or just buy two a137's and have lots of functionality
and super noisy sound at the same time!
best regards,
bakis.




--- selfoscillate < synaptic_music@... > wrote:

>
> hello bryan,
>
> the metalbox/cgs wave multiplier incorporates three
> independent
> wavefolders, but only one of these is
> voltage-controlled.
> the other two are really simple and have manual
> control only.
> one benefit of the module is that you can easily go
> from "no effect" to "full effect". it is also a
> benefit to
> have three folders, if you want to process more than
> one
> sound at once with only one module. a drawback is
> that
> the module sounds more dirty/noisy with high
> multiplicators
> and that the overall sound is not so versatile.
> not to mention the higher price compared to the
> a137.
>
> the a137 is more versatile in terms of sound, it
> offers
> more parameters, more voltage-control and it sounds
> less dirty. the a137 incorporates one multiplier
> only,
> but it is the most elaborated one.
>
> if i had to choose one, i'd probably take the a137.
>
> best wishes
>
> ingo
>
>
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Bryan E
> Cornell" <bcor@l...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've been debating between the A-137 and a
> Metalbox Wave Folder.
> Can anybody weigh in with some wildly biased
> opinions
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> > >>> Florian.Anwander@c... 10/24/05 3:57 AM >>>
> > Hi
> >
> > > Dieter Dopefer has pulled a off a big winner
> with the A-137 Wave
> > > Multiplier. One of the most unique sound
> modifiers to come
> > > around in some time, and argueably the best
> waveshaper ever
> > > released IMHO.
> > I definitely can subscribe this. The A137 is my
> favourite module
> from
> > the first moment.
> >
> >
> > > Tune to Saw VCO's to octaves, mix them, put them
> both thorugh
> > > one wave multiplier.
> > Don't mix the input signal. Use one VCO as carrier
> and the other as
> > Modulator (I call it 'waveshaping cross
> modulation')!
> >
> >
> >
> > > Trouble in paradise: One thing I wish for is a
> VC level control
> > > input. Many timbral variations occur based on
> how hard to drive
> > > the clippers. You can do it with an external
> VCA of course
> > > leading into the device, but it would have been
> wack had it been
> > > an A-137 feature.
> > This is not a trouble it is the best feature and
> one really
> important
> > note for every use of a wavemultiplier or
> distortion is:
> > If you want to modulate the effect dynamically
> (Envelope,
> LFO, ...), the
> > it is much better to modulate the level of the
> input signal instead
> of
> > modulating the waveshaping effect.
> >
> >
> > Example:
> > Not good:
> > ENV
> > |
> > VCO -> A137 -> VCA
> >
> > Better:
> > ENV
> > |
> > VCO -> VCA -> A137
> >
> >
> > The best (and most simple) example is feeding a
> TR808 style drumset
> with
> > bass drum and different toms through the A-137.
> Use only very short
> > Hihats and no noise like clap or shaker.
> >
> >
> > Florian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
> >
> > Visit your group "Doepfer_a100" on the web.
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email
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> >
>
>
>
>
>

Bakis Sirros
Parallel Worlds
Athens-Greece
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http://www.shimarecords.co.uk
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