--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., bakis Sirros <synth_freak_2000@y...> wrote:

> sorry cuari,
> but ,as i don't have a large income,i prefer the
> doepfer modules to be cheap,(by that ,i mean i don't
> care if the modules are build like a tank,i am not
> gonna use them as battle weapons,i prefer to pay less
> money even if i don't have the best quality knobs or
> metal frontplates....).
> that's my opinion....
> synthfreak

I don't want to use them as weapons either. I just want them to do
what is expected from them, and to do it for a long time. Simple as
that. Again, read my previous entries, Bakis: I LOVE MY DOEPFER. But
it just kills me that such a wonderful-sounding (and handsome, too!)
instrument has such poor-quality jacks! I have no problems with the
metal plates (they are beautiful!), and the knobs, although of an
ugly color, can easily be changed or painted different colors.
Another thing that makes me partial to Doepfer is its size: smaller,
more compact, easier to access. A lot of guys find the front panels
too crowded and awkward, but to me, they are just fine. And the size
of my system can attest to my devotion for the Mighty D: 12 rows of
modules, 20 vco's, 20 filters, 22 EG's, 8 vca's, etc.. I can make it
8-voice polyphonic if I want it (overkill. Not recommended). Bottom
line, my unbiased, personal opinion about this baby is mostly a
positive one, but like I said before, an OPTIONAL upgrade of its
jacks to higher-quality ones would be most welcome.
Now, going to another topic: that touch keyboard looks just superb.
Let's root for it, guys!!
cuari

>
>
> --- cuari7 <medejd@t...> wrote:
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., Florian Anwander
> > <Florian.Anwander@c...>
> > wrote:
> > > Sorry guys,
> > >
> > > but this is an ugly reply to the demands of many
> > people here:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Doepfer offers and sells modules with dedicated
> > features announced.
> > These
> > > features are forfilled. There were only very very
> > few real
> > technical bugs,
> > > which reduced the announced features; as far as I
> > know the owners
> > of the
> > > corresponing modules were informed personally and
> > the repair was
> > initiated
> > > by Doepfer. This is more than the usual of the
> > standard behaviour
> > of other
> > > producers.
> > >
> > >
> > > What you all expect is the fix of (to your
> > opinion
> > > annoying) lack of features.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To stay in the car comparison: You bought a
> > Volkswagen, now you
> > find, that
> > > it does not include air conditioning and its
> > instruments panel is
> > made from
> > > simple plastic instead of maple wood. So you
> > expect Volkswagen AG
> > to make a
> > > Mercedes out of your beetle.
> > >
> > > Now you want Doepfer to make a MOTM-Standard out
> > of the A-100
> > modules. What
> > > do you think Doepfer is A social station A
> > Doepfer module
> > usually costs
> > > less than the half of a MOTM module (I just
> > compared the MOTM price
> > list
> > > with Doepfers prices: often only 25% to 35% of
> > MOTM !!!). So i
> > think you
> > > can be DAMNED LUCKY that it provides 90 percent of
> > the technical
> > features
> > > and three quarter of the mechanical quality.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > A Mercedes is a nice car. Nothing to say against
> > it, but please stop
> > > complaining about the fact that you were so stingy
> > to afford only a
> > > Volkswagen. IF YOU WANT A MERCEDES, THEN PAY FOR
> > IT.
> > >
> > > If you don't have the money, then shut up!
> > >
> > > Florian
> >
> >
> > Strong words. But guess what Some of us DO have the
> > money. My
> > personal decision to go with Doepfer was due to it
> > being the main new
> > modular company available at the time (1998).
> > Currently I own also
> > Serge, MOTM, Synthesizers.com, Analogue Systems and
> > Blacet. Why do I
> > keep my Doepfer Because there's something very
> > distinctive about its
> > sound that I love, and which I don't get from any of
> > the other
> > systems. Do this: do a comparison test between the
> > Serge oscillators
> > and the Doepfer ones. The Doeph just sizzle!! You
> > get way more bright
> > side frequencies from them. And what about those
> > wonderful EG's
> > (especially the A-141) Individual pots for CV of
> > each stage. Wow.
> > And, in my opinion, the A-127 is THE BEST resonator
> > in any modular
> > currently available. Period. And so I think: this
> > thing is sooo close
> > to being perfect!! I wish the jacks were better. And
> > I would PAY FOR
> > THE IMPROVEMENT, OF COURSE!! I have no issues with
> > the sequencers. My
> > musical tastes span only stuff that is played with
> > fingers, on a
> > keyboard (the MAQ 16/3 is a nifty little toy that I
> > use mostly to
> > play drum loops from a Clavia Nord rack, to humor my
> > teenage
> > children. Honest.....). Frankly, I would not mind if
> > the mighty
> > Doepfer were more expensive, as long as the
> > perpetually-mentioned
> > MALFUNCTIONS (NOT MISSING FEATURES, MIND YOU!! TO
> > ME, THE DOEPFER HAS
> > MORE FEATURES PER MODULE THAN ANY OTHER BRAND, AND
> > THE SOUND IS
> > SUPERB!!!!)were eliminated. Yes, it would be a
> > logistic problem: How
> > to solve it in a financially-reasonable way (we do
> > not want the
> > company to go broke!!). Offer upgrades for those who
> > already own
> > systems. CHARGE MONEY FOR THEM. We are cool about
> > it. Yes, we bought
> > a VW, but if we want to hotrod it to a Mercedes,
> > give us the option!
> > And then, prospectively, implement the improvements
> > on all future
> > batches of modules, and CHARGE MORE FOR THEM!!
> > Whoever has a serious,
> > sensible interest in modular synthesis, with a
> > discriminating taste,
> > will realize that the Doeph is the way to go! This
> > will also help
> > maintain a certain standard of quality among the
> > different brands,
> > which will ultimately benefit the consumer. Let's
> > not allow a
> > degradation in the quality of these instruments to
> > take place, for
> > then they will truly become a passing fad.
> > cuari
> >
> >
>
>
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