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Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH is a German manufacturer of audio hardware, mostly synthesizer modules ( modular synthesizer), based in
* 1979 Voltage controlled phaser module for the German Formant modular synthesizer
* 1980 PMS Polyphonic modular system (quad-modules, like quad-VCO, quad-VCF...)
* 1982 Voice modular system (one synthesizer voice with 2 VCOs, 2ADSR, 1VCF, 1VCA on one board 100x160mm, designed with CEM chips from Doug Curtis/USA)
* 1984 Sound Sampler (8 bit voltage controlled sampler with interface and sampling software for Commodore 64)
* 1985 Loop option, compander and synthesis software for sound sampler (FM, Fourier, Waveshaping and so on)
* 1986 MCV1 MIDI-to-CV interface (first version)
* 1987 CCM Computer-controlled audio mixing console with computer-controlled faders (VCAs) and filters (VCFs), interface and software for Commodore 64 and Atari ST
* 1989
**LMK1 simple MIDI master keyboard
**MMK2 MIDI keyboard (e.g. used by Kraftwerk live for the Pocket Calculator song)
**MKC1/2 MIDI master keyboard controller (for combination with LMK1)
* 1990
**LMK3 MIDI master keyboard with piano touch simulation
**LMK1V2 MIDI master keyboard (improved version of LMK1)
**SX-16 16 voice MIDI expander
**MBP1 MIDI Bass pedal
**DMC-8 Drum to MIDI converter
**MONA universal MIDI out interface
* 1991
**K2B 2 manual MIDI keyboard
**MPC128 MIDI program change unit
**MTG128 MIDI-to-Gate interface with up to 128 Gate outputs controlled via MIDI
**MTS128 MIDI-to-Switch interface with up to 128 MIDI controlled electronic switches (e.g. as MIDI-In interface for any non-MIDI-keyboard)
* 1992
**LMK1+/LMK2+/LMK4+ MIDI master keyboard series with real hammer mechanics
**GMX-1 GM compatible MIDI expander
**MAQ16/3 MIDI analog sequencer (designed in cooperation with Kraftwerk)
* 1993
**MIDIM8 MIDI controller dimmer pack with 8 power outputs
**MTP8 MIDI switchpack with 8 power outputs
**MVP1 MIDI volume foot controller
* 1994
**LMK4+ MIDI master keyboard top model
**MOGLI MIDI glove
**MEG universal MIDI event generator
**MTR128 MIDI to relays interface to control up to 128 relays via MIDI note on/off
**MSY1 MIDI-to-SYNC interface
* 1995
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Doepfer Home Page
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151002075314/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec03/articles/doepfermodules.htm ''Sound on Sound'' follow-up review of Doepfer system, December 2003, by Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle, archived from the original.]
''Sound on Sound'' review of Dark Energy mini-synth, January 2010, archived from the original.
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Gräfelfing
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, Upper Bavaria
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Geography
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and founded by Dieter Döpfer. The product range covers analog
Analog or analogue may refer to:
Computing and electronics
* Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable
** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals
*** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...
modular
Broadly speaking, modularity is the degree to which a system's components may be separated and recombined, often with the benefit of flexibility and variety in use. The concept of modularity is used primarily to reduce complexity by breaking a s ...
systems, MIDI controller
A MIDI controller is any hardware or software that generates and transmits Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data to MIDI-enabled devices, typically to trigger sounds and control parameters of an electronic music performance. They mos ...
s, MIDI hardware sequencers, MIDI-to-CV/Gate
CV/gate (an abbreviation of ''control voltage/gate'') is an analog method of controlling synthesizers, drum machines, and similar equipment with external sequencers. The control voltage typically controls pitch and the gate signal controls note ...
/Sync Interfaces, MIDI master keyboards and special MIDI equipment.
Dieter Döpfer began developing audio hardware with a Voltage Controlled Phaser module for the Formant, a do-it-yourself-kit analog synthesizer from ''Elektor :''Elektor (ἠλέκτωρ) is also an ancient Greek name or epithet of the Sun, see Helios.''
''Elektor'', also known as ''Elektor Magazine'', is a monthly magazine about all aspects of electronics, originally published in the Netherlands as ''E ...
'' magazine in 1977. Several legendary modular synths followed while Döpfer also focused on the development of MIDI equipment during the 1980s.
