hello gustaf,

my choice for a starter vocoder would be

1x a129/1
1x a129/2
1x a129/3

in my opinion the voiced/unvoiced module can
be omitted in most cases. the slew limiter module a129/3
is cool because you'll probably want to attenuate
a few bands (i want that all the time) and for that
you don't need the slew controller module.

later you should consider adding another two a129/3 and
the a129/4 controller, the a129/5 being the final addition.

a long time ago i owned a svc350 and i sold it for the
a129 vocoder. the doepfer vocoder has a very clean sound
compared with the svc350. the svc350 is not very versatile
soundwise because it has a strong character.
the a129 is a lot more neutral and therefore you can
use it for a wider variety of sounds.

best wishes

ingo

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "gargar1974" <gustaf@p...> wrote:
> hello,
> I'm thinking about getting the vocoder modules.
>
> A full vocoder is six modules,
> A-129/1 + A-129/2 and 3 of A-129/3 slew limiters with A-129/4 slew
> controller and A-129/5 voiced/unvoiced detector.
>
> But, it is quite expensive and takes up more than half of a G6...
>
> So, does any other configurations make sense
> Can I use the vocoder without the slew limiters
> Without the voiced/unvoiced
>
> Does anyone on the list use the vocoder without all six modules
> Can you make anything useful out of just the A-129/1 analysis and A-
> 129/2 synthesis section
>
> My experience with analog vocoders are the Roland SVC-350 and the
> Korg VC-10. (besides som virtual analog and software that i usually
> find boring).
>
> How would you compare the Doepfer vocoder system to the SVC-350
>
> Thankful for any buying tips from a-129 users!
>
> /gustaf