stumbled on these last time I was dreaming of making an VSC3 clone:
http://www.ghielmetti.ch/englisch/index.htm
and then click "Products" and then "Custom made Matrix Boards and
Signal Distributors".

regards
AB



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , James Husted
<the_ersatz_planet@...> wrote:

>
> I have one Doepfer portable rack configured with AS and Doepfer
> modules that are similar to the AKSs layout. I don't have all of the
> modules in a AKS of course - no meter or KS keyboard or fixed output
> filters for instance. I also haven't bought the trapezoid clones or
> EMS filter so it is not a real close clone - close enough for me to
> re-create the patches I commonly made on the Synthi A. I'm at work
> now so I can't give you the exact module list but mainly it is mostly
> Doepfer with 2 AS VCOs (the no longer made RS90 - it had the wave-
> shaping I wanted) and the AS joystick (modified to be mounted upside
> down - cables get in the way otherwise) and a custom made dual manual
> gate panel. The things it has that are different than the Synthi are
> dual Ring modulator, VC envelope generator, MIDI, mixer and VC
> panner, and some more. I have re-arranged it a few times and there is
> allot you can fit in that case. The main thing for me is to find or
> make a joystick module that feels and acts like you want. It is the
> main interface to play on the rig for me. A inverter module and lots
> of multiples are needed too. Having a inverter is great - the way you
> had to do inversion on the Synthi was a drag - I often have the
> joystick's axis used in both regular and inverted at the same time.
> The EMS matrix will spoil you totally and you will need to make or
> buy lots of mults. If I ever find a source for the jacks used in the
> Doepfer/AS modules in the US - I would love to make a matrix patcher
> - lots of jacks needed though! To make one cheaply you would have to
> hardwire it to the modules and there goes the flexibility of a
> modular placement. At that point you might as well make a large
> custom panel, take the panels off AS and D modules and mount them to
> it - hardwired to the matrix. I always wanted to make a SEM-like
> voice module that way with AS and Doepfer modules packed closely in
> one panel and normalized to a standard patch. Oh well - now I'm
> rambling - slow day here today.
> -James
>
>
> On Jan 30, 2008, at 2:28 PM, johnppp2 wrote:
>
> > Great stuff everyone, very helpful. james, could i ask specifically
> > what is in your AKS emulating rack
> >
> >
> >
>