On 28 Apr 2015, at 20:49, achtung_999 heinrich.himmelwasser@... 1 < Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > wrote:

Yes that's totally true, can only agree there, but most of those were done in a time when the eurorack world consisted only of Doepfer and maybe 2 or 3 other producers.
Even in that time Dieter had a strict policy not to tread on other eurorack manufacturers ground.
I remember well when Plan B went out of business. And I was anxiously searching for an Analogue Shift Register, Plan B was the only one at that time making one. It was very hard to get that one for a decent price in Europe, so I missed it. I was informing if Doepfer had any plans on doing one, since Plan B was out of business.
Dieter answered that he was not going to do that since Plan B had enough trouble as it was.
Very thoughtful! 
That was more what I was referring to Neil.
Oh and not that many years after Elby designs did a remake of the CGS ASR for euro, which I then got..

all the best,

Ernst

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:16 PM, Neil Kagan   blinkenlicht@...   [Doepfer_a100]   < Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com >   wrote:

 

Thank you for your reply. Regarding not making modules that already exist… really if that were the case we wouldn’t have most of the great things Dieter has designed, based on existing equipment but given his own touch which is why I love Doepfer gear.

Neil

On 24 Apr 2015, at 23:18, achtung_999   heinrich.himmelwasser@...   [Doepfer_a100] < Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > wrote:

It's not Doepfer indeed, but it is eurorack. 
I don't see how you can think that Dieter will be making a module that another eurorack maker is already making.
Doesn't seem to be a very good thing business wise I think. 
But maybe that's just me... 

Anyways, here's how my A128 expansion turned out, PatchPierre was nice enough to devote a little bit of text to it:
http://patchpierre.blogspot.no/2013/01/a-128-modification-by-ernst-van-der-loo.html

All the best,

Ernst

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 9:20 PM, Neil Kagan   blinkenlicht@...   [Doepfer_a100]   < Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com >   wrote:

 

Yes I have the 128 and looking to do the expansion so that's an option. 

Neil

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On 24 Apr 2015, at 19:55, achtung_999   heinrich.himmelwasser@...   [Doepfer_a100] < Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > wrote:

 

And regarding the 2nd part of your question:
You could get creative with the synthesis part of the Doepfer vocoder.
It's hard to get the exact same functionality going but...
Another approach would be to use A128 fixed filterbank - with expander (I build my own version).
And use the individual outputs of those as inputs to various VCAs and mixers... Loads of work...
So...
Another very interesting module in this domain of creative filtering is the new RxMx by MakeNoise (  http://www.makenoisemusic.com/RxMx.html   )
When combined with the new FXDf module there are some similar things possible   http://www.makenoisemusic.com/FXDf.shtml

all the best,

Ernst

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 8:49 PM, achtung_999   < heinrich.himmelwasser@... >   wrote:

I don't think so... Look at this, it's only a few months old:

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/sputnik-modular-spectral-processor

Ernst

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Neil Kagan   blinkenlicht@...   [Doepfer_a100]   < Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com >   wrote:

 

Does anyone know if there has ever been a plan fora doepfer spectral processor, like the buchla one Or how to best use existing modules to the same effect

Thanks,

Neil

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