> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dieter Doepfer" < hardware@... >
> To: "Bakis Sirros" < syrros@... >
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:22 PM
> Subject: Reply to email inquiry
>

DIETER DOEPFER:

> > Dear Bakis,
> >
> > for your information: since the announcement of
> the new A-100 modules
> (including
> > the Touch Sensor Keyboard and the
> Trautonium/Ribbon Controller) I'm
> flooded with
> > emails. It is impossible for me to answer each
> email. So I send these
> words to
> > all emails concerning the new modules:
> >
> >
>

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> > ________________________
> > Dear Sir or Madam,
> >
> > I'm sorry but at the moment I cannot answer each
> email message concerning
> the
> > new devices we are planning to show at the
> Frankfurt show. At preset I
> receive
> > between 60 and 100 email every day with questions
> and suggestions
> regarding
> > these new products (Touch Sensor Keyboard, A-198
> Trautonium/Ribbon
> Controller,
> > A-173 3D/6D CV Source, A-197 Nintendo 64 CV/Gate
> Source, A-108, A-166). We
> will
> > keep you informed about our proceedings on our web
> site www.doepfer.com.
> >
> > All I can say at present is this:
> >
> > The A-108 6/12/24/48dB VCF and the A-166 Logic
> Module will be available in
> March
> > 2002 (probably immediately after the fair, i.e.
> about March 20, 2002). The
> > English manuals will not be available before April
> or May 2002.
> >
> > The A-100 touch sensor keyboard will go into
> production with 99%
> probability.
> > But we have not yet decided the final features
> (how many potentiometer
> rows
> > above the keys, how many single outputs for
> Gate/CV1/CV2/CV..., pressure
> sensors
> > required , monophonic/duophonic/... CV/Gate
> outputs, additional display
> and
> > control buttons, MIDI out, and so on). If you are
> interested to discuss
> the
> > features of the A-100 touch sensor keyboard you
> may join the A-100 news
> group
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doepfer_a100 as we
> watch this group very
> > carefully. The results of the polls in this group
> will have a clear
> influence to
> > our decisions.
> >
> > The A-198 Trautonium/Ribbon controller will be
> manufactured with 99%
> > probability. So far we only have some problems
> with the pressure sensor
> (not as
> > sensitive as we would like) but the position
> sensor works perfect - from
> our
> > point of view much better than the original
> Trautonium solution with the
> string.
> >
> > For the A-173 3D/6D CV Source and the A-197
> Nintendo 64 CV/Gate Source the
> > customers inquiry will decide if these modules are
> manufactured. We still
> have
> > some problems with the A-173 as the data coming
> from the space mouse are
> not
> > fast enough (only 20 times every second). From our
> point of view this is
> not
> > sufficient for smooth control. We are in
> negotiations with the space mouse
> > manufacturer if there is some chance to increase
> the rate.
> >
> > The module numbers (A-73, A-197, A-198) are still
> subject to change.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Dieter Doepfer
> > Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH
> > http://www.doepfer.de
> > email: hardware@...
> >
>

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> > ________________________
> >
>

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