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Product information "Doepfer A-142-1 VC Decay/Gate"
Voltage controlled envelope generator with one parameter: decay. Due to additional outputs for positive and negative gate with adjustable threshold the module can be also used as a voltage controlled trigger delay.
The A-142-1's attack time is fixed at .2ms, the decay time is minimum 2ms long. A scaleable CV input is used for modulating the decay time. A LED displays the ocurse of the envelope.
A comparator with adjustable threshold setting is used to extract a gate signal from the envelope which is available in a positive and an inverted version. Altering the decay time will result in changing the gate length. The gate extractor can be used as a gate delay as well.
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.
