tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819611122045891392024-03-13T22:47:00.515+01:00PatchPierre.Net...a blog dedicated to analogue synthesis, my Doepfer A-100 Modular and other Eurorack Gear...Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-48466645506366318132020-01-10T17:05:00.003+01:002020-01-10T17:05:22.119+01:00Doepfer Announcements for NAMM2020Great news, Doepfer will be at NAMM 2020 again from January 16-19, 2020 at booth # 10302 of their international distributor Alex4. \
Among the brand new A-111-6 mini synth module they will show the prototypes of some planned new modules:
Joystick module A-174-4 outputs three control voltages generated by a spring-loaded X/Y cross potentiometer (so-called joy stick) and a Gate signal.
Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-38007588722194030092019-05-03T16:46:00.001+02:002019-05-03T16:46:29.472+02:00Doepfer Superbooth 2019 Slim Line AnnouncementsThis year Superbooth takes place again in Berlin from May 9-11th.
As promised in a recent interview with Dieter Doepfer, the company will be focussing on the public demand for smaller modules this year.
Especially the live Eurorack performers would love to see these new modules, which are basically smaller versions and re-designs of Doepfer's 'greatest hits'.
The first batch of Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-73596248584082724052019-04-19T23:49:00.002+02:002019-04-19T23:49:47.647+02:00The History and Future of Eurorack Modular Synths with Doepfer by @DivKid and @Flixxx
Early contributors to this blog DivKid and Felix from the Tuesday Night Machine finally had the time to have a talk with Dieter Doepfer at a recent Thomann event...
" A rare moment of free time and having great people in the right place at the right time here's an interview with Felix of Tuesday Night Machines talking to Dieter Doepfer, THE CREATOR OF EURORACK at the Thomann Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-64302772835849146512019-04-04T15:58:00.001+02:002019-04-04T15:58:23.950+02:00Doepfer Polyphonic Modules - a conversation with Dieter Doepfer #TSR19 by MoltenMusicTechRobin Vincent of MoltenModular had the opportunity to sit down with Dieter Doepfer, the inventor of the Eurorack format, and chat about modular with a specific focus on his new polyphonic range of modules.
" Thomann took a bunch of YouTubers to their shop and told us to go play and make videos.
So we did.
This is straight to camera, one take, off-the-cuff, honest and Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-72970455558117290722019-02-07T17:22:00.000+01:002019-02-10T13:17:00.342+01:00The Doepfer - Kraftwerk ConnectionGerman Krautrock legends Kraftwerk and Dieter Doepfer have worked together for a long time.
As the only one in its industry Dieter Doepfer even may use their name for advertising purposes.
Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk) and Dieter
Dieter: One day i got a call from a Mr. Schneider who wanted to know if we could rebuild a special keyboard into a MIDI keyboard.
The caller was Florian Schneider ofPierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-47553360610059779372019-02-05T14:49:00.003+01:002019-02-05T15:22:21.779+01:00Video: The Secret Doepfer Files I recently found these 2 older videos with Dieter Doepfer from video collective "Open Video Medien Labor", an open non commercial platform for video art.
As far as I know it is an open project - step by step - which could possibly finish with a Doepfer movie.
I like the way it is filmed anyway... but i have the feeling that it might become a looooong project.
I contacted the makers and hope to Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-16244269659027173052019-01-07T13:40:00.000+01:002019-01-07T14:08:58.969+01:00Dieter Doepfer Live at SchneidersLaden/ BerlinOn December 6th of last year, SchneidersLaden in Berlin had Dieter Doepfer as a special guest.
Dieter baked cookies (yes), gave a modular beginner workshop, did a presentation of his latest products and performed an interesting liveset.
You can see the A-197-3 VCO controlled RGB LED prototype in this video too (the dynamic LED control start about at 6:40)
Schneidersladen Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-16312752477821310252018-11-10T12:14:00.000+01:002019-03-05T11:45:44.534+01:00Doepfer A-197-3 Controller for RGB LED Stripes
Interesting that Doepfer's latest modules include some cool small, nifty non-musical utility modules.
Last time they announced the 4 x USB eurorack power supply, and now this one:" Module A-197-3 is a control unit for RGB LED stripes. The LED stripe is glued e.g. to the inner edges of the cases A-100P6/P9/PMS6/PMS9/PMS12 to illuminate the modules and patching statically or dynamically. Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-90728611938518251102018-05-08T12:25:00.000+02:002018-05-18T17:47:50.836+02:00Doepfer 4 x USB Power Module A-183-9
USB Power module prototype
Without any preliminary information Doepfer had one small surprise at the Superbooth event in Berlin last weekend.
