Analogue systems

Hello all
anyone got one of these computer/digitaly controlled patch systems 
called Synapse? It's by Analogue Solutions.
just wondering to get one or not for my modular synth
best
Giwalo

>It's by Analogue Solutions.

I dont have a synapse but (RANT impending) I have recently dealt with
a.n. other company than Analogue Systems whose name begins Analogue S

- I arranged to have a fairly simple drum machine mod done there
- I also asked all sorts of questions in my original e-mails every
single one of which was ignored except to e-mail back "the price for X
is..." or snipy comments like "CV outs do you mean trigger outs?"
(quite a contrast from Bob Williams who spent weeks helping me :)
- they said they'd send the unit back as soon as the payment had
cleared. A week or two later having heard nothing I phoned and he said
"I sent you two e-mails to say we were waiting for some knobs to come
in" (e-mails I hadn't received) & they weren't sure when the work
would be done
- then out of the blue one monday morning I get an e-mail saying
"...should be with you in about 48 hours. ensure package can be
received. If you are not in to receive a delivery, and your package is
returned to us, you will have to pay for re-delivery. Ensure someone
is in to receive your order!" which I found a tad rude, personally.
I've had a lot of gear delivered over the year & it's my first
experience of someone not checking a suitable date before dispatch.
Especially as they were on an indefinite delay before that.
- 48 hours actually meant it would arrive on my wife's birthday when
we had a day off/out planned so it caused a fair amount of grief when
it still hadn't arrived by the afternoon (56 hours later)
- I phoned and got the delivery company details. When I spoke to them
I found that they had actually tried to deliver the day before (when I
was in) but not only had they been given the wrong address but they
had my name down as "Crank" rather than Grant so when they asked my
neighbours they wouldn't sign for it as we usually do for each other
- finally having arranged redelivery and patched over my marriage
(always a bit more tricky than analogue modular stuff ;) I got the
drum machine back and I have to admit that despite all the grief it
sounds pretty good and the work seems to have been done well enough

There's always the chance that this catalogue of systematic customer
abuse is a result of them taking an instant disliking to me personally
 English 'service' is like that. It may also be temperatuure related
(this all happened during the recent heatwave). But to be honest if it
was the last place on earth - and for much of their drum related stuff
it actually is - I wouldn't even consider buying from them again.

Well I feel much better now!!!
 
Sorry to anyone who actually bothered to read through this far but I
thought that the perhaps great things about user forums is you can
occasionally share bad experiences as well as good. (There's a theory
in cognitive science that gossip was invented to protect the group
from individuals who did not play by the rules...)

Cheers

:-j

ps arnauld - since you enjoyed the MS50 patch book so much (and who
wouldn't with patches like "dive bomb"!) if you give me your snail
mail address & a few days to find a photocopier I'll send you the Arp
2600 patch book.... 
their manual is very good too (if a little basic) in pdf at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/la.bouch/2600%20downloads/Arp%202600%20Owners%20Manual.pdf

--- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com, "bentobaco" 
<thejohngrant@d...> wrote:
hello i was just reading ur post and i noticed that u mentioned 
a "MS50 patch book ". As i am new to the world of analogue synths i 
am trying to track dowm as many "patches" as i can to learn from, is 
this book stuill availiable??if so how do i get one?

