doepfer/a-118

A-118 Noise / Random

Doepfer

A noise and random voltage generator producing white noise, colored noise, and random voltage.207

Capabilities 3

Noise Generatornoise-generator
Produces white noise and colored noise (adjustable mix of red/low-frequency and blue/high-frequency components) generated 100% analog by amplifying transistor noise.207
Random Sourcerandom-source
Random Voltage Sourcerandom-voltage-source
Produces a random voltage derived from the colored noise signal by lowpass filtering; rate of change and amplitude are independently controllable.207

Jacks 3

NameSignalVoltageDescription
Outputs (3)
ColoredaudioColored noise output whose spectrum is determined by the Blue and Red control positions.207
Random OutputcvRandom voltage output whose rate of change and amplitude are determined by the Rate and Level controls.207
WhiteaudioWhite noise output containing all audio frequencies at random amplitude with a completely flat spectrum.207

Parameters 5

NameTypeRangeBehavior
Bluemenu_settingAdjusts the amount of blue noise (high frequency components) in the colored noise output.207
Levelmenu_settingAdjusts the amplitude of the random voltage at the Random Output.207
Random Controlmenu_settingTwo LEDs indicate whether the random voltage is positive (+) or negative (-) at any point in time. Their relative brightness also shows amplitude.207
Ratemenu_setting0 – 10Controls the cycle time T of the random voltage output. A setting of 0 gives fast voltage changes (spectrum similar to pink noise); a setting of 10 gives slow changes. T is a theoretical figure due to the random nature of the output.207
Redmenu_settingAdjusts the amount of red noise (low frequency components) in the colored noise output.207

Firmware history 0 versions

No firmware history recorded.

References 2

  1. [207]
    A-118 Noise/Random Manualmanual
    verified 2026-05-06
  2. [208]
    Doepfer A-118 product pageproduct_page
    verified 2026-05-06