Is the Doepfer A-111-6 module an SH-101...that's cheap?!

[@Brain4Zombie]

I've once met Dieter Doepfer in a very small exhibition in Munich, he explained his rig a bit, showed me a simple patch and then I asked him "Well, if you you look around and see all these modules from you and other companies, all these people having fun, how does it feel, if you realize 'Hey, I am kinda resonsible for this!'?". He was touched, hesitated a bit, smiled and said "Yeah, not bad" :)

[@studio48nl]

"Sometimes I think, who needs all this stuff?" - Dieter Döpfer, I Dream of Wires.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@studio48nl Doepfer is a genius and blessing to us to have the eurorack world today.

[@deviousxen]

Such a cool f*cking dude

[@deantiquisetnovis]

Dieter Doepfer invented the Eurorack synthesizer system back in 1996! So in essence we owe Dieter a ton for opening up the ecosystem by open sourcing all the internals of his original A-100 system. And fun fact, he lives and works literally 100 meters from where I live 😀

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I love the simplicity and great sound of Doepfer modules! Affordable as well for modular world.

[@kellymerrill5294]

3u racks were very common, many servers use them. He just came up with the idea of building panels around that size and it ended up being ideal since these racks already existed. I'm more impressed by all the designs doepfer developed.

[@deantiquisetnovis]

@@kellymerrill5294 racks for servers accomodate 19“ wide servers and are 42HU high. Doepfers first A-100 system was much wider. In fact the 3HU system with that width comes from electronic lab environments where 3HU components for signal generators and measuring devices were very common. And Dieter came from that trade when he designed the first module for the Formant music synthesizer back in 1977. The formant used 3HU and 6HU modules as well.

[@Psionetics]

Tell him we said "hey"

[@GazWilliams]

Damn you Mylar! This is my secret weapon in my live rig and now you’ve blooming gone and made it really public.

[@Jimmy_Sandwiches]

He could use your cable clips Gaz ;)

[@TOMLEW1S]

Gutted :)

[@Death_By_Media]

You’ll just have to grab the Erica Synth BassLine module ( the one with the BBD faux detune ) now shhhhhhhh don’t tell anyone 😉

[@aaronstj]

Right!? I was pretty excited I had the scoop on Mylar. I'm still surprised this module isn't a lot more popular. I was stoked from the minute it was announced, and everyone else seemed to be sleeping on it. Oh, and I agree with DeathByMedia. The Erica Synch Bassline is also amazing.

[@boriscat1999]

I hauled out my A-111-6 recently and realized if I turned VCF cutoff freq all the way down, resonance all the way up, FM2 up to around 3-4, used AD envelope and some other settings that it makes a pretty respectable bass drum sound. With gain it can make a distorted bass drum. adding another filter like the Wasp and modulating the filter with a sequencer or LFO makes some really interesting accents and syncopation.

[@vinylarchaeologist]

21:41 Sending Plaits to into the A-111-6 and blending them together sounded really fabulous!

[@NickMariette]

Really hits the spot at 22:10

[@ed18]

You’re really keeping me right at the moment Mylar. I am listening to your “Why We Bleep” back catalogue whilst I walk the hounds in the morning. And tonight I’m getting a little squishy squelchy bed time story. Cheers dude. I need this.

[@MrNamaikisaru]

I'm doing the same! Oldest to newest. Only 4 episodes in but, wow. What an awesome bunch of fascinating people he talks to.

[@turbochargedfilms]

"squishy squelchy bed time story" bruh

[@ed18]

@@MrNamaikisaru I’m just starting number 8 this morning. I feel like I’m learning a lot. It’s just hard to resist flashing up modular grid on the work laptop!

[@vinylarchaeologist]

We! Need! More! Doepfer Demos. Thankx, m8!

[@mylarmelodies]

Strongly agree - gonna do a demo of the Xpander filter too!

[@MrBugs183]

The A-149-1 RCV and A-149-2 expander are a great combo :)

[@walrtbstudios5430]

It’s videos like this that remind me that simple is often best. I don’t at this stage need a 111-6, but I now want one. Damn you.

