--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Dieter Doepfer" <hardware@d...> wrote:

> > 1. Pt 3 of the SOU
> > 2. Granular synthesizer & delay
> > 3. Speech - formant
> > 4. Deluxe Frequency Shifter
> > 5. Bit reducer/deciminator
>
> 1. and 5. are under development

Great.

> Concerning 4: We think about a separate voltage controlled quadrature
> oscillator that will go down to a few Hz (I assume that this is the most
> important improvement for the A-126).

Perfect.

> Concerning 3: I think this can be done already with A-104, A-127 or A-129-2
> in combination with CV source or Midi-to-CV interface.

I am thinking something more like the phonetic speech chip based synthizers used in toys
like Texas Instrument Speak & Spell Series but with voltage control.

Analog Solutions made one but used samples. Many companies still offer these style chips
for robotics and speech assistance.

TD