MOTM

At 9:06 PM -0600 03/02/01, J. Larry Hendry wrote:
>
>You are in the right place.  Discussion here varies from motm to
>DIY to other manufacturers.  Most people here are MOTM owners
>and love the synth and the interface.  That doesn't mean that people
>hear own nothing but MOTM.

Let's hope it doesn't mean everyone talks about everything they own!!  A
friend of mine recently lent me a Novation Supernova.  Don't worry, I won't
talk about it here, but I did join the Supernova list.  Ninety-five percent
of the posts have nothing to do with the Supernova :/

>You have reached the same conclusion as have many on this list.
>While we may have other gear in our modular systems, most people
>here are centered around MOTM because we think it is great stuff
>and a good value.

OK :)

>>I am also looking to offset and invert envelopes and LFO's.
>>For example, I would like to take a bipolar LFO (that goes
>>from -5V to +5V) and make it go from 0V to 5V.  I would
>>also like to take envelopes and make them go the other way.
>>Is there any part of the motm system that can do this??
>
>Not yet. 

Doh!!

>I have a DIY project on my bench that does
>exactly this and also serves as a pedal interface.  I am planning
>to submit the prototype to Paul to consider as an official MOTM
>product.  However, his standards are very high, so who knows.

Good for you!!  I only submit annoying questions :)

>A product on the market right now that does this function is the
>Blacet mixer.  All 4 inputs are reversing attenuators so, so you
>can attenuate your 10 V AC to the 5 volt range you desire.  And,
>The Blacet mixer has a built in bias pot so you can bias it all to
>one side of zero as you indicated.  Of course, you can do this with
>ANY mixer with attenuating inputs buy mixing your LFO (attenuated)
>with a DC voltage source.

Unfortunately, I don't have a DC mixer.  I don't want to get a Blacet
because that would require another mounting chassis and losing another
three rackspaces.  I don't want to spend money on gear that doesn't make
any sound by buying more rack furniture.  It also has 1/8" jacks (notice
dislike them so much I won't even call them by their correct name :)

>Paul has promised us a nice mixer soon.

When the motm DC mixer comes out, how many spaces will it take??

>Welcome to the motm list

Thank you, and thank you for your comments.