If you want to send a trigger to the LPG and you have a gate, then
yes you need the A-162 (or similar) to convert the gate to a
trigger. Not sure what the LPG would have to do with it unless it is
your desired destination:
Midi->Gate->A-162->Trigger->LPG




--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "madrayken" <dene.carter@...>
wrote:

>
> Perhaps I'm still confused, but...
>
> Would I still *need* a 162 to create trigger signals if I had a
> vactrol low-pass gate
>
> --- 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
> >
>