Mark,

you find my comments written inline.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer

> Hi everyone, been reading for a while, but cos I never actually owned any
> Doepfer modules, I didnt have much to say, except Hello. Im glad to report
> that this has now changed as I have purchased 11 modules secondhand, and
> intend on buying LOTS MORE!!!
> I have 2 completely unrelated questions, one about a module I now own, and
> one about a module I am lusting after!!!
>
> One concerns the A155 sequencer, that I am having alot of fun with, BUT...
> am i right in thinking that I should patch the glide socket into a trigger
> row to control which beats get glide... if no patch then ALL beats glide
> COs that aint working for me, am I doing something wrong Same
> goes for the
> S & H socket, although this maybe my confused mind, this sockety seems
> complex in what it does, anyway, somthing odd happens when I patch it to a
> trigger, but not quite what I expected.

trigger signals are very short pulses only. But if you want to control e.g.
the glide or S&H you need a constant level of the control voltage over the
complete step duration. Consequently trigger signals are not suitable to
control glide or S&H of the A-155 sequencer. You have to use gate signals
instead of trigger signals.

> Secondly, I want to get the A112 sampler, but need some clarification on
> some things. I find it strange that the audio IN socket is also the wave

CV in.

To control the wavetable number you need an additional CV during play back
(i.e. in addition to the pitch CV). During playback to Audio In socket is
not required and can be "abused" for this function.

> Does this imply a frantic unplugging of cables mid performance to first
> record a sample/wave and then jump about in it And secondly is it a

shame

> that the rec/play function is not triggerable

The module can can modified for this function. In principle all switch
functions can be controlled by voltages as the three position switches
generate internally nothing but 0V/+2.5V/+5V.

> I would have thought much fun could be derived from auto grabbing audio

(say voice) and then immediately

> sequencing it, this could be possible by making these functions

trigger-able

> externally. Im imagining of all sorts of wonderful glitchy (almost

granular ***) madness here.

> Maybe Im not quite getting how this thing works, Im sure ill get one

anyhow,

> just like to whet my appitite while I save my pennies!!!
>
> Looking forward to some crazy modular madness!!!
>
> ps Are list users posting mp3s anywhere
>
> regards Mark
>
> ***(how about a granular module Dieter As far as I know there has never
> been a hardware granular synth)
>
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