Although I prefer the A111, the A110 isn't really that bad. And I
like the A121 (especially the band pass filter), but not for
everything. I mean, I like mustard, but not in my coffee.. mostly
(if you catch my drift).

As for the A126 Frequency Shifter, I can't agree on that it's whack.
That said, I wish A126 had a lower shift register, as well as sine
and cosine inplimentation, but that would drive the price right up.
Correctly used, the A126 can add weirdness you'd be hard pressed to
find elsewhere.

Personally, I'd like to see a new dedicated wavetable oscillator
(i.e. no sampling option) with better and more visual control over
waveform selection than the A112 offers. For example, the old
Digisound VCDO, although inexpensive and slightly less than elegant,
used 4 groups containing 8 waveforms each. CV inputs for group and
waveform manipulation allowed for precise waveform selection, as well
as made the job of wavetable modulation quite easy.

Regards,
Kevin

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Paul Schulz <dasfonk@w...> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> well, I can´t agree with Hans´ worst-module-opinion in every point.
>
> A-110 VCO (I don´t really like it, too.)
> pros: nice sound; cheap; octave switch
> cons: tune range isn´t large enough; no fine tune, no lin FM input
> (although it is possible to add this function (and soft sync) by
> modding. There are solder points on the PCB for this functions!).
> BTW: They were cloned from Moog The Rogue, as far as I know.
>
> For my person, I´d like to see another VCO from Doepfer, too. It
may be
> only a modified A-110 but with without the cons. Call it 110b or
110x
> (for "extended").
>
>
> RS90 from ASys is a nice one, but I really, really HATE tunig it!
>
> A-121 multimode filter: I really love it as it can sound quite
sharp and
> aggressive. Although it is a -12dB/oct filter, I prefer it to the A-
122,
> which is based on the same chip (CEM 3320) and has a slope of -
24dB/oct.
>
> A-140 ENV: quick quick quick. great for fast sequences.
>
> >Others more modern are very good ,(maybe because are designed by
other
> >people or cloned from better machines) : WASP filter
> The WASP filter clone was originally designed by Jürgen Haible and
> "borrowed" by Doepfer. Check Mr. Haible´s website, he´s a real
> synth-DIY-freak: http://home.debitel.net/user/jhaible/hj.html
>
> freq shifter: Well, the frequency shifter is a real nice electronic
toy,
> but the one from Doepfer is quite wack. Check the one from ASys
(forgot
> the name), which is quite expensive...
>
>
> my two cents (EUR and $) ...
>
> cheers,
> Paul