> > Adam, I was considering wether to buy a R2M or A198 for some time and
> > finally decided to go for the A198. (re following thread: R2M vs A198
> > ribbon controller and I was debatting this issue with a local
> > distributor.)
> >
> > Main reasons were I don't use MIDI anyway and the R2M has no true non
> > quantized mode, see msg 12586.
> >
> > Hope you enjoy you A198 as much as I do. Rgds Ingo

From my point of view the main disadvantage of the A-198 (compared to the
R2M) is that the hold function cannot be combined with the gate generation.
That's not possible with analog hardware (or only with a very complex
circuit) but only with the software of the R2M. And I believe that 12 bit
resolution of the CV is very close to continuous. I've never heard a
complaint about the 12 bit "quantization" of the R2M.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer