> i assume that all this quad business is driven partly by a trend towards

polyphonic

> patches.

Not for me. Though the quad modules may be used for polyphonic applications
this was not our plan. For me a modular system is still monophonic or better
said multi-monophinc (i.a. several monophonic "voices"). The A-143 series
are multiple modulation sources without polyphonic "ulterior motive" - at
least for me. And the A-135-2 is planned as a mixer for different audio
sources, mainly for several percussive tracks that can be filtered,
Q-enhanced, amplified/attenuated and panned independently by hand or
automatically by a sequencer, LFOs or other CV sources. During the
Musikmesse I discovered that many visitors had a lot of fun with this
application.

But after all it does not matter if you use the quad modules for polyphonic
patches or other applications.

Best wishes
Dieter