hi list,
(this might be a world first....replying to
myself....:-)),
MY OPINION IS:doepfer should manufacture the touch
sensor keyboard with all the a154 features included
AND the a154 module to enable all the a155 users out
there to greatly enhance their a155 features!!!
also,about all the other future modules plans:PLEASE
DO MANUFACTURE ALL OF THEM!
do you agree
bakis.



--- Bakis Sirros < synth_freak_2000@... > wrote:

> DIETER SAY:
> "All the new modules (Morphing Filter A-107,
> Sequencer
> Controller A-154, SSM-Filter A-105) were very
> successfull at the NAMM. Without doubt the A-107 was
> the module the visitors asked most for as there is
> no
> comparable filter on the market. Some people
> mentioned
> an important feature that is still missing: a reset
> input so that the filter sequence could be set to
> the
> first filter with a gate/trigger signal (useful for
> the clock-triggered stepping through the filters).
> Others recommended to add a second CV input for each
> function without attenuator (as for the A-109).
> But even many visitors were very interested in the
> A-105 (b.t.w. the designer of the SSM2044 visited
> our
> booth and he was very proud that there still a lot
> of
> demand for his "baby"). The visitors checking the
> A-154 especially loved the voltage controlled
> addressing of the step and they suggested that we
> should add this feature in every case to the touch
> keyboard too (so we probably will ...). Generally
> people asked to introduce all the features of the
> A-154 into the touch keyboard. So there is the
> question if we should manufacture the A-154 or only
> introduce it's features to the touch keyboard (once
> more: a lot of new questions). Many people also aked
> for a "normal" CV/Gate keyboard with 4 or 5 octaves
> with the same features as the touch keyboard. As we
> discovered ourselves many visitores mentioned that
> it
> is very difficult to play with the touch keyboard in
> the normal way as one has no mechanical references
> as
> for the normal keyboard (e.g. the black keys and the
> pressed key). One always has to look at the keyboard
> and carefully position the finger not to trigger 2
> keys at the same time. So once again the discussion
> came up if it would not be better to use normal
> rectangle touch plates instead of the keyboard
> layout
> of the touch plates. Anyway - we will start a poll
> for
> the touch keyboard very soon with all these
> questions
> to find out which version of the keyboard we will
> manufacture. We finally have to come to an end with
> the touch keyboard discussion. In every case we will
> also develop a "normal" CV/Gate keyboard as the
> inquiries for such a keyboard are more than we
> expected. We also think about a digital sequencer
> that
> could record CV and gate signals as many customers
> asked for such a device. Also a small version of the
> Schaltwerk features (trigger sequencer with 16
> steps/8
> tracks with buttons and LEDs, but only one track is
> visible at a time - this will keep the price low,
> the
> desired track could be selected with additional
> buttons or an encoder, several LED displays to show
> the track/sequence and so on). As you see a lot of
> new
> ideas came up that will keep us busy for the next
> months or even years.
>
> Hans Zimmer visited us for a long time and he was
> very
> impressed of the Morphing Filter A-107 and mentioned
> that the A-105 is a very important "bread and butter
> module" too as it has a typical sound (of course he
> knows all the instruments that use the SSM2044) that
> differs from the other A-100 filter sounds.
>
> These are the plans for the near future:
> - publishing the poll for the touch keyboard on our
> web site to decide the final version that will go
> into
> production (the poll will be active for about 4
> weeks
> and we think about to combine it with a small prize
> competition so that all participants could win one
> or
> more A-100 modules (or even a touch keyboard - we
> don't know).
> - finishing the A-107 development (adding a reset
> input, possible adding CV inputs without
> attenuators)
> - finishing the A-105
> - starting the A-100 DIY page on our web site
> (contributions are welcome), it first the basics
> (principles of power supply, operational amplifiers
> with basic circuits, simple modifications of
> modules,
> simple DIY modules e.g. power adapters for AS
> modules,
> CV expander, changing the sensibility of CV and
> audio
> inputs, increasing the output levels e.g. of VCAs to
> obtain amplifications > 1, AC/DC coupling principles
> and changing AC coupling into DC coupling and vice
> versa ....)
> - finishing the touch keyboard (as soon as the poll
> is
> closed)
> - decision if A-154 will go into production
> (connected
> with the touch keyboard features)
> - carry on with "module of uncertainty" replica
> - carry on with chaos generator researches
> - developing a "normal" CV/Gate keyboard
> - modules under discussion: PLL module, digital
> sequencer, trigger sequencer ("mini Schaltwerk"),
> voltage controlled delay with several taps (separate
> CV for the time shift of each tap) and many more
> ...."
>
> COMMENTS,PLEASE
>
>
>
>
>
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