[@duncanthompson957]

Love the external input feature. As you demonstrate, it’s perfect for adding zing to the zang. My philosophy entirely. (So it looks like I’m going to have to buy that Plaits after all!) Years ago I discovered the strange beauty of layering different synth techniques together to create massive, exhilarating sounds… I took the awful D-110’s electric bass guitar preset and mixed it with the weedy CZ-101 electric bass guitar preset and the combination of those two different synthesis techniques running alongside and against each other - phase distortion synthesis mixed with linear arithmetic synthesis - both trying to make the same instrument sound - created a MASSIVE Synclavier-type sonic brilliance!!! The phrase “greater than the sum of its parts” doesn’t even begin to describe the vast detailed sonic experience which that combo created. Indeed I’m sorely tempted to acquire those two synths again for that very reason. So yeah… adding a completely different synth voice or oscillator type to your signal path is a godsend isn’t it! Thank you for this timely reminder!

[@erdung_sound]

seems to be the perfect "second voice" module for any smaller system. great video!

[@MrKililae]

I have this module and this video helped me get a deeper understanding and love for this awesome little voice. Was considering selling it and getting something else but now I can't and that's a good thing! Thanks and keep making great videos :) Ace

[@mylarmelodies]

👍 For the price and HP it’s hard to beat - though it’s of course it’s own thing, character wise

[@zeronyne]

Doepfer retailers are about to experience a puzzling bump in 111 sales.

[@Digiphex]

Sounds good. G-Storm Electro makes basically a 1 to 1 clone of osc and filter but takes up a bit more space.

[@mixolydian2010]

Man you make this look sooo easy. I have most of your modules except for the a-111-6. Cant get close to your beats /tones, point deffo made, about this little gem! It is on the wish list now, thanks to you! Take it easy man, always inspirational!!

[@goodforage]

Had this as a corner piece of my live rig for a while now, and it is a sweet little mother. As always got a few new ideas from this demo Mr Mylar… great work as always. I find it works best as a lead voice, just something about its sweetness that cuts through and sits nice at the top, prefer other voices for bass.

[@LaymensLament]

Oh man, Dieter even thinks of Nick thats so cool!

[@chiefthomson]

I'm not too deep into all the old synths stuff, but I literally felt like I remembered all the SH101 presets from that emulation I once had. Sounds great and seems a compact thing, really convinced me ;)

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Yeahhs, such a lovley powerfull package. Thanks for taking us allong on your explorations!

[@TimHighamFilms]

Well, I think you summed it all up perfectly at the end; Ace!

[@opwave79]

Really attracted to Doepfer as a live set option. Agree they’re really well made. I have the A-135-2 that carries a lot of my quad VCA needs.

[@devmiles]

That PWM sound surely should turn Nick on! ACE module!

[@kevteop]

Also I have their PLL because you convinced me ages back, and I keep forgetting to patch it. You're good at this stuff.

[@studio48nl]

I never could get the fun out of the PLL I thought I could get... Sold it, but I still wonder why it didn't work for me :(

[@wariusgaius]

You must really love the PLL if you keep forgetting to patch it.

[@BeniRoseMusic]

I just bought one yesterday! Good thing I didn't need convincing cause this would've done it!

[@NetroXi]

1:20 I feel chills, so lovely... ❤️

[@datagram8202]

I think this sounds more like the sounds i got out of my microbrute, which i miss and will be getting this little gem immediately!!

[@mylarmelodies]

Yep Microbrute is still banging!

[@blofeld3889]

exactly what i was just looking for, a bass module similar to 101. what makes this better than the competition are the cv inputs, i saw several interesting modules, but they all lack cv inputs for modulation.

[@Psionetics]

A new Mylar vid! Psyched

[@simonmos3013]

I love this so much. Definitely added to my want list!

[@briankokernak2804]

my first oscillator. it kinda bored me at first but has since grown on me. nice solid module/sound.

[@spenzasequenza]

The A-111-6 has been on bassline duty in my little live case for a while now. Love it!

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

That is insanely cheap. This could finally tip me over into the world of modular.

[@sebastianrichter9008]

Well, but once you start, it ain't gonna stay cheap anymore :D

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

@@sebastianrichter9008 oh, I know that - I just thought a cheap start might be the way to ease into it. 😂

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

yup I started with Doepfer modules and they are good value compared to other eurorack makers

[@XanderEwald]

That’s how they got me too.

