PLAN B analog blog

The Plan B Model 15 VCO printed circuit board sets are 
completed and will
ship to me early next week.  I should have them in a week's time.

I'm then building two prototypes - one running from +/-15, one 
running from
+/- 12 volts.  I will use these two as my first article 'gold'; samples
during the first production run.  These two samples will be 
finished
production units and will ship as well as soon as the first run is
completed. 

Long story short, production shipments should begin in about 10 
days.  They
will be fulfilled in the order received and those of you who paid 
only s 50%
down will be contacted one week in advance before the unit is 
complete,
giving you a week to send the balance.

Thanks for your patience - the fun begins!

- P

Peter, it would be great and appreciated if you could you up the 
image sizes in the photos section.  The Model 16 faceplate is at the 
edge of legibility on my screen.  Thanks!

--Chuck

A tighter shot has been uploaded


--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, 
"modularcharles" <vogelscheiss@v...> wrote:
> Peter, it would be great and appreciated if you could you up the 
> image sizes in the photos section.  The Model 16 faceplate is 
at the 

> edge of legibility on my screen.  Thanks!
> 
> --Chuck

here, here..!

a cyndustries release of the Plan B modules would be incredible... just look at how 
stunning those cynthia miltons turned out to be! i know that cynthia will do one-off 
conversions on her own, but the costs are just too prohibitive. i think we'd all benefit from 
a continued partnership, no?

soggy


--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, not known <spectralab1@y...> wrote:

> after seeing the Miniwave proposal, I started to
> actually think in the opposite direction... I am using
> a Fenix/Modcan/Cyndustries system right now, but am
> intrigued by the Plan B - I think it would make a nice
> compliment to the system, particularly some of
> Cynthia's Buchla-esque modules... so I am wondering if
> either a banana-jack version of the current Plan B, or
> conversely; a Modcan-format Plan B would be
> considered? or perhaps some sort of co-operation with
> Modcan or Cynthia to have *them* release a
> Modcan-ified version of the Plan B? I've already got a
> Modcan-ified Miniwave in my system, which is what got
> me thinking along these lines when I saw the Plan B
> Miniwave proposal...
> 
> curious... Peter?
> 
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after seeing the Miniwave proposal, I started to
actually think in the opposite direction... I am using
a Fenix/Modcan/Cyndustries system right now, but am
intrigued by the Plan B - I think it would make a nice
compliment to the system, particularly some of
Cynthia's Buchla-esque modules... so I am wondering if
either a banana-jack version of the current Plan B, or
conversely; a Modcan-format Plan B would be
considered? or perhaps some sort of co-operation with
Modcan or Cynthia to have *them* release a
Modcan-ified version of the Plan B? I've already got a
Modcan-ified Miniwave in my system, which is what got
me thinking along these lines when I saw the Plan B
Miniwave proposal...

curious... Peter?

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I thought long and hard about mutliple formats.  Here's the 
problem:

1) I'm a Mac guy - so Shaeffer (sp?) offers little solution to me.

2)  I can do one-off faceplates through other services, but I don't 
think my price would be any less expensive than Cynthia's, as 
I've got to do a complete panel (12 x 20 inches) just for one 
faceplate, which would run a minimum of $225 additional for 
that.  If someone is willing to pay that, I would be happy to!

3) In the case of Modcan format, I can only do a .062 thinckness - 
Bruce's faeplates are twice as thick.

4 )More than any problems associated with custom faceplates is 
the cost of getting the things drilled (again, me no Shaeffer).  

5)  Most important - I needed Plan B to be as painless as 
possible.  It's hard enough to get 30 of the same thing built and 
shipped - but when half of those are one-off flavors it becomes a 
big production mess.  If I ever use the the term 'we', just know 
that I am lying through my teeth!  I have used a intern twice, but 
this was on a day basis.  It's me and the flies on the wall doing al 
this!'

So, these are my excuses!


- P
--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "supisuzoi" 
<son_of_zoggs@c...> wrote:
> 
> here, here..!
> 
> a cyndustries release of the Plan B modules would be 
incredible... just look at how 
> stunning those cynthia miltons turned out to be! i know that 
cynthia will do one-off 
> conversions on her own, but the costs are just too prohibitive. i 
think we'd all benefit from 
> a continued partnership, no?
> 
> soggy
> 
> 
> --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, not known 
<spectralab1@y...> wrote:
> > after seeing the Miniwave proposal, I started to
> > actually think in the opposite direction... I am using
> > a Fenix/Modcan/Cyndustries system right now, but am
> > intrigued by the Plan B - I think it would make a nice
> > compliment to the system, particularly some of
> > Cynthia's Buchla-esque modules... so I am wondering if
> > either a banana-jack version of the current Plan B, or
> > conversely; a Modcan-format Plan B would be
> > considered? or perhaps some sort of co-operation with
> > Modcan or Cynthia to have *them* release a
> > Modcan-ified version of the Plan B? I've already got a
> > Modcan-ified Miniwave in my system, which is what got
> > me thinking along these lines when I saw the Plan B
> > Miniwave proposal...
> > 
> > curious... Peter?
> > 
> > =====
> > hear my music here:
> > 
> > 
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=231479&T=9048
> > 
> > see my studio here:
> > 
> > http://members.tripod.com/static_insect/
> > 
> > 
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I would speak to Cynthia to see if she is willing to do a one-off in 
Modcan format.  Unfortunately, I'm not geared up for multiple 
formats (see my next post - I go into a bit more details on this).

