the blacet can transpose an octave downwards
shame on me, i didn't realize and therefore never
tried that. thanks for the info, peter :-)

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "(i think you can figure that
out)" <peter@b...> wrote:

> Blacet's have an input which will allow you to transpose up and
> down an octave, depending on if the input has a +1 volt (or
> above) signal -or- a -1 volt (or below) signal at that input.
>
> I think it has to do with the type of synthesis one does. Keyboard
> performaers I think really prefer this octave switching feature,
> while people who do the type of music which freely goes
> inbtween the 1/2 step tend to prefer a full range pot.
>
> - P
>
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "selfoscillate"
> <synaptic_music@y...> wrote:
> >
> > hello list,
> >
> > after all that chat about vco's, there is one thing i
> > really cannot understand.
> >
> > the doepfer vco's (a110 and a111) have those rotary octave
> > switches and i find them very handy, because it keeps you
> > from tuning the vco again if you only want to transpose
> > the vco for two or three octaves in order to try something out.
> > but doepfer seems to be the only manufacturer who cares
> > about this feature. on the other vco's in my system
> > (analogue systems, blacet) there is no such switch
> > and i wonder why.
> >
> > am i the only one who finds these octave switches useful
> > or would you say that it is a feature which is not that important
> > i know that it is no "must-have" feature for me, but it is
> > a "very nice to have" feature imho.
> >
> > best wishes
> >
> > ingo