Doepfer A-111-2 High-End VCO 2
- Order number: 160214
- Depth: 55
The successor of the good old A-111 High End oscillator is an utterly precise analog VCO/LFO with a extremely big frequency range, immaculate tracking over at least ten octaves and nearly perfect waveforms.
With linear and exponential FM, pulse width modulation, two simultaneous types of sync and attenuators on all CV inputs the module is really well-appointed.
Not less than four frequency controls make tuning an ease:
- switch for LFO or VCO range
- octave rotary switch with six positions
- fine tuning control (approximately one octave range)
- coarse tune control (approximately one semitone range)
An 1V/octave input without attenuator is expanded by two scaleable FM inputs, one for linear and one for exponential frequency modulation. Using a jumper you can decide whether the module obtains pitch CV via the internal bus.
The VCO has a triangle core from which sawtooth, pulse and sine are derived. The wave forms are almost perfect and sans glitches.
The pulse width can be set with a control from 0 to 100% and of couse it can be modulated.
The A-111-2 features not only one but two inputs for oscillator synchronisation - one for hard and one for soft sync, which both differ in sound with the hard sync being more aggressive and richer in harmonics.
HE: | 3 |
TE: | 14 |
Depth: | 55 |
Power consumption +12V: | 70 |
Power consumption -12V: | 50 |
A-111-2 @Doepfer
WIth a long trajectory building synths, MIDI keyboards and designing bespoke devices for music pioneers Kraftwerk, Dieter Doepfer decided to design his own modular synthesizer in 1995 based on existing electrical and mechanical specifications of lab equipment he used during his years at university. The official presentation of the system at 1996 Frankfurt Musikmesse caught everyone by surprise and created lots of interest. After Doepfer published the specifications on his website, many instrument designers and engineers saw the potential of the new Eurorack format. Doepfer continues expanding their catalog of over 200 modules (and counting), operating from their modest offices in the outskirts of Munich.