John wrote:

>> Favorite module. definitely A-119 External Input/ Envelope
>> Follower. A must-have when using the vocoder.
>A must have for vocoding Please explain. I'm not quite clear why.

Hi John,
#1: As the A-119 is a pre-amp and has not only an unbalanced minijack
audio in but also a balanced 1/4"jack as audio input, you can plug in a
dynamic microphone without the use of a mixing desk. Okay, the pre-amp
is not the best one but if you have a good microphone the result is
acceptable. And it saves you an aux-send on your mixer.
#2: Let´s say I want to create a choir sound with the vocoder using a
speech signal and a nice polyphonic pad from my Juno60. So I plug the
Juno´s audio output into the A-119. I adjust the operating level and
then plug it into the instrument input of the A-129/2.
I´d even buy a second A-119 for this purpose.

BTW: To all you native English speakers. Do you say "balanced" or
"symmetric" if you´re talking about e.g. a micro input like on the
A-119 I learned that the english expression is balanced, but the
faceplate of the A-119 says symmetric/ asymmetric. Is it a wrong
translation (symmetrisch/ unsymmetrisch in german) or is it okay in your
ears

best,
Paul