Analogue-sequencer

Colin, are we talking hundreds or thousands on the wait list? An estimate would be great to be able to update my expectation which since September has been "I'll have my Cirklon for Christmas!"  


--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin Fraser" <colin@...> wrote:
>
>  
> > Hi. I know Colin is busy constructing/beta testing etc but it 
> > might be worth updating the web site (and this list;) with a 
> > brief summary of the latest state of play.
> 
> Yeah, that's a good point.
>   
> > I'd love to know how many units are shipping per month and 
> 
> Not very many, so far.
> Apart from the delay while I got the CV output board finished, I've had
> trouble sourcing the encoder knobs.
> A small number of units have shipped to beta testers, with their CV boards
> to follow.
> The CV driver PCBs were due to arrive today, though I've not seen a delivery
> van for over a week due to the snow.
> With the CV driver board successfully tested, I will finally be in a
> position to order populated boards elsewhere.
> That will increase the rate of production hugely. Hand-soldering SMT is fine
> for prototyping, but will soon drive you blind and insane.
> 
> > how many people are on the wait list to buy a Cirklon.
> 
> I haven't counted for a while, but it's a lot more than I had anticipated by
> this point.
> 
> Over the last week, I've arranged a camera setup to let me make
> tutorial/demo videos for Cirklon, with a clear view of the UI and close-up
> of the display.
> The first fruits of that should be public later this week.
> 
> Best regards,
> Colin Fraser
> Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
> http://www.sequentix.com
>