DOEPFER A-190 Manual

Midi-cv/sync interface

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1. Introduction
To install the A-190 please look at the
A
important information on p. 4!
The A-190 is a MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface, with which
you can control any A-100 Module which has CV and
gate/trigger input sockets by MIDI.
The A-190 has two Digital-to-Analogue converters
(DAC for short), which put out control voltages from 0
V to +5 V, so that you can control not just the pitch, but
also another voltage-controllable parameter on the
A-100.
DAC 1 is 'hard-wired' to receive MIDI note messages
and convert them into control voltages available at CV
output socket CV 1. The DAC has 12-bit resolution,
which gives excellent tuning resolution (in steps of
1/4096th). As a rule, DAC 1 will be used to control
VCO pitch.
DAC 2 can be assigned to your choice of MIDI con-
troller. This DAC has 7-bit resolution (1/128th steps).
Its output is available at CV 2, and can be used for
voltage control of any suitable module (eg VCF, VCA,
etc.).
System A - 100
The A-190 also has a clock output, controlled by MIDI
clock. This can be divided down to provide a variety of
clock outputs, and enable older sequencers or drum
machines to be synced to MIDI.
A Reset Output provides control of the A-160 / 161
Clock Divider / Sequencer
synchronised gates (for instance on an ADSR). MIDI
START or CONTINUE messages make the voltage at
the Reset output go low, and MIDI STOP messages
make it go high.
In addition, the A-190 allows for portamento (glide)
and pitch-bend, and provides a software LFO. These
functions can all be switched on and off or altered by
MIDI controllers.
All control parameters can be saved in non-volatile
memory.
H
MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface
or can produce MIDI-
The A-190 needs an additional power supply
(+5 V / 50 mA) for connection to the system
bus.
A-190
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  • Page 1 MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface 1. Introduction The A-190 also has a clock output, controlled by MIDI clock. This can be divided down to provide a variety of clock outputs, and enable older sequencers or drum To install the A-190 please look at the machines to be synced to MIDI.
  • Page 2: Controls And Indicators

    MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface 2. Overview Controls and indicators 1 Group : Button to select which menu section A-190 MCVS (out of the Config and Performance menus), is available for editing MIDI-CV/SYNC INTERF. MIDI 2 Menu : Button to select items in Edit Mode, ➀...
  • Page 3 System A - 100 A-190 doepfer MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface In / Outputs N.B.: ! MIDI THRU : Output for relaying MIDI messages sent to MIDI IN to another MIDI unit. On the front panel of the first Group production series , the arrows "...
  • Page 4 A-190). VCOs on the same system bus automati- cally receive CV1, and ADSRs automatically re- If you want to run more than one A-190 with only a ceive the gate signal. single system bus, then only one of the A-190s must be connected to the system bus.
  • Page 5 There are two groups of menus, with six menus in each. The A-190 is designed so that, after power up, the first time you enter edit mode, you automatically go to the The performance menus are where you can change performance menu group.
  • Page 6: Menu Selection

    A-190 System A - 100 doepfer MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface Pressing the Group button 1 switches to the other Edit Mode, Menu 1 menu group - the button acts as a toggle switch. A mini-light-show indicates which group is selected: Sequence of lights You can tell which menu group you’re in by checking...
  • Page 7: Changing Parameters

    There are two ways of changing parameters on the If you’ve edited a parameter in one menu A-190: either manually, or by sending the appropriate group, and want to edit one in the other, it’s MIDI messages, which the A-190 ‘learns’. Whenever necessary to go back to performance mode possible, use the latter method, ‘MIDI learning’.
  • Page 8: Config Menus

    GATE POLARITY signals and sent to whichever modules are connected This parameter sets the polarity of the gate voltage. to the A-190 - either via the system bus or via patch leads. For use with the A-100, this parameter should always be set to positive. The only REF.
  • Page 9 This parameter sets the voltage control characteri- This parameter enables you to choose between single stics of the pitch CV output from the A-190, so that it’s and multiple triggering of the ADSR. With RETRIG- possible to drive both common types of analog synth - GER on, every time a key is pressed, another gate older Korgs, Yamahas, etc., which have a linear re-...
  • Page 10: Clock - Time

