MOTM

a) Merry Christmas everyone!

b) Over the last 3 years, my focus has been on *shipping* more than designing. 
However, the next 18 months will be a flip-flop: the focus is on getting new 
designs out (and then shipping). Now that I've exceed any and all expectations 
as far as making MOTM 'successful', I can relax (cough) and  get more R&D time.

I'm in the process of laying out the Frac version of the dual VCA core that is 
in the '130. The MOTM-190 uses a CA3280 which is of course hard to find. The 
MOTM-1190 (Frac) and MOTM-130 uses "standard" parts, just more of them :) The 
'1190 does not pan/fade, but it does include the output overdrive and dual 
lin/exp inputs.

c) I've bought the ARM HW tools for the '600 uSeq (saving $$ for the SW which is 
around $2800) and after NAMM I'm going to redesign the '600 CPU card so the SW 
guys can get going. The ARM may be used in the '520 Cloud if I don't use the 
embedded MicroBlaze processor in the Xilinx FPGA (I paid the $$$ for the 
royalty).

d) the Frac ADSR is also most of the core of the MOTM VC ADSR, so again that 
will be 'debugged' shortly.

e) now that the kit backlog is virtually zero (all that remains are VCOs) the 
priorities can shift so that newer stuff can appear. Just remember, that I need 
to sell around 35 modules of a new thing to *break even* so when a new thing 
shows up, order away!

Paul S.