- P.

--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, not known 
<spectralab1@y...> wrote:
> after seeing the Miniwave proposal, I started to
> actually think in the opposite direction... I am using
> a Fenix/Modcan/Cyndustries system right now, but am
> intrigued by the Plan B - I think it would make a nice
> compliment to the system, particularly some of
> Cynthia's Buchla-esque modules... so I am wondering if
> either a banana-jack version of the current Plan B, or
> conversely; a Modcan-format Plan B would be
> considered? or perhaps some sort of co-operation with
> Modcan or Cynthia to have *them* release a
> Modcan-ified version of the Plan B? I've already got a
> Modcan-ified Miniwave in my system, which is what got
> me thinking along these lines when I saw the Plan B
> Miniwave proposal...
> 
> curious... Peter?
> 
> =====
> hear my music here:
> 
> http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=231479&T=9048
> 
> see my studio here:
> 
> http://members.tripod.com/static_insect/
> 
> 
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I agree, it would be incredible.

That's why I arranged with Cynthia to Modcanize mine before I placed my order with Peter. 
If you ask nice she might do yours also.   :-)

David W. Skinner

.--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "supisuzoi" <son_of_zoggs@c...> wrote:
> 
> here, here..!
> 
> a cyndustries release of the Plan B modules would be incredible... just look at how 
> stunning those cynthia miltons turned out to be! i know that cynthia will do one-off 
> conversions on her own, but the costs are just too prohibitive. i think we'd all benefit 
from 

> a continued partnership, no?
> 
> soggy
> 
> 
> --- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, not known <spectralab1@y...> wrote:
> > after seeing the Miniwave proposal, I started to
> > actually think in the opposite direction... I am using
> > a Fenix/Modcan/Cyndustries system right now, but am
> > intrigued by the Plan B - I think it would make a nice
> > compliment to the system, particularly some of
> > Cynthia's Buchla-esque modules... so I am wondering if
> > either a banana-jack version of the current Plan B, or
> > conversely; a Modcan-format Plan B would be
> > considered? or perhaps some sort of co-operation with
> > Modcan or Cynthia to have *them* release a
> > Modcan-ified version of the Plan B? I've already got a
> > Modcan-ified Miniwave in my system, which is what got
> > me thinking along these lines when I saw the Plan B
> > Miniwave proposal...
> > 
> > curious... Peter?
> > 
> > =====
> > hear my music here:
> > 
> > http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=231479&T=9048
> > 
> > see my studio here:
> > 
> > http://members.tripod.com/static_insect/
> > 
> > ______________________________________________________________________ 
> > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

fair enough Peter... after all, I wouldn't want to
request anything that would discourage another modular
manufacturer from coming into existence ;-) 

I guess the next question would then be this: would
you be willing to sell just the circuit boards without
your faceplates at a lower price, so they can be sent
to Cynthia (or whomever) for customization?

thanks,
kevin

---------------------------------

I thought long and hard about mutliple formats. 
Here's the 
problem:

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Yeah - I can do that.  A matter of fact, I can sell thesefor  $22 less 
than the book rate, which discounts for the faceplate, the drilling 
of same,  the twelve 3.5mm Cliff Jacks, the two jack boards and 
two ribbon connectors used to connect the jack boards to the 
main PCBA.

I can discount an additional $4 if no pots are required.

However, I can't honor the warranty on a product once it was 
altered.  It's impossible.  It will be tested before it ships, 
regardless of there being a faceplate or not, and if a problem is 
detected before the conversion takes place, then I can still honor 
the warranty.  But afterward then it's really difficult. 

Possibly Cynthia would be willing to extend one on products she 
converts, I would speak to her about it directly.

- P


--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, not known 
<spectralab1@y...> wrote:
> 
> fair enough Peter... after all, I wouldn't want to
> request anything that would discourage another modular
> manufacturer from coming into existence ;-) 
> 
> I guess the next question would then be this: would
> you be willing to sell just the circuit boards without
> your faceplates at a lower price, so they can be sent
> to Cynthia (or whomever) for customization?
> 
> thanks,
> kevin
> 
> ---------------------------------
> 
> I thought long and hard about mutliple formats. 
> Here's the 
> problem:
> 
> <snipped to save bandwidth for folks who need it>
> 
> =====
> hear my music here:
> 
> http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=231479&T=9048
> 
> see my studio here:
> 
> http://members.tripod.com/static_insect/
> 
> 
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