Compression is important, but let's not forget EQ on the modulator.
Lots and LOTS of EQ.

Regards,
Kevin

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "selfoscillate"
<synaptic_music@y...> wrote:

> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Florian Anwander
> <Florian.Anwander@c...> wrote:
> > Hi selfoscillate
> >
> > > i find that the a129/3 attenuators are a "must". sometimes it is
> > > necessary to have control over the amplitudes of the separate
> > > filterbands to prevent distortions.
> > I feed the modulator signal over a compressor before I send it to
> the 129/1
> > (the analysis section). For non-speech signals the compressor may
> be built
> > with the Ext.Signal Input, Inverter, Slewlimiter and VCA. For
> speech I use
> > my external tube compressor.
> >
> > Florian
>
> hello florian,
>
> yes, same with me, i forgot to mention that.
> i often use compressors for one or even both the
> input signals of the vocoder.
> a very important point.
>
> ingo