Doepfer A-190-8 USB & MIDI to Sync
- Order number: 130351
- Depth: 50
USB/MIDI to clock interface that allows for synchronizing clock-driven modules with the MIDI environment. It processes only the Clock, Start, Stop and Continue MIDI commands. It has several clock divider outputs, each one start, stop and reset outputs for controlling sequencers and also an interesting wait function. Input is either a 5-pin DIN socket or USB.
The A-190-8 features a MIDI input and an USB input but a simultaneous use isn't possible.
There are five clock outputs with different divisions:
- 96: 96 pulses per bar = 24ppq (pulses per quarter note)
- 32: 32 pulses per bar = 8ppq
- 16: 16 pulses per bar = 4ppq
- 1: generates a impulse at the beginning of a new bar
The Wait function stops the analogue clock while MIDI clock is running and will re-start it at the beginning of the next bar. This funtion can be activated with the button or a control pulse.
HE: | 3 |
TE: | 6 |
Depth: | 50 |
Power consumption +12V: | 50 |
Power consumption -12V: | 50 |
A-190-8 @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.