[sdiy] Need Some Advice

[mark verbos]

What you need is a friend. I know that sounds dumb, but I am serious. You need
someone, maybe who knows more, to work on projects along side. Then if you get
to the end of your rope, you can ask for help. Sometimes the most obvious
things go right past you when you are all worked up.

I can't even count the number of times Grant Richter had to make something of
mine work before I was able to troubleshoot something myself.

keep on truckin,

mark




Dr Strangelove wrote:

> Hey Everyone.
>
>     I need a bit of advice.  I have been trying to roll my own synthesizer
> for a long time now.  I have dropped HUNDREDS of dollars (Test equipment,
> parts, books) and HUNDREDS of hours of time (Reading, Soldering, Trouble
> shooting, learning everything I can on the net... Literrally I've spent
> almost all of my spare time for FIVE YEARS on this obsession), not to
> mention an immesurable amount of mental energy into it with very little
> success.  I have had success with small things, pre-amps, comparators, LFO.
> I had a filter that I *Thought* was working but it didn't (Details
> irrellevent to my inquiry).  I've just spent another week (its my summer
> break from college) soldering away and trying to troubleshoot (oi - vey)
> stuff when it doesn't work but I've just been wasting time.  I'm really
> loosing hope here.  It's just not fun anymore.
>     Should I try to build a circuit based on a LSIC like a CEM 3374 or an
> SEM 2045 (I own both of those)?  I'm really thinking of just cashing in my
> chips (throwing everything into the attic) and giving up (maybe come back to
> it all in 10 years so that I can get really frustrated a second time, I
> guess all you gents will still be on this list. :-)   ).  I don't WANT to do
> this but I just don't think I'm learning anything anymore, I don't think I'm
> getting any better at DIY.  I really Enjoy the actual soldering and putting
> stuff together (I've even come to like drilling panels and ordering parts,
> which were formerly the steps I hated doing!) I just can't get any of my
> stuff to work.  Any advice?  Maybe just wait untill my midlife crisis and go
> blow an insane amount of money on a modular "Like I wanted in my twenties".
> ]:-)
>
> Somebody outta start something like classes for people who want to build
> their own synth.  Here in the ATL there are classes for people to learn to
> build their own guitar....  I think as many people would want to build a
> synth.  Even a video series or something.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Jonathan Pratt
>
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