I agree. I'm grateful it doesn't sound like a Moog. I love the Moog
sound, but I love the Doepfer sound too. The AS VCOs have a fatter
sound to my ears, but I generally find myself prefering the slight
astringency of the A111s for my purposes.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mritenburg [mailto: mritenburg@... ]
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 2:07 PM
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: 1 110 vs 111 (was Re: tuning
> Hi Gino,
>
> I believe the A110 is perceived as "richer" sounding as the waveforms
> are not as pure as the A111. The sine is a shaped triangle, the
> square wave is a little droopy, etc. This, of course, results is
> more harmonics. Also, the A110 is a true discrete design whereas the
> A111 uses the CEM chip. IMHO, this discrete design has the A110
> sounding something like an Emu modular oscillator, whereas, the A111
> sounds very similar to my oberheim matrix 6 oscillators. I think the
> biggest let down for some people when it comes to Doepfer modules is
> the lack of "moogieness." Some people go looking for that "moog"
> sound in Doepfer and are let down. I was looking for something
> different and have been pleasantly surprised along the way.
>
> I hope that helps,
>
> Matthew