--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , bdu@... wrote:

>
> On 1/11/09, madrayken <dene.carter@...> wrote:
> > As an aside, would I still have the same challenges (i.e. need to
> > derive a trigger) if I was using a low-pass gate to create the
> > wooden-block sound
>
> If what you really want is to derive a trigger from gates, the
> appropriate tool for the job is the doepfer dual gate delay. The
> module takes in gates and spits out gates with variable delay and gate
> length. If you set. Both delay and length to full minimum, it creates
> a suitable trigger from the gate. I use it more for this than it's
> intended purpose, actually.
>
> -Brandon
>

That sounds perfect. Out of interest, I presume I'd still need to do
this even with a vactrol Low Pass Gate (i.e. vactrols would still
need a 'trigger' to achieve the same effect)