[@eurotium]

ahahah , i was thinking underworld one second before you said underworldy =D great video ... love your content. cheers

[@davidpinto1195]

Like an atlantis in 10hp made by doepfer? uuff you just made me buy it thanks for the demo!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Doepfer A100 Basic System was my first venture into eurorack modular and still have these modules and they sound great and dead simple to use. Love the Doepfer Wasp filter and this A111-6 would be great complement.

[@JaseLovesDub]

Aw man, what a great video. Nice to see some Doepfer love. I have a few rows of their stuff and the quality of modules is always super high. I was a bit wary of the smaller range as sausage fingers and arthritis mean I find larger potentiometers* easier to handle, but I have 6 of them and for set & forget / externally modulated additions to my rig they are all amazing. A-130-8 VCA is INSANELY cheap and small - so useful. One question; is the 24 dB low pass filter equivalent to any of the other Doepfer filters? I have 5 of their filter modules (and the Dark Energy 3) and this seems a bit different. The Mother-32, Werkstatt or Erica Synths Pico VCF3 currently fills my Moog-esque needs, but hey, that shopping list won't fill itself. :) *I know, it's not the size, it's what you do with it that counts, etc ;)

[@GaryHayes]

A very flexible unit - bought two a couple of years ago for my portable rack and they are usually in every patch I do now ...

[@user82938]

"PWM for Nick" lol

[@suckerformimi]

Octave switch! They get it.

[@chrossbone]

Reminds me a little bit of the Dark Energy minus LFO. Nice module.

[@mylarmelodies]

Exactly!

[@Mr.Tubster]

Thx for sharing

[@effiksmusic]

Some months ago I was looking up this module, but there were not many demos out there. I decided to buy different modules for my bass voice. But this video let’s me think, maybe I come back to this module for my second small case?

[@videotrexx]

The pots on my Doepfer modules are as solid as can be.

[@mtommy84]

Thank you for this! I was looking for another voice to add fat square sounds to my ambient system and somehow I missed this.

[@WatchTheThrown]

this video synth-fluenced me to purchase one of these. no regraets.

[@mylarmelodies]

💸💃🏻

[@lukaskoninger3312]

Sounds massive!

[@night_speed]

Been meaning to pick one of these up for a while

[@nntblst]

The mail man lost one of this a year ago!!! Still bums me a bit but im gonna get a new one in the future!!! Also you should make a suggested techno system part 2 and replace one of the voices with this and maybe add a delay reverb combo mfx!!!

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

Nice! I have the older bigger version (A-111-5) in an extra case for an extra voice in a pinch or to beef up a voice.

[@Death_By_Media]

As others have said you should check out the Erica Synths Bassline module ( the version with the BBD faux detune ) it’s a What they made into the BD 01 desktop and criminally underrated .

[@_Dav1K]

Both the factory manufactured version (the module with the quasi BBD detune) as well as the open sourced DIY module are both incredible modules!

[@falangistavaleroso9689]

Part of the magic of the sh 101 was it´s internal sequencer, I did a lot of records in the late 90's with it, is my fav ever synth and the MC 202 my fav sequencer. I love the 21:30 and 24:10 sequences and sound, very NYC techno as I used to do then.

[@dontnormally]

i'm not familiar with the sh101 sequencer - is there anything modern/available that uses a similar sequencer?

[@falangistavaleroso9689]

@@dontnormally I do not know, I live forever in 1996, even I use yet the same car since. 😆

[@loopeneihui9086]

@@dontnormally Hi, i have the Boutique version from roland, the sh-01a. As far as i know the sequencer is the same or at least very similar. A pretty basic sequencer but with 100 steps. I think it‘s the simplicity why it is/was so popular.

[@AndyVonal]

ok ok, I give in... I've just bought one. was getting rather bored of the Behringer 110 and this seems to have much more balls. Looking forward to getting it... should arrive tomorrow.

[@brentgreeff1115]

Duckface Techno :) - thats my jam

[@declanallan885]

damn son, that sounds HUGE!

