Jeez, I ain't knockin' Cynthia at all...in fact, after emailing back & forth, I'm pretty sure I'll start a six pac cyndustries systems by the new year (including both tampura & tabla models). I don't think anyone is REALLY questioning her prices, just some people are questioning the need for voltage control and saving some money to boot! Me? I dig having the modules as part of my synth and will go that route. In fact, Cynthia offered to make it "dot commable" if I could get a face plate made at no add'tl charge OR 1/4" jacks instead of bananas. Now THAT'S what I call service! RRV -----Original Message----- From: larry@unicode.com Sent: Nov 24, 2004 12:14 PM To: dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com Subject: [dotcomformat] Re: tampura & tabla <html><body> <tt> <rant on><BR> Something to think about. You can buy the devices for about $200.00, you<BR> can mount them in a panel with a little labor and some sheet metal. You<BR> WON'T have a CV controlled module, simply something that is mounted with the<BR> rest of your synth. Cynthia spent significant time circuit bending these<BR> devices so that they could be PART OF your synth instead of a place holder<BR> in the panel. So while you can save bucks, you probably CAN'T make the same<BR> thing that Cyndustries is selling! There was quite a 'lively' discussion on<BR> this and some think that the Cyndustries modules are a rip off. If you<BR> don't want a module, or you think her price is a rip off, then don't buy her<BR> module. But unless you have done what she has done, and are selling to the<BR> very small nitch market she has addressed, it does not make sense to knock<BR> her prices. Like the others in this comparatively small market, she charges<BR> what she must to make a profit based on her time investment and her<BR> materials costs. She sell to a market that has more Do-It-Yourself types<BR> then probably any market other then ham gear, and that is a much bigger<BR> market. We should thank the Cynthia's, Roger's, Paul's, and John's that<BR> make complete modules that we can use to make the wonderful systems to play<BR> with! Then save up for that 'overpriced' module you really, REALLY want,<BR> and hope they are still selling it when you finally get the bucks together.<BR> I know that's how I've gotten my DocCom, MOTM, and Blacet modules...<BR> </rant off><BR> <BR> Larry T.<BR> <BR> p.s. I have NO affiliation with any of these manufacturers, only a desire<BR> to see them succeed so that I can buy the modules I want (like Cyndustries<BR> Milton sequencer with 1/4" jacks)!<BR> <BR> </tt> <br> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> <td align=center><font size="-1" color=#003399><b>Yahoo! Groups Sponsor</b></font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> <td align=center width=470><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td align=center><font face=arial size=-2>ADVERTISEMENT</font><br><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129og0l6q/M=298184.5639630.6699735.3001176/D=grplch/S=1705032144:HM/EXP=1101403004/A=2434970/R=0/SIG=11edksnhv/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=60185402" alt=""><img src="http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ne/netflix/111704_1104_f_300250a.gif" alt="click here" width="300" height="250" border="0"></a></td></tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr><td><img alt="" width=1 height=1 src="http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=298184.5639630.6699735.3001176/D=grplch/S=:HM/A=2434970/rand=458583752"></td></tr> </table> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br> <tt><hr width="500"> <b>Yahoo! Groups Links</b><br> <ul> <li>To visit your group on the web, go to:<br><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dotcomformat/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dotcomformat/</a><br> <li>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:<br><a href="mailto:dotcomformat-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe">dotcomformat-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com</a><br> <li>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <a href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/">Yahoo! Terms of Service</a>. </ul> </tt> </br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> </body></html>
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Re: [dotcomformat] Re: tampura & tabla
2004-11-24 by tzuica@earthlink.net