Hi M (a city is looking for a murderer ;-))

> How do I get the highest frequency out of an A-110 When I send
> an envelope with sustain set to maximum to one or both CV
> inputs, I get approximately 1200 Hz (that's an estimate, I don't
> have a frequency counter, but I'd like it to go higher).

I think the sum of all CVs should not exceed 10 V. According to the service
manual http://www.doepfer.de/a110_tec.htm the Octave switch gives without
any additional CV a Frequency of around 1kHz at the highest position (+ 2
Oct). This feeds 5V to the summing point, so additional 5 Volts should give
you the highest possible frequency. This is theory, I did not try this in
reality.

I think, the musically usable range of the exponentiator circuit ends
around ~3000Hz. Keep in mind, this is a lowcost VCO.

> How do you set an A-136 Distortion/Waveshaper to "neutral",
> letting a signal pass through the module more or less
> unaffected

According to http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/a136_man.htm
A to 6,5
+A and -A to 12:00 o'clock position

(I don't own a A136)

> I'd like to hear people's opinions about the A-174 Joy Stick. It
> seems to me that having the module fixed vertically in a rack like
> other modules wouldn't be very convenient, placing a joystick flat
> on a table with the stick upwards seems more natural (more
> common at least).

That is true of course; I think in general a more desk like position of the
surface is much better, but it can take a lot of space. A friend owns a
A100 in the suitcase housing: very cool handling!


Florian
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