> Hi John,

Hello, Paul!

> #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.

Ah, that was something I wasn't aware of. I still need to sit down
and read the specs on all the modules.

> #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.

I'm sure that if I purchased the vocoder modules that I'd be using in
a similar fashion.

> 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

Glad you broght this up. In the US, I hadn't ever heard it referred
to as "symmetric/asymmetric" before. I'll certainly be sure to pay
attention to the specs of the A100 output mixer. I would absolutely
prefer balanced connectors. Its too bad there is no "single" .PDF
document that I can download and print out that has ALL the modules
and their respective detailed specs (at least I haven't found one on
the web site). That would certainly simplify the task of gathering
information.

Kindest regards,
John