[sdiy] Holy onslaught of VCS diy...

[harrybissell]

Hi John

The EMS diode ladder is an oft-cloned piece of gear. I think that Juergen
Haible cloned the entire unit.

Because they are still in business, most (honorable) diy people have been
respectful in not publishing any of the schematics they may have acquired
in confidence.

Personally I have a sort of 'yeah... so' attitude to most of the features of the

VCS synths.  Maybe because I was exposed more to ARP and MOOG on the
east coast of the USA at that time...

Now I can join you in the flaming, as everyone yells about the special
'features'
of the VCS line....

<flamesuit on>

H^) harry

john mahoney wrote:

> > Even if I was FSR (Filthy Stinking Rich), I *really* don't think I'd drop
> > 100 large on a synthesizer. ANY synthesizer. Maybe 25 or 50 on an original
> > Moog proto or Emerson's Monster Moog, but not for a Putney on steroids.
>
> Well, I inadvertently suggested that I lust after VCS synths. I don't, but I
> honestly know very little about them. I can't say where I've heard a VCS,
> for sure. <bows head in shame> But that *was* pristine (looking) and
> certainly an impressive beast. If cost were no object, it would look good in
> a studio.
>
> And, I've got to believe that it sounds monstrous! In a good way.
>
> I don't see DIY circuits based on VCS, either. Lots of Moog, ARP, Korg MS,
> Oberheim... some CEM and SSM clones... but no VCS. (I will now prepare for
> the onslaught of info about VCS DIY gear. ;-)
>
> Anyone have an explanation for the lack of VCS clones? Is there not a
> particular VCS sound?
>
> > I see people
> > listing Odysseys for $1500 and Minis for $3000 and they're either thinking
> > the same way, or they've stopped taking their medication...
>
> I concur, sir! But if Minimoogs get $1500 and up, why do Odysseys rarely
> fetch $600?
> --
> john