hello dieter,

from my point of view it makes more sense to incorporate
these "improvements" into the forthcoming sequencer module
(for the tkb) instead of making a new maq16/3.
maybe this forthcoming sequencer can be the successor
of the maq16/3. the features seem to be quite similar.

best wishes

ingo


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

> We discussed several times a "MAQ16/3 Mark II". The main reason

why we did

> not develop so far a new sequencer is because we wanted to offer

the

> possibility to upgrade older devices (as for the CV/Gate output

addition

> from version 3.0).
> Most of the suggested improvements would require a hardware change

that does

> not allow to update older devices (e.g. LC display or a second

display for

> more information, additional LEDs to display the step that's value

is

> displayed currently, rotary encoders instead of potentiometers for

exact

> adjustment, and some more).
>
> May be there will come a "MAQ16/3 Mark II" any time but it will

not be

> possible to upgrade the existing MAQ devices because of

hardware/mechanical

> limitations. We believe that the existing hardware of the MAQ16/3

is already

> "exhausted" and it will be a problem to add more features with the

existing

> controls and displays. For example the glowing LEDs to show the

currently

> selected row or the usage of the points of the display are already

such

> makeshifts.
>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
>
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]Im Auftrag von analog1k
> > Gesendet: Samstag, 1. Oktober 2005 16:13
> > An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > Betreff: 1 Re: Doepfer MAQ quantisation question
> >
> >
> > That's exactly the answer I was looking for, the
> > MAQ just needs refinements IMO. The other problem
> > is when I used to own one, is the sensitivity of
> > the knobs, I mean you just needed to look at or
> > breathe on the panel and things would loose their
> > place, you'd get notes you don't want or it would
> > change by themselves as the sequences were running.
> >
> > I like to see what notes I am dialing in rather than
> > by ear, especially when you're creating polyrhythmic
> > sequences with all three rows.
> >
> > It would be a good idea to implement this on the
> > next new production run of MAQ's.
> >
> > A1k.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Dieter Doepfer"

<hardware@d...>

> > wrote:
> > > I don't think that this will be possible as the position of

each

> > > potentiometer is measured only when the step in question is

called

> > up. And
> > > there is another problem: there is no LC display but only a 3

digit

> > LED
> > > number display that is able to display only numbers or

characters

> > that can
> > > be realized with the 7 segments ("#" e.g. would be not

possible).

> > >
> > > But it should be possible to display the notes (2.g. "C2")in

the

> > single step
> > > mode by replacing the "#" by another character that can be made
> > with the
> > > segments of the display.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >