As a ballpark figure I'd say 200-300 Euro. A more precise calculation can be
made not before more details are fixed. Most of the charges depend on the
mechanical parts (front panel, sockets, switches, LCD cover, pcb dimensions)
and the features (because of the working time required to program the
firmware of the microcontroller). The electronics (microcontroller, DAC and
so on) are probably less than 25% of the total costs.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]Im Auftrag von Ton Akveld
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. Juli 2012 10:25
> An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: 1 Re: arpeggiator
>
>
> Even a company as long around as Doepfer Must not happen!
> I am very glad with this positive reply from Dieter!
> But what now
> How to measure interest A new poll Re-instate the previous one
> Taking the holiday season into account a poll now may not reflect
> the potential interest.
> Is it possible Dieter, to indicate the cost of an arpeggiator as
> you described
>
> Warm regards to all,
>
> Ton
>
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , <yahoo@...> wrote:
> >
> > Maybe it's not a good idea to bring an arpeggiator to the market as many
> > companies disappeared after that :-)
> >
> > We discussed an arpeggiator module for the A-100 many times in
> the company
> > but never got to the point. Then we lost track of this idea for
> the benefit
> > of other modules. But now as I trace the posts in the group I
> think we may
> > readopt the idea of an arpeggiator module (as I personally like
> > arpeggiators). But it should be a bit different compared to the existing
> > (but obsolete) designs. From my point of view it should be open
> to Midi/USB
> > (note and clock) and analog clock/CV inputs. And there should
> be different
> > operation modes. E.g. a set of factory presets and some user
> presets (that
> > may be "filled" e.g. by means of playing notes with a Midi
> keyboard) with
> > predefined notes, as well as a mode (maybe preset #0) that requires an
> > external Midi keyboard to define the notes "on the fly" (not
> sure if this is
> > the correct term). The "presets" > 0 would allow a stand-alone operation
> > without the need of a keyboard. If a keyboard controlled
> arpeggio is wanted
> > preset 0 is chosen. And of course features like running mode
> > (up/down/random/pendulum) and octave range have to be
> available. CV inputs
> > for some features (e.g. preset selection, mode selection, octave range,
> > transpose) should be available. The front panel could be a bit like the
> > A-187-1 DSP Effects Module with LCD, a few manual controls and CV inputs
> > with attenuators. Some in/outputs have to be added (e.g. USB, Midi,
> > transpose CV input, analog clock input, CV out, Gate out) as
> well as some
> > buttons to adjust basic functions in combination with the LCD
> (e.g. Midi/USB
> > or analog clock, Midi channel, "record" function for the user
> presets and so
> > on). Just a few ideas ...
> >
> > I'd like to develop an arpeggiator but we will have to see if there are
> > sufficient inquiries for such a module.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Dieter Doepfer
> >
> >
> > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]Im Auftrag von christian ienni
> > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 4. Juli 2012 22:44
> > > An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > > Betreff: Re: 1 Re: arpeggiator
> > >
> > >
> > > just to chime in with my two quatloos (and 400 on the newcomer!
> > > *ahem*... sorry... recovering trekaholic ^_^ )
> > >
> > > i love arpeggiators, and was always disappointed i couldn't find
> > > many - for a long time in the late 80s & 90s they kinda fell out
> > > of fashion, and it wasn't until the "analog revival" that
> > > companies started including them in synths again, though there
> > > are no current dedicated standalone hardware ones (that i know
> > > of). but over the years i've collected a few: Florian already
> > > mentioned the Oberheim Cyclone (at the time i got it i had to
> > > special order it; probably one of the last ones made before
> > > Oberheim went under), a Music And More MAP1 (another one i was
> > > glad to get since it seems MAM disappeard off the face of the
> > > earth completely several years ago), and an Akai ME20A, which
> > > isn't an arpeggiator per se - it's a "sequence arpeggiator": you
> > > record the notes/chords seperately from the pattern, which can
> > > lead to interesting and unexpected results.
> > > there's also the arpeggiators in my V-Synth & V-Synth GT which
> > > are phenomenal! my Dave Smith Evolver and Prophet '08 also have
> > > simple arpeggiators, though they only trigger the internal voices
> > > and don't transmit over MIDI (which is actually kinda cool, since
> > > it lets you get wild with multiple layered different patterns).
> > > the one in my microKorg is certainly serviceable as well.
> > > and you already mentioned RPG8 in Reason. and now with Reason 6.5
> > > and their new Rack Extensions third-party protocol, i'm sure
> > > someone will eventually come up with a new dementedly psychotic
> > > multi-arpeggiation module for it (i hope anyway...).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Heh, I'm glad, thanks. :) The gist is that I don't know of any
> > > standalone hardware arpeggiators, but it should be possible to
> > > build one. I think in general MIDI doesn't lend itself too well
> > > to a modular approach, but an arpeggiator would be a (perhaps
> > > overlooked) exception to that rule.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > > Zoë.
> > >
> > >
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