Hi

> I just received two new modules from MFB
> http://www.mfberlin.de/Produkte/Module/module.html
> They look made very well. I made some pics available here:
> http://fa.utfs.org/diy/mfb/
>
> I hope I can provide sound examples soon.

Though I still have no sound examples, here my preliminary results

OSC-01: Nice bread and butter module for the reconstruction of a
standard synth, but not intended for exceptional VCO-constructions.
Three A-100 oscillators sound definitely more thrilling. But thats as
DCOs are. Reminds me definitely to my JX-3P. The double osc hardsync is
definitely nicer then on the roland ;-)


SEQ-01. One of the coolest drum sequencers I know - with few minus
points. It produces not only triggers, but a dynamic triggersper
instrument and step! It means the trigger voltage can have different
levels (MFB calls it different accent levels). This is perfect for
playing resonant filter drums (808-style), or drummodules which are
inteded to be played with pads. Great!
No difference between Record and Play. Thats what we always wished for
our TR-808! Very easy to handle.
External/internal Clock can be 16th or 96th (DIN-Sync)
With 96th clock you have 7 swing factors; to be honest, I found only the
first one (the smallest) useful.

one big and two small critical points:
1.) The final write pattern function (after editing the pattern) causes
the sequence to stumble rhytmically. Very bad in 96th clock mode. Better
in 16th clock mode but still hearable. In 96th you loos the sync. In
16th (external clock) most times you may be lucky and keep the sync, but
bad if not.
This should be improved in a second series of the Module (I don't know
whether changing the EPROM contents in a finished module is possible -
its all made from smb components)!

2.) When editing the three different accent levels you can not see a
difference, which steps have which level. I don't know whether there is
a solution thinkable whcih satisfies all needs. And finally you can
handle it as it is.

3.) There is no possibility to copy single instruments of one pattern to
another pattern.

Nevertheless. This is a real great drumsequencer!!! Maybe I will build
trigger inputs in my 808 and do the control with the SEQ-01

Florian



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