hello list, here are some examples for a very interesting module combination: a196 pll, a163 vc divider and a171 vc slew limiter. these recordings are more of the rough type, be careful with the volume. patch description: an a111 square wave sequence drives the a196. the a171 slew limiter replaces the lowpass filter of the a196, while the a163 vc divider is patched between a196 vco out and a196 phase comp in 1. the result is frequency multiplication instead of frequency division. an a155 provides different settings for the cv inputs of a163 and a171. each file has dedicated a155 knob settings. an a131 is used as final vca, controlled by an a140 adsr envelope. you hear the a196 vco output, eight times the same sequence, each time with different settings for slew time and frequency division (or multiplication in this case). each file is 377 kb in size, loopable. example 1 is recorded with the a196 set to range = hi, phase comp = 2. http://www.selfoscillate.de/a100files/a196-a163-a171-patch1.mp3 example 2 is recorded with the a196 set to range = hi, phase comp = 2. the a111 is tuned two octaves down. http://www.selfoscillate.de/a100files/a196-a163-a171-patch2.mp3 example 3 is recorded with the a196 set to range = mid, phase comp = 3. http://www.selfoscillate.de/a100files/a196-a163-a171-patch3.mp3 the a196 pll is a unit for experimentalists as well as for those who are looking for unusual oscillator timbres. plenty of modules can be patched somewhere in the phase locked loop for stunning results. not recorded, but quite effective for this purpose are also ring modulators, frequency shifters, filters (the a101/2 for instance) or other things nobody has even thought about yet. best wishes ingo