Good stuff, duff :-)

Makes me want to get one!

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "duffnuff" <duffnuff@h...> wrote:
> <jmaddocks1975@y...> wrote:
> > Also the Subharmonic Osc. sounds very interesting, anyone
> used one
>
> i'll take a minute to comment on the a113..
>
> it's an interesting module in that it allows you to play 'chords' of
> just about any musical or dissonant context, all from a single
> square wave Osc signal, and allows you to store 'mixturs' in
> banks which can be recalled on the fly using footswitches or
> other gate signals for changing 'chords' as you play. this is
> described in detail on the doepfer site and it works as expected
> in this capacity, many rich tones are to be had. if you're looking
> for subharmonics in a 'dope bass' sorta way, this won't do it, (the
> a113 only processes square waves and in turn outputs sawtooth
> waves) so for the super deep 'subharmonic' bass you're better
> off w a self oscillating LP filter or sine wave Osc.
>
> and for those of you who remember my moaning about the lack
> of an odd-factor clock divider a while back...
>
> i have to say the most note-worthy dicovery i've made recently is
> using the a113 as a clock divider. this is very cool for dividing a
> clock pulse by odd factors of 3, 5, 6, 7, etc...even better when
> different divisions are mixed via 138. try this w dynamic mixing
> within the 138 for bringing polyrhythmic elements in and out.
> as you may know, most conventional clock dividers only divide
> by factors of 2, 4, 8, 16, etc., so what makes the a113 extra
> special in this regard is not only the odd division capability but
> the fact that there are 4 of them available simultaneously w an
> indiv output per divider. as you can imagine, this can pull some
> downright naughty rhythms out of the a155. (and we all know
> what sawtooths do to the a155) but if you prefer less
> randomness step-wise, run the a113's sawtooth output through
> a signal modifier such as a160 seq or a162 trig delay (both
> settings at zero) and it straightens it back into a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
> trig signal, giving you an honest, odd but ordered division rather
> than having the a155 jump steps all over the place ( but in time)
> from the sawtooth. try it both ways!
>
> so overall i'd say the a113 a very unique module w many
> interesting applications that would require very complicated
> patching otherwise..conventional no. fun yes. i think it's
> great.
>
> -duff