[sdiy] Hi and an intro

[Ray Wilson]

Welcome Mike

We look forward to your posts and insights.

Ray
http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike:prophecysound" <mikeb at prophecysound.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:29 PM
Subject: [sdiy] Hi and an intro


> Hello all
>
> I've made a couple of posts to this list, but figure a more detailed intro
> would be nice. My name's Mike Both, and I live 'down under' - Adelaide,
> South Australia, to be exact. I'm a software guy by trade, but have done
biz
> on and off through a small custom FX/electronic company to make ends meet
> for a while - and currently are finding those ends further apart ;), so am
> working on this full time! Musically, I studied classical piano for a
number
> of years, then gave it up for French Horn (and you thought modular synths
> were expensive) then bass, which is now my main instrument. Synth-wise
I've
> never had any thing modular (only progressed through a CZ1000, DX21, CZ1,
M1
> then midi controller + modules as well as Hammond + Leslie) and played in
> blues, jazz and funk bands. Electronic-wise I bailed out of a EE degree
> after first year (wasn't so keen on the electron-level behaviour of parts,
> to be honest), did a software degree instead, and first got the real music
> electronics bug trying to keep myself from going nuts during a difficult
> divorce - and I almost succeeded! ;) Nowadays I'm looking at doing more
> custom guitar fx / electronic music devices, as well as soon(ish) starting
> work on my own modular - the ASM1/2 board from the chap here in Australia
> looks to be a good bet.
>
> I've actually read synth-diy on and off over the years, so recognise a lot
> of the 'faces' - and very much appreciate the information being exchanged,
> as well as the air of relaxed obsession with the subject at hand. Although
I
> might never be able to contribute ideas at the same technical level as
some
> of the members here, I'm going to be updating my site with DIY PCB layouts
> and the like (using Protel I can generally cobble together reasonable
> layouts for things - and it's fun too! :D ), and hope to be able to make
at
> least a small contribution towards this community.
>
> Ok, enough for now. Nice to meet you all!
>
> Mike
>