In 1992, Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH released the MIDI analog
Analog or analogue may refer to:
Computing and electronics
* Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable
** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals
*** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...
sequencer MAQ16/3 which was designed in cooperation with Kraftwerk. In the beginning, the company had direct sales and interested musicians would receive a demonstration by visiting other customers since the modular systems were deemed too difficult for typical music shop employees to demonstrate. Facing greater publicity, Doepfer shifted the distribution to specialized points of sales.
Product History
* 1979 Voltage controlled phaser module for the German Formant modular synthesizer
* 1980 PMS Polyphonic modular system (quad-modules, like quad-VCO, quad-VCF...)
* 1982 Voice modular system (one synthesizer voice with 2 VCOs, 2ADSR, 1VCF, 1VCA on one board 100x160mm, designed with CEM chips from Doug Curtis/USA)
* 1984 Sound Sampler (8 bit voltage controlled sampler with interface and sampling software for Commodore 64)
* 1985 Loop option, compander and synthesis software for sound sampler (FM, Fourier, Waveshaping and so on)
* 1986 MCV1 MIDI-to-CV interface (first version)
* 1987 CCM Computer-controlled audio mixing console with computer-controlled faders (VCAs) and filters (VCFs), interface and software for Commodore 64 and Atari ST
* 1989
**LMK1 simple MIDI master keyboard
**MMK2 MIDI keyboard (e.g. used by Kraftwerk live for the Pocket Calculator song)
**MKC1/2 MIDI master keyboard controller (for combination with LMK1)
* 1990
**LMK3 MIDI master keyboard with piano touch simulation
**LMK1V2 MIDI master keyboard (improved version of LMK1)
**SX-16 16 voice MIDI expander
**MBP1 MIDI Bass pedal
**DMC-8 Drum to MIDI converter
**MONA universal MIDI out interface
* 1991
**K2B 2 manual MIDI keyboard
**MPC128 MIDI program change unit
**MTG128 MIDI-to-Gate interface with up to 128 Gate outputs controlled via MIDI
**MTS128 MIDI-to-Switch interface with up to 128 MIDI controlled electronic switches (e.g. as MIDI-In interface for any non-MIDI-keyboard)
* 1992
**LMK1+/LMK2+/LMK4+ MIDI master keyboard series with real hammer mechanics
**GMX-1 GM compatible MIDI expander
**MAQ16/3 MIDI analog sequencer (designed in cooperation with Kraftwerk)
* 1993
**MIDIM8 MIDI controller dimmer pack with 8 power outputs
**MTP8 MIDI switchpack with 8 power outputs
**MVP1 MIDI volume foot controller
* 1994
**LMK4+ MIDI master keyboard top model
**MOGLI MIDI glove
**MEG universal MIDI event generator
**MTR128 MIDI to relays interface to control up to 128 relays via MIDI note on/off
**MSY1 MIDI-to-SYNC interface
* 1995
**MS-404
The Doepfer MS-404 is a MIDI analog synthesizer made by the German audio manufacturer Doepfer.
History
In summer 1994 Dieter Doepfer's main intention was to create an analog synth for his personal pleasure and he created a simple clone of the R ...
monophonic analog MIDI synthesizer
**TMK2 2 manual MIDI master keyboard
** A-100 analog modular system
* 1997
**Schaltwerk MIDI pattern sequencer
**MCV4 MIDI-to-CV interface
**MSY2 MIDI-to-SYNC interface
* 1998
**Regelwerk MIDI fader box and pattern/analog sequencer
**PK88 MIDI Keyboard (control keyboard especially for piano expanders)
**MCV24 MIDI-to-CV/Gate interface (24 CV/Gate outputs)
* c.1999 Drehbank MIDI controller
* c.2000 Pocket Control MIDI controller
* 2006
**Thru-Zero Quadrature VCO
**30/60dB Switched Capacitor Filter
**A-100 Keyboard/Sequencer
* 2010 Dark Energy Mono Synth
* 2011 Dark Time Analog Sequencer
* 2012 Dark Energy II Mono Synth
References
External links
Doepfer Home Page
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151002075314/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec03/articles/doepfermodules.htm ''Sound on Sound'' follow-up review of Doepfer system, December 2003, by Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle, archived from the original.]
''Sound on Sound'' review of Dark Energy mini-synth, January 2010, archived from the original.
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