Doepfer A-188-1D
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A-188-1D
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The A-188-1D is a fantastic way to inject some vintage warmth and character into your modular setup. Its BBD technology produces a uniquely organic delay sound, perfect for adding subtle flanging, chorus, or even generating interesting Karplus-Strong textures. This is a must-have for those seeking a distinct analog flavor.
Product Description
Doepfer A-188-1D, Brigade Device Module
BBDs are used to delay audio signals before digital delays are able to deactivate the BBD-generated effects. BBDs have some very unique advantages (or disadvantages - depending on the point of view) over their digital counterparts, a result of some of the special properties inherent in BBDs. BBD circuits can be treated as a chain of Sample & Hold units (S H), which pass on their voltages to the next S&H in the chain at each clock pulse.
- The sound produced by the A-188-1 module is very special indeed. Typical applications include: Flanger
- Chorus
- Analog Delay or Karplus / Strong Synthesis. As the A-188-1 has a lot of unique features (voltage controlled clock rate / delay time with extreme range
- polarity switches for CV inputs
- feedback and BBD Out/Mix
- clock and CV high speed VCO output
- BBD clock input
- feedback insert
- feedback to self-oscillation)
- it's not at all unfeasible to discover many unusual applications
- e.g.
- delay controlled by ADSR
- envelope
- random or sequencer with positive or negative effect.
- For the A-100 modular system
- High-speed VCO (HSVCO) section
- BBD / Audio section
- Power requirement: +80 mA (+12V) / -50 mA (-12V)
- Width: 14 TE / 70.8 mm
- Depth: 60 mm (measured from the back of the front panel)
- • Unique BBD character offers warmth and organic texture
- • Voltage-controlled clock provides expressive delay time modulation
- • Polarity switches on CV inputs offer versatile control options
- • Feedback circuit enables self-oscillation for unique soundscapes
- • BBDs introduce noise and drift, requiring careful gain staging
- • Limited delay time compared to modern digital delays
- • Module size (HP) can be restrictive in smaller modular systems
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