hello ingo,
all these new modules are ,indeed, very interesting!
now the A100 has become the best modular for
experimental music and wierd sounds out there.
can't wait to buy all the new modules!
bakis.





--- selfoscillate < synaptic_music@... > wrote:

>
> hello list,
>
> last saturday i met dieter doepfer and
> sibille heller at the musikmesse frankfurt.
> it was a very enjoyable meeting and we had
> a good communication going on.
>
> i had the chance to test some new modules
> and here is what i found:
>
> a137 wave multiplier
> --------------------
> a very exciting module. it is something like
> the opposite of a filter. we used a triangle
> wave and added overtones with the a137.
> it sounded great, a bit like sync, but also
> different. the resulting sounds surely cannot
> be created by other a100 modules. we used an
> oscilloscope to view the changes in the waveform
> and it was really impressive. dieter doepfer
> told me that the a137 is his favorite out of
> the new modules and this is very understandable.
> really great stuff.
>
> a101/3 vactrol 12-stage phaser
> ------------------------------
> the moment i was testing this module, it was
> too loud around. another exhibitor tried to
> get as much audience as possible by breaking
> the actual loudness record ;-)
> so i cannot describe the sound very exactly,
> but i can say is that it is a very powerful
> module. from my first hearing, the vactrols
> do a good job. the module acts a lot smoother
> than the standard a125. i tried different
> feedback loops and was surprised by the changes
> in the output signal. this module takes the
> usual phaser effect to a whole new level.
>
> a143/1 complex envelope generator
> ---------------------------------
> peter grenader is right, this module kicks ass.
> the adjustable threshold for the eod and the
> polarizers make this a monster modulation source.
> it is much more than just a simple quad module,
> but it can still be used as such. now that i've
> tried the a143/1, i'd prefer built-in polarizers
> (like in the prototype).
>
> a143/2 quad adsr
> ----------------
> a very handy module, nothing much to say about.
> dieter doepfer told me that he will add range
> switches to the module, just like in the a140.
> a very good idea.
>
> a143/3 quad lfo
> ---------------
> pure bread and butter. does what it does.
> good value for the money.
>
> a149/2 random digital outs
> --------------------------
> worked as intended. the prototype was triggered
> by the upper section of the a149/1 only. i don't
> know whats better, upper section or both sections
> maybe a poll
>
> a152 voltage adressed octal s&h/switch
> --------------------------------------
> my personal highlight. this module will add so
> much power to the modular, i think i want at
> least two of them, as soon as they are available.
> i think about switching different feedback loops
> with the vactrol phaser, selecting audio sources
> for the vocoder (like dieter doepfer showed me),
> toggling between different sample&hold outputs,
> cycling through waveforms or filter types and
> so on. i'm so happy about this module.
> this is exactly what i need.
>
> a197 vu-meter
> -------------
> looks nice. works as intended.
>
>
> unfortunately i couldn't test the rest
> of the prototypes by myself, but i've been
> told that they are working fine.
> these are the a101/1 vactrol steiner filter,
> a101/2 vactrol lowpass gate (6db lowpass and/or
> vca, dieter doepfer told me that he likes the
> sound character of the a101/2 very much, it
> would sound smooth and very pleasing),
> a154 sequencer controller (a must-have for
> a155 owners) and a138c polarizing mixer.
>
>
> looks like we will get some awesome modules
> during the next few months.
>
> best wishes
>
>
> ingo
>
>
>
>

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Bakis Siros
Parallel Worlds / Polariton
Athens-Greece
1 group owner
http://www.shimarecords.co.uk
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