a little tricky at first for sure. i don't think it will do much for a
square wave, because essentially a square wave is "clipped" already. i
found it will definitely enhance a tri or sine wave, though not to the
buzzy extent of the a137. it shines when used before and after
filters. that is when it earns it's usefulness for me.

also, if you want to hear what it's really doing to a wave, give it a
DC signal going into an oscillator. it really shreds DC signals
apart. an LFO, S&H, or env signal really gets stretched and bent over
giving you some very psychotic grooves. i use mine just as much on DC
signals as audio.

additionally it works great in the res loop of a106 or a108.

ingo, i'd say it's very useful and hard worker, but requires a few days
to get a feel for. not as immediately appealing as a137.

---tom

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "ilanode" <techmeier@w...> wrote:
>
> Hello list, the A136 is on my mind for long time. Recently I had the
> chance to toy with it for a while and was wondering on the results:
> 1) On *any* of the VCO's waveforms it had rather minor impact.
> 2)Dramtic and great results could be obtained by feeding a more
> complex signal (= Jomox drum machine) into the module. However, some
> settings boost the bass which I didn't expect.
> 3) There was no neutral setting. Eg feeding white noise into the
> module while all pots set to 0 lead to an obvious loss of high freq.
> 4) I expected the -L pot being an attentuator for external CV on -A
> (some for L and A) but they seem to be independent from one another.
> I've to admit that I have no experience with Distortion devices (let
> alone Waveshaper) so probably my expectations were mislead. Anyhow, I
> wonder wether all A136 behave as decribed: almost no effect even on a
> square wave; possible bass boost; lack of neutral setting; no
> connection btn. -L/-A and L/A And, your application for the A136
> TIA, Ingo
>