Doepfer A-160-5 ClockMult/Ratcheting
- Order number: 150071
- Depth: 35
Clock multiplier with potentiometer adjustable or voltage controllable multiplying factor. It has three selectable modes, each wit hdifferent factors: integer numbers, power of two factors and a mix of both.
The module is suited to spped up clocks e.g. for doubletime but also for creating ratcheting sequences where one step generates more than one gate.
The three modes offer following multiplication factors:
- integer numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- power of two: 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
- mixed: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16
Due to the nature of clock multiplying it takes a few input clock pulses until the clock output is stable. One has to average a few input clock pulses to generate the multiplied clock output signal. Even when the input clock frequency changes it will take a few cycles until the output clock signal is correct as the module cannot forsee the future of the clock input signal. The generated clock output signal is derived from the last few cycles of the clock input signal. Consequently the module should be driven only by a clock signal with constant or slowly changing frequency.
HE: | 3 |
TE: | 4 |
Depth: | 35 |
Power consumption +12V: | 50 |
A-160-5 @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.