    A-190 System A - 100 doepfer MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface M M M M PROG CHANGE n Config Menu 2 Clock n : Divisor (1 ... 64) on any MIDI channel [m m m m Increase or decrease the divisor CLOCK TIME...
  • Page 11: Ref. Offset

    After setting the bottom note and voltage offset, you Config Menu 3 Offset send a MIDI note to the A-190 - usually the note ex- actly an octave or several octaves above the bottom note. Using the SCALE parameter, adjust the voltage REF.
  • Page 12 A-190 System A - 100 doepfer MIDI-CV/SYNC Interface CV 2 Config Menu 5 Retrig. SCALE RTRIG. TIME This parameter sets the gate retrigger time - ie. the time that elapses before another gate signal received triggers the envelopes. When setting this, always start with the shortest possi- ble retrigger time (1 ms), and see if the connected REF.NOTE...
  • Page 13 Controller # 6) on your master keyboard while the This parameter sets which MIDI message is sent to A-190 is in Config menu 6, this controller is assigned DAC 2, and thus to the CV2 output socket. The voltage output range is from 0 to +5 V.
  • Page 14 1, where control is if you keep them pressed down. more direct. With the A-190, you’re effectively getting an extra software LFO, controlled over MIDI, which can supplement the ‘real’ LFOs (A- 145, A-146) in your A-100 system.
  • Page 15: Assign Mode

    Glide of the A-170 Slew Limiter. GLIDE TIME The Glide Time parameter controls the length of the portamento time in the A-190’s built-in glide / porta- Performance Menu 4 Assign mento function, in steps of 20ms at a time. M M M M...
  • Page 16: Performance Menu

    A-190 System A - 100 doepfer MIDI-CV/SYNC interface M M M M The pitch bend range is set by the interval between two MIDI notes played in succes- sion: Performance Menu 5 Arpeg. Reference note: set by the first NOTE ON...
  • Page 17: Storing Set-Ups

    DEC- buttons. The A-190 signals that the save It’s always possible to alter the default set-up with procedure has been successful in the following way which the A-190 leaves the factory (see chapter 4.6, Initialisation). • All LEDs light up while you press the buttons.
  • Page 18: Performance Mode

    M M M M CONTROL 0 to 127 Portamento time In performance mode the A-190 converts incoming MIDI messages into CV and gate signals. As well as those already mentioned in chapter 4.4, it also re- cognises and converts the following controller messa- CONTROLLER #64 (Sustain) ges.
  • Page 19 Retrigger On CONTROLLER #123 (All Notes Off) CONTROLLER #92 (Tremolo) If this MIDI message is sent to the A-190, the gate is This controller can affect LFO frequency (see PER- turned off, and all notes still in the A-190’s memory FORMANCE menu 2).
  • Page 20 (see the A-100 power back on. table on page 21). The A-190 will confirm the full reset by flashing all its You can always perform a reset, and return the A-190 LEDs 8 slowly for about five seconds, then quickly to these standard factory settings.
  • Page 21 System A - 100 A-190 doepfer MIDI-CV/SYNC interface Parameter Value Notes CHANNEL MIDI channel 1 REF. NOTE CLOCK TIME clock frequency at output § = MIDI clock frequency CLOCK POLARITY positive: +12 V ..0 V .. RETRIGGER legato - ie. no retrigger LFO FREQ.
  • Page 22 A-190 System A - 100 doepfer MIDI-CV/SYNC interface CONFIG menu PERFORMANCE menu Default Default Parameter Setting Parameter Setting CHANNEL NOTE ON ch n vel CHANNEL INC / DEC REF. NOTE NOTE ON ch n vel LFO FREQ. ~ 3 Hz INC / DEC pos.:...

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