Doepfer A-120 Vintage Edition

This module gives you the classic Moog filter sound in Doepfer's 8hp format. If you've used one of the other Doepfer filter clones, you'll already have an idea of what this module is like. Of the three CV inputs, one tracks volt-per-octave and the other two come with attenuation. Resonance sounds very smooth and not piercing, as you would expect from this filter design, and also has input gain which seems to drive it. Pairs nicely within a larger Moog-style system - such as preceding this module with a CP3 mixer clone.

Important to note that these Doepfer filters are quite deep and will not fit in all skiffs (such as the Intellijel palette case). But on the positive, the currently listed specs above are wrong and the module is only around 55 mm deep (not the 65 mm listed above, the correct measurement is on Modulargrid).

I bought most of the Doepfer filter modules, and this is by-far my favorite. I didn't think that I'd like the bass response dropping off as resonance was increased, but I LOVE IT. I feel like this actually defines this filter. The adjustable sonic range on this is huge, when controlling level & resonance. I liked moog filters on softsynths & digital synths, but I LOVE this filter & authentic moog filters. There's a night & day difference between this & a digital emulation. It must be the way all of the transistors interact with one another as the resonance, level, and frequency is changed. Many digital emulations don't account for all of these minute differences. This thing really delivers. My only complaint, if any, are the knobs are a bit rough (hard on the hands to twist a lot). I'm tempted to replace them with a more comfortable knob, but I'd lose the classic look.