i often use vca's to modulate the depth of modulators.
for example you can modulate the depth of a lfo which modulates
a filter by using another voltage, maybe coming from a
step sequencer, clock divider, another lfo, envelope, oscillator,
mod-wheel ... endless endless endless

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Pierre Zeeman" <pierrezee@h...>
wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> As a VCA = end of the line man, I was very interested in this

statement of

> yours:
>
> >I, for one, use a number of VCA's because I view them as more than
> >simple gain controls, or the final module in a patch. To me, VCA's
> >are basic automation devices, and when used to control modulator
> >outputs (for both for level and time), VCA's can animate a patch.
>
> Perhaps I am misunderstanding you here, but it seems to me you are

talking

> about using the VCA as a stage to pass a modulator through on the

way to the

> carrier. You would then apply automation to the VCA (via seq, env,

lfo,

> whatever) which would in turn modulate the signal passing through

the VCA

> and, hence, ultimately the carrier itself. While this would be

very useful

> for a carrier which has a CV input for modulation but no modulation

amount

> knob, surely it's just wasting a VCA where the CV input on the

carrier does

> allow depth to be set as well
>
> The reason I ask is because I have always suspected that I am

lacking

> something fundamental in my approach to the use of VCAs...
>
> TIA
>
> Pierre
>
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