[@profdazzle]

Schexschy m8, cheers 🍻

[@Sousless]

From functionality perspective looks similar to Erica Synths Bassline module. But Bassline is a bit bigger with 14hp, a bit less CV inputs, but also has BBD to beef up.

[@Death_By_Media]

And sounds fantastic from warm and smudgy to brutal and greasy

[@Dekkie61]

Same with the Olitronik Circuits Micròn. All similar full voice packages with a lot of grit. This one's got a few very smart implementations tho, which give it extra mileage, it seems

[@RedMeansRecording]

It really do acid

[@mylarmelodies]

Yes, it very good acid

[@gherat]

It looks a lot like a miniature dark energy, I think it’s even exactly the same, minus the LFO’s and adsr?

[@mylarmelodies]

Yes - same chip inside!

[@jackpijjin4088]

Ooh! Very cool beans.

[@DashGlitch]

My favourite companion for my rack is the SH-101, problem is it's about the size of my rack (height aside) and I use a module not far from the size of this to feed it in, I feel like this was made for me

[@DashGlitch]

oh yea, it's also a PITA to tune, dance to hard next to it and the tuning goes out, thanks for this

[@hellcoreproductions]

That triangle, something about it, slightly saturated maybe but it's nice.

[@DrMuse-on2dx]

Very Cool thanks.

[@bcroson82]

Happy I ordered mine a couple days ago before this video makes the global stock of this completely disappear.

[@eighth_wave]

Bigtime ripper! This is super sick. What is triggering the synth gates?

[@mylarmelodies]

The pulses output of the Turing machine!

[@skummelkatt]

That filter really screams acid! Maybe not so much SH-101. But there’s an old Roland-vibe to it.

[@SamMcEwin]

“It has PWM for Nick” 🤣😂🤣🤣

[@pdm67]

Ooh - nice, might help me free up some space in my live case by replacing Atlantis which is hella bulky.

[@blaythessteuer]

Doepfer is king

[@acidbat4441]

hey i have a silver one of those. love it much...

[@stevekirkby6570]

Nice demo - I have one for a while now. But leave that resonance down a bit - nearly shredded my ears :)

[@kevteop]

Square waves > saws. Fight me.

[@mylarmelodies]

Hard to argue, esp with PWM

[@seanwhitty3218]

Should I see Behringer Ms-1 for this?? it is smaller! and more patchable ahhhh decisions descisions

[@vertigev]

Have you ever tried the Erica Synth Bassline module? It's very similar but has bigger knobs.

[@channelite]

Looks like an awesome module, but those knobs are too close. Looked like it was awkward to turn them.

[@mylarmelodies]

It can be - but it’s smol and that is also good

[@Radar23]

Question.. I'm wondering if my module is faulty. With a CV keyboard plugged in and no notes pressed and the VCA set to active say AD.. Does your module drone. Or is it silent.

[@mylarmelodies]

Email as much info as you can about the issue to [e-mail] and they should reply

[@Andor.]

first showing of the "fun" case rigth! is there a reason why you dont have the mutes x 4 not upside down anymore?

[@mylarmelodies]

Just felt ergonomically better that way!

[@rexcellencemagee6729]

I’ve seen a few videos on this and for the price I had to get one. I’m new to modular but have a lot of synth joy in my past. So mines in the mail at this time, I know from another video you can run an outside oscillator thru it. Can I run my Radical Technologies 311 swarm thru this? I ask because of the cloning capabilities. Ty great video!

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks - you certainly can use an external VCO yes!

[@machinate]

Hey Mylar, do you know Betteridge's Law of Headlines? "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." hehe

[@mylarmelodies]

Ha, I’ll introduce you to KZbin’s 1st law of sparking curiosity

[@luxnox9303]

Holy shit this things nasty

[@it194j]

What it is, is just a few mm too deep for the Intellijel case I wanted to use it in 😭😭😭

[@simonliubinas6152]

Too deep for the pallets cases or the performance cases?

[@stackenblochen666]

@@simonliubinas6152 Ild also be interested, as I plan to put it into a Performance case

[@mylarmelodies]

Not too deep for a 62HP Palette. Just put it in mine to check

[@stackenblochen666]

@@mylarmelodies thanks for checking ✌️

[@simonliubinas6152]

Thanks @mylar

[@charlieminers2892]

That SIDECHAIN tho

[@TheNimasan]

Sold! do you know the sxact release time, alex?

