{"product_id":"doepfer-a-111-6-miniature-synthesizer","title":"Doepfer A-111-6 Miniature Synthesizer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eModule A-111-6 is a complete miniature monophonic synthesizer module that has these features available:\u003cbr\u003e(\u003cstrong\u003ebold\u003c\/strong\u003e = control or socket)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eVCO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003etriangle core VCO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003efrequency range: about 32 Hz ... 16 kHz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eprecise 1V\/oct tracking: about 32 Hz ... 4 kHz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eTune: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003emanual tune control (with an internal jumper the range can be set to ~ +\/-1 half an octave or ~ +\/-2.5 octaves)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eOct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: range switch -1 \/ 0 \/ +1 octave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eMod.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: modulation depth (attenuator wired to the \u003cstrong\u003eMod.\u003c\/strong\u003e socket)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eDest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: switch that is used to address the modulation to frequency modulation (position \u003cstrong\u003eFM\u003c\/strong\u003e) or pulsewidth modulation (positon \u003cstrong\u003ePM\u003c\/strong\u003e), in center positon no modulation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003ePW:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e manual pulsewidth control for rectangle waveform, PW can be also modulated by the Mod. input as mentioned above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWave\u003c\/strong\u003e: waveform switch (sawtooth \/ off \/ triangle), the sum of the waveform chosen by this switch and the rectangle is fed into the VCF (to turn the rectangle off the PW control has to be set fully CCW or fully CW)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e1V\/Oct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (socket): external CV input for VCO frequency (1V\/octave)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eaccess to internal bus CV (via jumper, optional, please remove the bus jumper if this feature is not used to avoid unwanted frequency modulation as then the unused CV line of the bus works as a kind of antenna)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eBalance unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe balance unit is made of two VCAs which are controlled by the sum of manual Balance control and the balance CV input in the opposite direction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe audio input of VCA1 is hard-wired to the VCO output, audio input 2 is connected to the socket Ext.In.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe output of the balance unit is used as audio input for the VCF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eBal.: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003emanual balance control, fully CCW the internal VCO is used, fully CW the external signal (Ext.In) is used, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eat center position both signals have about the same level\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eCV Bal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: CV input for balance (range about 0...+5V)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eExt. In\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: external audio input for VCA2, about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e5 Vpp level required for similar loudness as the internal VCO\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003ethis socket is normalled to the internal \u003cstrong\u003eVCO suboctave f\/2\u003c\/strong\u003e signal (rectangle with half the frequency), if no external signal is applied the suboctave signal is used as the second signal for the balance unit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eVCF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e24 dB low pass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eFrq.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: manual frequency control\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eFM1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: frequency modulation depth (attenuator wired to the \u003cstrong\u003eVCF FM1\u003c\/strong\u003e socket, the socket FM1 is normalled to the internal \u003cstrong\u003eEnvelope\u003c\/strong\u003e signal and then FM1 controls the modulation depth of the internal envelope applied to the filter)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eFM2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(socket) : second CV input for VCF without attenuator (about 1V\/octave),  the socket FM2 can be normalled to the 1V\/Oct socket of the VCO by means of an internal jumper, in this case the VCF frequency follows the VCO frequency (so-called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eVCF tracking)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eRes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: manual resonance control (up to self oscillation)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eif the VCO is turned off (waveform switch = center position, pulsewidth control = fully CCW or CW) and the VCF resonance is set to maximum the module can be used as a sine oscillator, the tracking at socket VCF FM2 is about 1V\/octave (not as precise as the VCO but much better than most other filters)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e~ 11 octaves frequency range (~ 10 Hz ... 20kHz)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eaccess to internal bus CV for bus controlled VCF tracking (via jumper, optional, please remove the bus jumper if this feature is not used to avoid unwanted frequency modulation as then the unused CV line of the bus works as a kind of antenna)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eVCA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eGain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: manual amplitude control (initial gain), can be used to open the VCA without envelope signal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eVCA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (switch): used to switch between gate and envelope as control signal for the VCA, in center position the VCA is not controlled by envelope or gate, in this case the VCA loudness is controlled only by the manual gain control\u003cbr\u003enote: when gate is used the VCA is controlled directly by the gate signal (i.e. hard on\/off), this may lead to clicking noise under certan conditions (especially with low VCO\/VCF frequencies), an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eadditional jumper is available that adds a bit slew to the gate signal when it is used to control the VCA directly, this avoids the mentioned clicks but lowers the rise and fall time of the gate signal (affects only the internal gate signal processing and has no influence to the applied external gat signal) \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003especial control scale: exponential scale in the range from about -20dB to -80\/90dB, linear scale from about -20dB to 0dB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemark\u003c\/em\u003e: this special control scale results in a loudness behaviour that is a bit different from pure linear or exponential VCAs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eOut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: audio output of the module (= VCA output)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eEnvelope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eGate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (socket): Gate input, level min. +5V\/max. +12V, can be normalled to the bus gate signal by means of a jumper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eAtt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: manual control for Attack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eD\/R\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e: manual control for Decay\/Release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eEnv. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(switch): used to switch between A\/D, ADSR and A\/R mode of the envelope generator, in center position (ADSR) the sustain level is fixed to about 50%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eEnvelope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e (socket): envelope output (about +10V)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCVT\u003c\/strong\u003e (socket): CV input for time control, by means of two internal jumpers one can select which time parameters are controlled by the CVT input (e.g. A only or D\/R only or A\/D\/R) and in which direction (i.e. if an increasing CVT shortens or stretches the time parameter in question)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eEnvelope LED display\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eAttack time range: ~ 1ms ... 5 sec (can be extended by using the CVT input)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eDecay\/Release time range: ~ 1ms ... 15 sec (can be extended by using the CVT input)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe distances between the controls and sockets are smaller as for the standard A-100 modules and rubberized small-sized knobs are used. In return the front panel has 10 HP width only for a complete synthesizer voice. The module is primarily planned for applications where only limited space is available. The module can be treated as a slimmed version of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doepfer.de\/A1115.htm\"\u003eA-111-5\u003c\/a\u003e synthesizer voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe following document shows the positions and functions of the jumpers and trimming potentiometers of the module: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doepfer.de\/a100_man\/A111_6_trimming_potentiometers_and_jumpers.pdf\"\u003eA111_6_trimming_potentiometers_and_jumpers.pdf\u003c\/a\u003e. Pay attention that faulty adjustments caused by the user are not covered by warranty. In this case the working time required to re-establish the correct adjustment has to be charged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eAdditional technical information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe voltage level of the used gate signal has to be at least +5V and the rising\/falling slopes has to be fast enough. Otherwise the envelope will be not work in the right way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eWe discovered that some modules from other manufacturers do not meet these specifications. In this case the level shifter module \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doepfer.de\/a1834.htm\"\u003eA-183-4\u003c\/a\u003e may help by connecting one unit of the the module between the gate source and the gate input of the A-111-6.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eBreite\/Width: 10 TE \/ 10 HP \/ 50.5 mm\u003cbr\u003eTiefe\/Depth: 50 mm (gemessen ab der Rückseite der Frontplatte \/ measured from the rear side of the front panel)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eStrombedarf\/Current: +60\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emA (+12V) \/ -60 mA (-12V)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doepfer","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":51570003116310,"sku":null,"price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Silver","offer_id":51570003149078,"sku":null,"price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4221\/9542\/files\/A-111-6_black__03025.1663272354.1280.1280.jpg?v=1785568918","url":"https:\/\/boutiquepedalnyc.us\/products\/doepfer-a-111-6-miniature-synthesizer","provider":"BPNYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}