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

> 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.

I love the ribbon controller A-198 and never play the instrument without it, but I agree this is
a disadvantage. One way around it though is to combine it with another sample & hold
module and a multiple or Y-cable. Split the position gate output, and route position gate and
CV to the S&H module. This way you can get the S&H to hold the position voltage while still
getting the gate signal from the A-198. You could also split the position CV (again, mult or
Y-adapter) if you wanted both the held and non-held CV from the ribbon for different
purposes within a patch.

Ernst