thanks 

mark
> >It's by Analogue Solutions.
> 
> I dont have a synapse but (RANT impending) I have recently dealt 
with
> a.n. other company than Analogue Systems whose name begins 
Analogue S
> 
> - I arranged to have a fairly simple drum machine mod done there
> - I also asked all sorts of questions in my original e-mails every
> single one of which was ignored except to e-mail back "the price 
for X
> is..." or snipy comments like "CV outs do you mean trigger outs?"
> (quite a contrast from Bob Williams who spent weeks helping me :)
> - they said they'd send the unit back as soon as the payment had
> cleared. A week or two later having heard nothing I phoned and he 
said
> "I sent you two e-mails to say we were waiting for some knobs to 
come
> in" (e-mails I hadn't received) & they weren't sure when the work
> would be done
> - then out of the blue one monday morning I get an e-mail saying
> "...should be with you in about 48 hours. ensure package can be
> received. If you are not in to receive a delivery, and your 
package is
> returned to us, you will have to pay for re-delivery. Ensure 
someone
> is in to receive your order!" which I found a tad rude, personally.
> I've had a lot of gear delivered over the year & it's my first
> experience of someone not checking a suitable date before dispatch.
> Especially as they were on an indefinite delay before that.
> - 48 hours actually meant it would arrive on my wife's birthday 
when
> we had a day off/out planned so it caused a fair amount of grief 
when
> it still hadn't arrived by the afternoon (56 hours later)
> - I phoned and got the delivery company details. When I spoke to 
them
> I found that they had actually tried to deliver the day before 
(when I
> was in) but not only had they been given the wrong address but they
> had my name down as "Crank" rather than Grant so when they asked my
> neighbours they wouldn't sign for it as we usually do for each 
other
> - finally having arranged redelivery and patched over my marriage
> (always a bit more tricky than analogue modular stuff ;) I got the
> drum machine back and I have to admit that despite all the grief it
> sounds pretty good and the work seems to have been done well enough
> 
> There's always the chance that this catalogue of systematic 
customer
> abuse is a result of them taking an instant disliking to me 
personally
>  English 'service' is like that. It may also be temperatuure 
related
> (this all happened during the recent heatwave). But to be honest 
if it
> was the last place on earth - and for much of their drum related 
stuff
> it actually is - I wouldn't even consider buying from them again.
> 
> Well I feel much better now!!!
>  
> Sorry to anyone who actually bothered to read through this far but 
I
> thought that the perhaps great things about user forums is you can
> occasionally share bad experiences as well as good. (There's a 
theory
> in cognitive science that gossip was invented to protect the group
> from individuals who did not play by the rules...)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> :-j
> 
> ps arnauld - since you enjoyed the MS50 patch book so much (and who
> wouldn't with patches like "dive bomb"!) if you give me your snail
> mail address & a few days to find a photocopier I'll send you the 
Arp
> 2600 patch book.... 
> their manual is very good too (if a little basic) in pdf at
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/la.bouch/2600%20downloads/Arp%202600%
20Owners%20Manual.pdf

Hi friends,

I got my 2 EMS modules and an RS-10 case, however, I didn't get any screws
to install the modules to the case. Is there a particular kind of screw I
need to get in order to do the installation?

Thanks,
~Gman


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It's either a 3 or 4 mm, right?  think do


Gman wrote:

> Hi friends,
> 
> I got my 2 EMS modules and an RS-10 case, however, I didn't get any screws
> to install the modules to the case. Is there a particular kind of screw I
> need to get in order to do the installation?
> 
> Thanks,
> ~Gman
> 
> 
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Actually, I was suppose to have gotten screws with my order but they weren't
included. They're being sent to me seperately. But, thanks!

~Gman

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Peter Grenader [mailto:peter@buzzclick-music.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 3:15 PM
  To: analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [analogue_systems] Screws for modules and RS-10 case


  It's either a 3 or 4 mm, right?  think do


  Gman wrote:

  > Hi friends,
  >
  > I got my 2 EMS modules and an RS-10 case, however, I didn't get any
screws
  > to install the modules to the case. Is there a particular kind of screw
I
  > need to get in order to do the installation?
  >
  > Thanks,
  > ~Gman
  >
  >
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  >
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  >
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Hi all. Just curious to know if anybody has ever tried using a Moog Voyager
and VX-351 (CV expander) as a controller for AS modules. I thought it would
be kind of neat to control the EMS modules with my Voyager, however I'm not
exactly sure how to go about hooking up the modules and Voyager together.
Yes, I'm kind of new to the whole modular approach. Have any of you had any
experience with this setup? Any advice you can give me?

Much appreciated!
~Gman



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Just get a few 1/4 inch to 3.5mm cables and you're up and running.  The CV
range of the Voyager shouldn't be a problem with A. Sys goods.



Gman wrote:

> Hi all. Just curious to know if anybody has ever tried using a Moog Voyager
> and VX-351 (CV expander) as a controller for AS modules. I thought it would
> be kind of neat to control the EMS modules with my Voyager, however I'm not
> exactly sure how to go about hooking up the modules and Voyager together.
> Yes, I'm kind of new to the whole modular approach. Have any of you had any
> experience with this setup? Any advice you can give me?
> 
> Much appreciated!
> ~Gman
> 
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