{"product_id":"doepfer-a-143-4-quad-vclfo-vco","title":"Doepfer - A-143-4: Quad VCLFO\/VCO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufacturer Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModule a-143-4 is a fourfold voltage controlled low frequency oscillator (lfo). as the frequency range includes moderate audio frequencies it can be used as a four-fold vco too.module a-143-4 is a fourfold voltage controlled low frequency oscillator (lfo). as the frequency range includes moderate audio frequencies it can be used as a four-fold vco too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efour independent vclfos\/vcos with triangle core\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrequency range switches: low (bottom position) = lfo mode, high (top position) = vco mode\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo frequency control cv inputs for each unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecv1 without attenuator (~ 1v\/oct)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecv2 with attenuator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emanual frequency control\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003einternal jumpers for the frequency range of the manual frequency controls:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejumper not installed: ~ +\/- 1 octave range (mainly for vco applications)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejumper installed: ~ +\/- 5 octaves range (mainly for vclfo applications)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esync inputs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecombined reset\/direction inputs for unit #1 - #3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseparate reset and direction inputs for unit #4 (normalled sockets, i.e. reset is connected to direction if the direction socket is unused)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eup\/both\/down direction switch for unit #4, for technical details concerning the reset and direction function please refer to the sketch below\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etriangle and rectangle outputs for each unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered\/yellow led displays for the triangle outputs (red = negative output voltage, yellow = positive output voltage)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecommon control section with two cv inputs and manual control (these inputs and controls affect the frequency of all four units)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003esum outputs for triangle and rectangle (with internal jumpers that define which outputs are summed) with red\/yellow led displays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoptional ultra-low frequency mode: for this a negative voltage can be applied via a jumper internally to the cv2 input of each unit and the common section (i.e. a negative voltage is normalled to the socket cv2 in question). then the cv2 attenuator control works as a negative frequeny control (i.e. turning up this control lowers the frequency). herewith lfo periodes up to about one hour (or even more) are possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoptional cv bus access via jumper (i.e. the module can pick up the cv from the a-100 bus, e.g. generated by a midi\/cv or usb\/cv interface a-190-x or a bus access module a-185-1\/2), if the jumper is installed the bus cv affects all four units as the bus cv is added to the cv generated by the common control section\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etyp. frequency range: \u0026lt; 0.001 hz (~ one hour, lfo mode with ultra-low option) ... 15 khz (vco mode with installed frequency range jumpers for the manual frequency controls)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eheat-up time: ~ 10 minutes (required to heat-up the main circuit by the affixed oven).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimportant notes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe module was planned mainly as a quad vclfo. but we added a range switch (nothing but a switch for two different capacitors) so that even audio frequencies are possible and the module can be used as vco too. because of the closeness of the main circuitry (i.e. four vco cores within less ~ 1 square millimeter) the oscillators may lock if the frequencies are very close to each other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe reset circuitry is optimized for the lfo mode. as it takes some time to discharge the oscillator capacitor the discharge time had to be chosen so that the capacitor is fully discharged in lfo mode. in the high range (where a much smaller capacitor is used) this will cause a zero state duration in the 0.3 ms range if the oscillator is synced (during this time the capacitor is shortened for discharge).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe control scale of the inputs \"cv1\" is about 1v\/octave. to improve the behaviour in the vco mode a tempco circuit is used to keep the temperature of the exponential converter at a fixed temperature (similar to the tempco option of the diy synth).. that way the frequency of the vcos (and even the vclfos) is nearly independent from the environment temperature. but the accuracy (1v\/octave scale and temperature compensation) is not as precise as for the dedicated vcos a-110 and a-111-1.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etechnical details concerning the reset and direction function:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe reset of a triangle based lfo or vco consists usually of two functions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edischarge of the capacitor that is used to generate the oscillation (i.e. set the output voltage to 0v)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epushing the lfo into the right direction. usually an lfo starts from zero with it's positive slope after a reset. without this second function the lfo would randomly start with positive or negative slope (exactly: it would keep the direction that was present while the reset has been carried out)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the a-143-4 module this standard reset function is available for the units #1 - #3. by means of internal pin headers and jumpers the sync behaviour can be modified (e.g. only reset without direction by removing a jumper, or replacing the jumper by a switch). even jumpers for up\/down\/both direction are available that can be used to connect switches to obtain the same features as for unit #4.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor unit #4 all types of sync are available:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseparate reset and direction function (separate, normalled input sockets for reset and direction)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirection switch up\/both\/down \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the up position only a direction change to rising slope is possible (triggered by the rising edge of the direction signal) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the down position only a direction change to falling slope is possible (triggered by the falling edge of the direction signal)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the both position both direction changes are possible (the positive edge of the direction signal causes a change to the rising slope, the negative edge of the direction signal causes a change to the falling slope) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe direction signal causes only an effect if the slope is not yet in the direction in question (e.g. the rising edge of the direction signal has no effect if the lfo signal is already in the rising stage)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis module has a maximum current draw of 100ma. it requires 22 te\/hp worth of space to fit in a eurorack frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doepfer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":9070017282095,"sku":"","price":374.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/5199\/7743\/products\/a143-4.jpg?v=1536183337","url":"https:\/\/www.noisebug.live\/products\/doepfer-a-143-4-quad-vclfo-vco","provider":"Noisebug","version":"1.0","type":"link"}