--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., bakis Sirros <synth_freak_2000@y...> wrote:

> email discussion between bakis(me...) and dieter
> doepfer:
>
> > hi dieter,

OF THE TOUCH KEYBOARD SEQUENCER

>
> due to the many different, partially
> contradictory/conflicting suggestions (not
> only from your group) we have problems to decide which
> version we should
> manufacture. The announcement of the A-154 made the
> discussion still more
> complex as some customers mentioned that all the
> features of the A-154 should be
> included with the Touch Keyboard Sequencer too.

having A154 like features on the TKS would be very useful.

It is

> really very difficult for
> the TKB to find a solution that satisfies all
> customers. We never had such a
> problem with other modules. This is why the TKB is not
> yet available and it will
> still take some time.

Mr.Doepfer, maybe you should propose the available functions and
suggestions you have recieved for the TKS to the group in the form of
a poll. i am sure, if you were to conduct an Official Doepfer poll
for the TKS from the company, that more people would vote as well.
you could also email everyone who has made suggestions for the TKS to
take part in the poll.this might help to steer you in the right
direction. another idea would be to have different layouts of the
proposed TKS so people could have a visual guide to base their
decisions on.

Our schedule is to wait until

> the NAMM in January and then
> decide the final version of the TKB (how many rows of
> potentiometers,
> arrangement of the potentiometers, number and type of
> inputs, outputs, LEDs,
> buttons, sequencer features, MIDI yes/no, polyphony
> yes/no and how many, design
> of touch plates like a keyboard or all of the same
> shape like the Serge TKB,
> and - and - and ....)
>
> > also,WILL THE A107 MORPHILTER AND THE A154 SEQ
> CONTROLLER BE RELEASED FOR
> > SURE (about when )
>
> Both will come definitely. Only the features, prices
> and dates are not yet
> fixed. As soon as the final features of A-154 or A-107
> are fixed we will start
> the development. For the A-107 we already have a
> prototype but not with the
> morphing feature but only manual switching between
> some filter types, the types
> are fixed by different resistor/capacitor values and
> not variable with VCAs as
> for the final version. The A-154 is only "in our
> heads" so far. But as we are
> familiar with PIC solutions (e.g. Pocket
> Control/Fader/Dial) the development of
> the A-154 is not really a problem for us as soon as
> the final features are
> fixed.
>
>
> P.S. Today morning revised again the A-154 proposal:
> An additional switch is
> used to select 8 or 16 step length. And this is how it
> works:
>
> Provided that two A-155 are connected to the A-154 one
> has two possibilities:
> parallel (8 steps) or serial (16 steps) operation. In
> both cases the A-155 will
> run in parallel but in the 16 steps mode an A-150 VC
> switch is used to switch
> between the CV/trigger/gates of the first A-155 (step
> step 1...8) and the second
> A-155 (step 9...16). The A-154 has an additional
> output available (labelled
> "9...16/A4") that is used to control the A-150.

if you use the A150 vc switch, will you still be able to have analog
address of the stages

thanks and regards,
RM

>
> This solution requires no modification of the two
> A-155 controlled by the A-154.
>
> concerning your message in the group:

>
>
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