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Basic VCO for the A-100 modular system

  • Voltage controlled oscillator
  • 3-Position toggle switch
  • Linear FM input and soft-sync input
  • Tune control range can be set between approx. 1/2 octave and 4 octaves via a jumper
  • Width: 8 HP / 40.3 mm
  • Depth: 50 mm (measured from the rear of the front panel)
  • Power requirements: + 12V: 150 mA (warm up period about 30 seconds), 60 mA (continuous operation) -12V: 30mA
  • Available since December 2014
  • Item number 354853
  • Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
  • Analog Yes
  • Digital No
  • Width 8 TE / HP
  • variants Doepfer
£111
All prices incl. VAT
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High quality, and surprising differences from A-110-1
Anonymous 18.12.2015
The A-110-2 Basic Oscillator is a great-sounding oscillator, with interesting additions to the A-110-1 Standard Oscillator. While the -1 has a 5-position switch for octave, the -2 has only 3 positions. The -2 also sacrifices the sine output from the -1.

While the -1 has linear FM (i.e. a second 1V/Oct CV input with an attenuator), the -2 also has exponential FM. And while the -1 has a sync input, the -2 has both hard and soft sync inputs. The -2 has only one input for pulse width - but that seems like a reasonable sacrifice for the other features.

I find that the A-110-2 doesn't track as well as the A-110-1 in high ranges, and the sound is a bit "grittier" than the A-110-1. I actually like the square wave output of the -2 better than that of the -1, and since I have two of each, I tend to use them together to add texture to patches.

All in all, for the small price savings and the 2HP difference in width, I would tend to buy the -1 first - but I would buy a -2 to go with it, too.
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Excellent !!
Kamil Z. 16.05.2016
Really great VCO it complements the Standard more expensive VCO very well. the soft sync is a must and differs a lot from hard sync, be careful though this unit is rather higly tuned and 0 pos does not correspond to 0 on the standard VCO, you can tune it down 2 octaves so no issues but will remain 1 octave above the lowest setting of the standard 110.

Higly recommended.
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Good compact VCO
Anonymous 15.03.2016
Affordable and compact which is good if rack space is a concern. I use it as an addition to my Arturia Microbrute but it sounds great even on its own with a few effects.
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Oskars 30.12.2016
Great features. Solid sound. Not a very shallow module.
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