Their latest module is a 2HP wide USB Power module.
This module has 4 USB ports directly on the frontplate, and has a LED light at the bottom that shows if the module is active or not.
The module can be used for powering other equipment like a Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-9284219255284058682018-05-01T13:23:00.002+02:002018-05-01T13:23:44.054+02:00Doepfer A-157-4 Module, Trigger Sequencer Midi/USB/control outputs Announced for Superbooth 2018A wide range of more than 200 exhibitors is now preparing for the upcoming Superbooth event (May 03 until 05, 2018,) in Berlin.
The program for the three days consists of exhibitions, concerts, workshops, DIY and more.
You can find all info at https://www.superbooth.com/
Doepfer will be there too, ofcourse... and besides the already announced 'new' modules, they will also show a new Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-8975873341623905452018-03-28T15:51:00.000+02:002018-03-28T20:03:03.096+02:00New Modular Podcast: Podular Modcast by Tim Held and Ian Price
The Podular Modcast is a nice new podcast about modular synthesis, hosted by Tim Held and Ian Price from Seattle, WA.
In their podcast series (ten episodes recorded already) they will be chatting with synthesists, module manufacturers/designers and synth shop owners to see how modular has impacted their life, and of course they will be doing some patching.
Listen here for the first episode andPierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-11357869762573128122018-01-24T19:24:00.000+01:002018-01-24T21:25:18.234+01:00Doepfer NAMM 2018 A-100 Standard Module Announcements
A-123-2
My third and last post about the New Doepfer announcements for NAMM 2018... (January 25/28 2018, Anaheim, Hall A, booth 10706)
The other 2 blogposts are about the Dark Energy III and their new Polyphonic Modules...
Among the newly announced "Standard Modules" there are these little gems
The A-123-2 6/12/18/24dB Highpass Filter is an interesting voltage controlled highpassPierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-48882040469331054482018-01-24T16:39:00.000+01:002018-01-24T16:39:59.333+01:00Doepfer NAMM 2018 A-100 Polyphonic Module AnnouncementsRight in time for the upcoming NAMM exhibition later this week (January 25/28 2018, Anaheim, Hall A, booth 10706), Doepfer announced a few more interesting A-100 modules (next to the Dark Energy III news). Too many new modules for one blogpost, so I had to split it up into multiple blogposts... The next one will contain their new 'standard' modules.
The magic word for Doepfer this year seems Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-3559369357278345002018-01-23T21:02:00.000+01:002018-01-25T13:18:34.196+01:00New Podcast: Why We Bleep by Mylar Melodies
I've been a long-time fan of Mylar Melodies. and his (Eurorack) video-productions, and yesterday he released the first episode of a brand new monthly podcast interview-series.
The new show is called Why We Bleep, and in it he meets electronic music makers and the people who make their equipment.
He explores their experiences, their processes, and see what can we learn from them.
"The showPierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-62766085033842311782018-01-22T17:15:00.006+01:002018-01-24T14:48:11.494+01:00Doepfer Dark Energy III Announced
Doepfer announced some interesting new stuff for the upcoming NAMM exhibition later this week.
(January 25/28 2018, Anaheim, Hall A, booth 10706)
I will post the new A-100 modules in another blogpost, but first the exciting Dark Energy III
Dark Energy III is the successor of the Dark Energy II, a monophonic stand-alone synthesizer with USB and Midi interface. Main differences Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-14555646954232988192017-04-12T15:25:00.001+02:002018-01-24T21:36:13.102+01:00Superbooth 2017 New Doepfer Module Announcements From April 20-22, 2017 the second Superbooth takes place in Berlin.
Doepfer announced the new modules that will be on display there... with some very exciting new toys.
Some of the new products were already presented as prototypes at NAMM and are now available (e.g. the voltage controller performance mixer series A-135-4). But they will also show some new gear in Berlin (e.g. the quad VCO Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-15370294690532528552017-01-17T13:20:00.002+01:002017-01-17T13:20:09.644+01:00Doepfer A-150-8 Octal Manual/Voltage Controlled Programmable Switches AnnouncedDoepfer has just released some info on their new modules for NAMM 2017 (19-21 jan.)
