great news,

Any idea when it could be ready maybe sometime this year :)

C.

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , <hardware@...> wrote:
>
> I just wanted to inform you that we are working on a 8x8 matrix made
with
> 3.5 mm jack sockets. The reason is that we found a manufacturer that
> produces a horizontal version of the 3.5 mm sockets at a much better
price
> compared to the vertical Cliff sockets used so far. Some of you may have
> noticed these sockets in new modules (e.g. the Manual Gate A-164-1,
Switched
> Multiples A-182-1, A-186-1 Gate/Trigger combiner and the new version of
> A-180 Multiples I). With these sockets it should be possible to
built a 8x8
> matrix at affordable costs. We are still looking for a manufacturer of
> shortening 3.5 mm jack plugs (or with diodes or resistors).
>
> I hope the matrix will be in the Euro 100-120 range but I still have
to wait
> for the quotations of our front panel manufacturer and our assembly
company.
>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
>
>
> > I have one Doepfer portable rack configured with AS and Doepfer
> > modules that are similar to the AKSs layout. I don't have all of the
> > modules in a AKS of course - no meter or KS keyboard or fixed output
> > filters for instance. I also haven't bought the trapezoid clones or
> > EMS filter so it is not a real close clone - close enough for me to
> > re-create the patches I commonly made on the Synthi A. I'm at work
> > now so I can't give you the exact module list but mainly it is mostly
> > Doepfer with 2 AS VCOs (the no longer made RS90 - it had the wave-
> > shaping I wanted) and the AS joystick (modified to be mounted upside
> > down - cables get in the way otherwise) and a custom made dual manual
> > gate panel. The things it has that are different than the Synthi are
> > dual Ring modulator, VC envelope generator, MIDI, mixer and VC
> > panner, and some more. I have re-arranged it a few times and there is
> > allot you can fit in that case. The main thing for me is to find or
> > make a joystick module that feels and acts like you want. It is the
> > main interface to play on the rig for me. A inverter module and lots
> > of multiples are needed too. Having a inverter is great - the way you
> > had to do inversion on the Synthi was a drag - I often have the
> > joystick's axis used in both regular and inverted at the same time.
> > The EMS matrix will spoil you totally and you will need to make or
> > buy lots of mults. If I ever find a source for the jacks used in the
> > Doepfer/AS modules in the US - I would love to make a matrix patcher
> > - lots of jacks needed though! To make one cheaply you would have to
> > hardwire it to the modules and there goes the flexibility of a
> > modular placement. At that point you might as well make a large
> > custom panel, take the panels off AS and D modules and mount them to
> > it - hardwired to the matrix. I always wanted to make a SEM-like
> > voice module that way with AS and Doepfer modules packed closely in
> > one panel and normalized to a standard patch. Oh well - now I'm
> > rambling - slow day here today.
> > -James
>