--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "thomasborax" <thomasborax@y...>
wrote:

>
> hi folks-
> quick question-
> the dual low cost vca. i'm tight on cash and space, i'd like to

use

> it as my audio vca. i can add/subtract gain from an external

mixer,

> i just want it controlled by an eg as any vca would be. i don't

need

> multiple inputs or pots.

you can use the a132 as an audio vca indeed.
i do this from time to time and i'm pleased with the
results.

> also, the ssm2044 filter. is there much gain on the input there

i

> had akorg mono/poly, the filter sounded cool on that.

the a105 has enough gain to allow distortion at the
input stage. but for me the most interesting thing about
the a105 (and the mono/poly) is the resonance of the filter.
sub-basses are a snap with a self-oscillating ssm2044.

best wishes

ingo