer, Software for
> Commodore 64 and Atari ST was available)
> Sound Sampling Card (8 bit sampler, similar to
> A-112)
> 8 voice polyphonic keyboard with 8 CV/Gate outputs
> (no MIDI)
>
> All boards had a common bus and e.g. up to 8 Voice
> Cards could be used to obtain
> a 8 voice polyphonic synth (or 2x4 voice or ....,
> one could mix the modules as
> desired).
>
> If you ar interested I could try to scan some
> additional information. But at the
> moment our scanner is defective and I have to wait
> for the repair.
>
> We stopped the VMS as it became clear that many of
> the CEM chips used (Curtis,
> e.g. CEM3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360) will no
> longer be manufactured by
> Curtis. The sound was the typical CEM sound (e.g.
> most of the Oberheim and
> Prophet synths used the same chips, even some Roland
> synths).
>
> Best regards
> Dieter Doepfer
> Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH
> http://www.doepfer.de
> email: hardware@...
>

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