I finished putting together my first batch of modules last night and got to actually play the synth a little bit. The first thing that grabbed me was the BASS! I thought I had some synths with bass before (Super Jupiter, Andromeda), but the MOTM absolutely kills any synth I've ever owned or played. It just leaps out of the speakers. I can't wait until my second oscillator comes so I can start doing some real damage. I have a little tip for first time kit builders. Instead of soldering resistors one at a time, place them all first. I would go to a step, find the resistor value, measure each one to make sure I had the correct value, then put them in the board. Once all of the resistors were placed, I would solder them all. This way, if I happened to put a part in the wrong hole, I wouldn't have to de-solder it to change it out. I would get the the next step, say "oh, there's already a part in R17," and then put them in their proper places. (I think this might have happened one time.) I did this for the capacitors and other related parts as well when possible.
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Bass and resistors
2005-02-20 by Jeff Laity
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