[@mylarmelodies]

15 seconds I think off top of my head and maybe longer with external CV, check the website/manual!

[@softsmoken]

Shh don't tell anyone..I was just about to buy one of these...

[@chriszanf]

Is this like a cut down/space saving version of the A-111-5?

[@mylarmelodies]

Yep!

[@rabbitnoizemusic]

The thing is that the a1115 doesn’t have mod input for the mod wheel for example, and this one does? Or is for different purpose?

[@mylarmelodies]

Mod Wheel to control what specifically? And mod wheel on what?

[@rabbitnoizemusic]

@@mylarmelodies For instance, to apply mod wheel to lfo amount on a vco for vibrato. That can easily be done on the a1116 with an external lfo for what I see. But I don’t see a mod input slot on the a1115. I’m trying to decide between the 2 but this matter is confusing

[@adamvolkinshtein1184]

Sound differnce from the Dark Energy models?

[@mylarmelodies]

It seems the Dark Energy uses the exact same chip, so differences would only be in the scope for modulation, it’s the same basic sound

[@josiethompson5739]

Wait, there's a difference between AR and AD envelopes? If there's no sustain, wouldn't decay and release effectively be the same?

[@mylarmelodies]

Attack-Decay happens during the same amount of no matter how long you hold the gate down, but Attack Release sustains high if held then goes to Release if released!

[@cassildaandcarcosa294]

Is this a replacement for the Atlantis?!

[@willdahbe]

I've been eyeing this for a hard min and will probably buy, but it's def not a replacement for Atlantis. Atlantis is far more flexible and playable. I really need to get atlantis back as it was by far the most fun mono synth/voice I've ever owned.

[@mylarmelodies]

Not for me, but it IS legit another voice, both literally and figuratively - it has its own liquid pew-pew style I've not heard elsewhere

[@mymodularjourney]

Great demo. The resonance on the filter seems very musical.

[@mentataudio]

Did it pass the test and become your live bass voice?

[@mylarmelodies]

Not in my primary system (using Atlantis at the mo) but it’s still a rad voice and MUCH smaller. Not to say I won’t ever. Not getting rid of it

[@mentataudio]

@@mylarmelodies Ah makes sense. From the SH101 comparison I guess the Atlantis is in some ways a more fully featured version of the same sort of thing. I'm looking to keep things compact though so interested in this Doepfer one.

[@mrrogers1]

How many heychpee is it?

[@randydarklight]

VCF is totally different compared to SH101/MC202. Not to mention you can't get the sub OSC to sound like the Sh101. It´s not a SH101 clone...not even 40%

[@localhost4460]

I feel like I can hear the pulse even when fully crushed?

[@mylarmelodies]

Your hearing is very likely better than mine. Might be a bit of bleed too

[@Rafaelfo.]

Does the external input go through the filter?

[@mylarmelodies]

Yep

[@jamiestewart4831]

Is the turing going through a quantiser?

[@mylarmelodies]

yep!

[@dontnormally]

it's so tiny! damn that's an atlantis?? :)

[@acidbat4441]

duckface techno... haha

[@NoirEater]

So you can use external modules with the filter right? A bit confused

[@mylarmelodies]

Yes, there's an Ext in!

[@NoirEater]

I figured that's what that was for just wanted make sure. It seems like you get a lot for what you pay I might have to get one at some point

[@NoirEater]

That's what I figured but wanted to make sure. Really love your videos!! I've watched each of your suggested videos at least a dozen times.

[@studio48nl]

I have to use my (original) A-111-5 more...

[@mntbighker]

The depth of Doepfer modules can be a PIA. Anything that won't fit the Intellijel palette case should be outside the Eurorack specification (personal opinion). I do love the Doepfer knobs too. And the sockets on some of their modules (like this one) are my absolute favorite socket type.

[@hholi]

so you want to exclude the guy who invented eurorack ?

[@mntbighker]

@@hholi Nope, just have some max depth requirements.

[@nealohara782]

oh hello.

[@DeathTrapProductions]

Better than a mother 32