SynthModules

All true.  I agree they are good points.  I know because I am one of
these suppliers.  I never intended to get into the supply business. 
It robs me of most of the time I need to work on my own music and
synth.  But, I shared my personal wares on my website and have been
buried ever since with people wanting some of it.

I cannot imagine taking on a project like Brice did.  I refused all
but one request to sell what I sold assembled.  I ened up regretting
even that one as I was slow delivering.  I'm sure this has been a
learning experience for Brice as it was for me in my own stuff.  I
think the most important thing is communication. :-)

I already have a great idea for a program, but know nothing about
where to start writing.  I guess I am going to learn, or pay someone
more software oriented than I.

Larry H.

--- Andrew Scheidler <xpandrew@ph.k12.in.us> wrote:

> 
> I have to chime in here...  Gary makes some excellent points!  I'd
> also
> add that after meeting Brice last spring and keeping in contact
> with
> him, I can assure you that he's not the kind of guy to sit on his
> hands
> (or build any of the many Blacet kits he has awaiting his
> attention)
> while his PSIM customers are waiting.  Brice is a friendly and
> humble
> guy, and I do my best to keep in touch with him.  
> 
> Being frustrated with the long wait time is understandable, but I
> can
> assure you that the unit is worth the wait :)   I am still shocked
> that
> nobody else is making something like the PSIM...  I hope to get a
> second
> one someday.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> >>> gchang@calarts.edu 12/20/04 5:20 AM >>>
> 
> 
> Happy Holidays everyone!
> 
> I know how frustrating it is to wait for hand made - small quantity
> devices.  I wrote a check for $14,000, sent it to Waldorf and
> waited 9
> months for my order to finally be sent, and it arrived in
> California
> with a 250v power supply, which meant that it had to immediately
> sent
> to the shop, scratching the paint....
> 
> My Wiard took over a year to complete....  The case took six months
> to
> complete.
> 
> So, knowing this, why would anyone travel down this path?  I can
> easily answer that, from my point of view....
> 
> When another citizen in our community creates something very
> special -
> and rare, it is a noble and generous gesture for that person to
> offer
> it to us.  These are not stores, but individuals who have taken the
> plunge.  
> 
> In EVERY single one of these projects, (including the Waldorf
> Wave),
> money is lost - not made.  The labor rate for the construction of
> these little modules amount to way below minimum wage....  Mistakes
> in
> project design is common - this is just one of us, mind you - not a
> big company.
> 
> I understand your frustrations, but I consider it part of the deal.
>  
> I am not putting these guys down.  I am thanking them for falling
> on
> their swords for the rest of us.  
> 
> A few years from now, after Brice has given up on making PSIMs, we,
> who have been so fortunate to have gotten one will still be part of
> a
> living community of users and programmers.
> 
> When I took notice of the PSIM and the software being written for
> it,
> I was reminded of applications on the Buchla 500 Series at Calarts,
> that was powered by a mini computer.  But the PSIM has way more
> potential, and costs an unrealistically little amount of money for
> something that takes hours of Brice's SPARE time to make.
> 
> I am not defending the guy - I am just trying to illuminate the
> plight
> of guys like Brice or Peter Grenader or Grant, or any of these
> great
> individuals who have made the mistake of offering these incredible
> little gems to us.
> 
> In a real way, I hope that I will always be waiting on something
> from
> these guys.  And I hope to purchase their precious stuff for as
> long
> as they will endure the misery of fabricating it.
> 
> I truly mean no disrespect to anyone on this list that I may have
> contradicted in my comments about this.
> 
> And really, have a great holiday!
> 
> Gary
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