Doepfer A-110-4 Thru Zero Quad VCO SE Reviews

Doepfer's first thru-zero FM oscillator

It has been a long time coming but Doepfer develop their products carefully and always in response to user feedback. Up to last year (2014) their oscillator range was very restricted (to say the least - there were only 2 and one of those was discontinued a couple of years ago!). However Dieter Doepfer has now gone oscillator-mad and introduced a whole host of different ones with various features. A number of manufacturers have produced thru-zero FM capable modules for Eurorack in recent years. When Dieter annnounced he was making one it was always going to be good. This one does not disappoint and is very versatile, with quadrature outputs (two sine waves 90 degrees out of phase with each other) although I wish he would publish more guidance on how to get get the best from it. Mind you, modular is all about experimentation isn't it? And this special edition in that gorgeous blue colour is irresistible at such a good price. Excellent value for money IMHO.

Mo Better Blues

I've only had this a short time but it is a very nice bit of kit. Excellent sounding Oscillator, also very useful for modulation as you have the thru-zero function so can get all kinds of sounds from the NW-1 by using this to modulate the spectrum or travel.

The Blue and white livery make it easier to see in Dim lighting too!