Besides some vintage editions of existing modules, the A-135ABC VC Performance mixer modules, the A-110-6Trapezoid Thru Zero Quadrature VCO and a new A-100LC1 case (economically priced small housing with 48 HP width) there was also one other interesting new module announcement:
Module A-150-8 contains Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-67691096765228448582017-01-10T20:05:00.001+01:002017-01-10T20:05:23.559+01:00Doepfer A-135-4A/B/C Voltage Controlled Performance Mixer Modules Announced
The A-135-4A and B prototypes on display
at the Amsterdam Dance Event in
October 2016
In a previous blogpost I was rather excited about my own new A-138p/o Performance mixer combo.
I bought i just right before I knew that Doepfer was working on a voltage controlled version of this module...
On first impression, the new A-135-4A Voltage Controlled Performance Mixer looks quite the same as Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-24599630035844221052017-01-08T12:46:00.001+01:002017-01-31T12:00:35.975+01:00Doepfer A-138p/o Performance Mixer ComboThe latest addition to my modular system is the A-138p/o Performance Mixer set of modules...
Modules A-138p/o are a simple performance mixer that I use as and end-mixer for all the signals coming out of my A-100, and for merging my TB-303 audio, before it all goes into my mixing-desk.
Module A-138p is the 4-fold input module, A-138o is the output module that can be combined with one or more Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-91333632430873739402017-01-07T15:08:00.000+01:002017-01-18T22:33:17.453+01:00Happy New Year From PatchPierreHi there, it's me again... Happy New Year!
You might have noticed that I havent posted a lot in the last 2 years...
It's been a rough time for me since the sudden loss of two parents within a relatively short time-span and I really needed some time to get myself together... to set things straight, finding myself and selecting priorities... even my regular work suffered from this breakdown.
It Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-31691203525052564752016-10-24T16:11:00.003+02:002016-10-27T23:03:18.630+02:00Livestock Electronics at ADE SoundLab
Daniel from LiveStock Electronics showing me their range of modules
It's always fun to meet new Modular manufacturers, especially when they're from the Netherlands
and/or Belgium.
Last Saturday i had the chance to talk with Daniel Mulder, one of the co-founders of LiveStock Electronics at a special Amsterdam Dance Event SoundLab showcase event.
Livestock Electornics was founded in earlyPierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-13367777278109346082016-03-31T21:19:00.003+02:002016-03-31T21:21:17.208+02:00Doepfer A-184-2 Voltage Controlled Crossfader / Triangle-to-Sine WaveshaperMore News fom the Superbooth event in Berlin (March 31st - April 2nd, 2016)The A-184-2 Voltage Controlled Crossfader / Triangle-to-Sine Waveshaper is the combination of two functions and planned primarily as an expansion module for VCOs or LFOs (e.g. A-110-1, A-110-2, A-145, A-147-2).
A-184-2
The upper section is a very precise triangle-to-sine converter (thank's to Tim Stinchcombe who Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-76540349378069073252016-03-31T17:20:00.002+02:002016-06-07T18:58:30.659+02:00New Doepfer High End VCOs A-111-2, A-111-3 and A-111-4 Thru-Zero AnnouncedDoepfer has announced two new High End VCO's at the Superbooth event in Berlin (March 31st - April 2nd, 2016)
The A-111-2 is based on the CEM3340 Rev G chip
There was a close cooperation between Doepfer and OnChip since 2015 regarding to the new re-issue of the CEM3340 and they received the first samples in January during NAMM for development.
The first production batch of the CEM3340 Rev GPierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-64666230065724008702016-02-23T12:48:00.000+01:002016-02-23T12:59:45.193+01:00Meet the Maker - Modular Synths panel with 6 Eurorack Manufacturers
At this year's Winter NAMM show, Vintage King Audio presented the TEC Tracks panel: "Meet the Maker -- Modular Synths".
This short (35 minutes) panel discussion, distributed by Sound On Sound, brought together 5 well-known modular synth makers to talk about the booming Eurorack format.
Panelists included: Dieter Doepfer (Doepfer), Dan Green (4MS), William Matthewson (WMD), Ryan McGuire (Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781961112204589139.post-79989604731246128192016-02-15T23:38:00.004+01:002016-02-15T23:38:59.581+01:00AQA ElektriX at Dancefair 2016At Dancefair/Musicfair, I had the chance to talk with an engineer from AQA Elektrix, one of the more recent new brands in Eurorack, about their range of Eurorack modules.
Me and the AQA ElektriX engineer
AQA Elektrix is a Eurorack Modular Synthesizer manufacturer that works closely with musicians. The modules by AQA Elektrix are inspired by classic circuits that get modified and Pierre Sernéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289206042646221595noreply@blogger.com0