This is great. The ability to normalize a "standard" voice structure
would save a ton of patchcords and panel clutter. The header is a great
idea for bused functions, just unused pads would work for all other
uses and would not cost as much (don't even drill them).

This is one of the great examples of working with a company like
Doepfer, The main man of the company, Dieter himself, watches the
boards and makes modules that users want - not what some detached
marketing department "says" the user wants (this from a guy who works
in the marketing department of a major audio company!)
-James

On Dec 14, 2004, at 1:45 AM, Dieter Doepfer wrote:

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>> Here is an idea. Why not add a multi-pin header to the current mixers
>> that would allow their inputs to be chained to each other. This way
>> you
>> could chain as many mixers together as you want to make a 4 by x
>> matrix
>> mixer (it could even jumper to adjacent rows to make an 8 by x
>> matrix).
>> I would guess this could be done now by wiring cables between the
>> input
>> jacks of the current models. A better idea - I have always hoped that
>> Doepfer would allow access to the normalizing contacts on all the
>> jacks
>> used in the modules (at least the ones the can be used) like the old
>> E-mu modular. Currantly most of them are shorted to the main input
>> pins. This way you could chain the mixers inputs to each other through
>> the normalized part of the jacks and by jacking into a mixer in the
>> middle of a matrix, it would function normally. All it needs to be is
>> a
>> unused pad or donut - no pins or connectors.
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> We have already begun to introduce this suggestion into new modules.
> If you look at the polarizing mixer A-138c you will find a 10 pin
> header
> with the normalizing contacts available at the 10 pin header. A female
> connector with 10 pin ribbon cable can be used to connect the
> normalizing
> contacts to other CV or audio sources.
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> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
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> btw. how about a matrix polarizer instead of mixer
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James Husted
The ErsatZ Planet Graphics & Sound
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