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First off, the UEG from encore: is it cool? I had such a pleasant experience buying the 
shifter I was gonna give it a go.

Secondly, anyone have too many 300's and want to sell one (in good working condition)? 
I'll buy it off you list + $10. I need it soon and the one I order is taking a while. Contact me 
off list.

Third and lastly: Oakley Equinoxe, anyone have one of these and want to provide their 
impressions?

Thanks!
--mikes

On Jan 25, 2005, at 6:45 PM, squeekymushroom wrote:

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>   Secondly, anyone have too many 300's and want to sell one (in good 
> working condition)?
>

Too many oscillators. That's funny.

I'll take the second one first: no :)  I have three and two 310s.  I
want more; probably at least one more 310.

Now the first: it's the total bomb both for 'note' generation and
control stuff.  If you're familiar with the AdrenaLinn guitar
doo-hickey, one UEG and one filter of your choice and you're ready to
rock and roll.  Cool device, many uses, highly recommended.

Now thirdly: the Equinoxe is a smooth sounding phasor ala a vintage EH
Small Stone.  Really worth the money!  And you can control it via CV
PLUS you get an LFO out of it, too: synced to whatever is doing the
phasing!  Very nice, must have.  I hear John Blacet's phasor is quite
nice, too, but I don't have one.

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "squeekymushroom" <mikest@a...> wrote:
> 
> First off, the UEG from encore: is it cool? I had such a pleasant
experience buying the 
> shifter I was gonna give it a go.
> 
> Secondly, anyone have too many 300's and want to sell one (in good
working condition)? 
> I'll buy it off you list + $10. I need it soon and the one I order
is taking a while. Contact me 
> off list.
> 
> Third and lastly: Oakley Equinoxe, anyone have one of these and want
to provide their 

> impressions?
> 
> Thanks!
> --mikes

One time I thought I had too many oscillators.  I had a beautiful Blacet 
VCO in a Schaeffer panel.  As I recall, I built it while waiting for my 
second MOTM-300.  But with two MOTM-300 and two MOTM-310, I thought that 
five VCOs was more than I needed.  (That was before the third cabinet.)  
I sold the Blacet, but later I regretted it.  Eventually I added two Cat 
Girl Synth VCOs, highly customized in 1U panels.  So now I have six and 
that's about right.  Well, at least it's not too many.

-Richard Brewster

"Two of each module is better than one of each."

Jeff Laity wrote:

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> On Jan 25, 2005, at 6:45 PM, squeekymushroom wrote:
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>
>     Secondly, anyone have too many 300's and want to sell one (in good
>     working condition)?
>
>
> Too many oscillators. That's funny.
>

Hi ,

I must admit i am a bit in the same situation: i have two 300 and two 
310 and it is clear it is not enough ... also all the MOTM VCO have the 
same sound...

That's why i have designed a new VCO board with the ASM1 core inside but 
everything all around has been improved to bring the ASM1/electronotes 
core to the MOTM level. The result is a new kind of "ultra" VCO! The pcb 
fit with 4 pot MOTM format and the front panel can be identical to the 
MOTM300 excepted for the sync plug who is only an input. The Hard sync 
switch is present. It do not sound the same at all, but got the same 
stability on the expo converter than the 300/310... The pcb is single 
side. It is possible to build an exact copy of the electronote or ASM1 
VCO or an "ultra" VCO from the same pcb. This board is available on 
order , cost 25 euros each + shipping. It is not published on my web 
site yet, but it is a part of the next site update... If there are 
amateurs for this beast...

Cheers,

Marc B.


Richard Brewster wrote:

> One time I thought I had too many oscillators.  I had a beautiful Blacet 
> VCO in a Schaeffer panel.  As I recall, I built it while waiting for my 
> second MOTM-300.  But with two MOTM-300 and two MOTM-310, I thought that 
> five VCOs was more than I needed.  (That was before the third cabinet.)  
> I sold the Blacet, but later I regretted it.  Eventually I added two Cat 
> Girl Synth VCOs, highly customized in 1U panels.  So now I have six and 
> that's about right.  Well, at least it's not too many.
> 
> -Richard Brewster
> 
> "Two of each module is better than one of each."
> 
> Jeff Laity wrote:
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>>On Jan 25, 2005, at 6:45 PM, squeekymushroom wrote:
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>>    Secondly, anyone have too many 300's and want to sell one (in good
>>    working condition)?
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>>Too many oscillators. That's funny.
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I have to agree with Mike on all counts. I've got eight 300s built, 
and four 310s (not built). But I'm still itching for the 520 (cloud 
generator). Too many oscillators, no chancey. Same with the UEG, I've 
got four. I use them as envelope generators, weird LFOS, and mini 
sequencers. They're fab. I've got a couple of Equinoxes. I recommend 
having two so you can do stereo-ish effects by using a common LFO 
(inverted and non-inverted). But you don't need to sweep a phasor to 
get interesting effects. With the Emphasis cranked up you can get 
some great peak/notch filtering going on, great for simulating 
resonant cavities (like the inside of a frog's mouth).

>I'll take the second one first: no :)  I have three and two 310s.  I
>want more; probably at least one more 310.
>
>Now the first: it's the total bomb both for 'note' generation and
>control stuff.  If you're familiar with the AdrenaLinn guitar
>doo-hickey, one UEG and one filter of your choice and you're ready to
>rock and roll.  Cool device, many uses, highly recommended.
>
>Now thirdly: the Equinoxe is a smooth sounding phasor ala a vintage EH
>Small Stone.  Really worth the money!  And you can control it via CV
>PLUS you get an LFO out of it, too: synced to whatever is doing the
>phasing!  Very nice, must have.  I hear John Blacet's phasor is quite
>nice, too, but I don't have one.
>

> First off, the UEG from encore: is it cool? I had such a pleasant experience
> buying the shifter I was gonna give it a go.

UEG = must have

I just started building my modular in November, and it was the first
sequencer/envelope generator I got.  Great stuff!  Very versatile.  To
rearrange your quote a bit, I had such a pleasant experience buying
the UEG I'm going to give the shifter a go.  :-)

> Third and lastly: Oakley Equinoxe, anyone have one of these and want to
> provide their impressions?

I don't know about the Equinoxe yet (I plan to buy a panel the next
time Larry takes orders) but I have three StonZ modules from John
Blacet.  (Two in frac-rack, one in MOTM format.)  Very nice...

-- 
-Doug

http://www.analognotes.com

I suspect that the Blacet and Equinoxe phasers sound similar due to the 
use of OTAs. The Blacet may have a more radical sound at high res 
because all our knobs go to "12" --- ;>

A tip for getting a nice, different sound is to patch one of the outputs 
into the res input.

Doug Wellington wrote:

> > First off, the UEG from encore: is it cool? I had such a pleasant 
> experience
> > buying the shifter I was gonna give it a go.
>
> UEG = must have
>
> I just started building my modular in November, and it was the first
> sequencer/envelope generator I got.  Great stuff!  Very versatile.  To
> rearrange your quote a bit, I had such a pleasant experience buying
> the UEG I'm going to give the shifter a go.  :-)
>
> > Third and lastly: Oakley Equinoxe, anyone have one of these and want to
> > provide their impressions?
>
> I don't know about the Equinoxe yet (I plan to buy a panel the next
> time Larry takes orders) but I have three StonZ modules from John
> Blacet.  (Two in frac-rack, one in MOTM format.)  Very nice...
>
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> -Doug
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On Jan 25, 2005, at 7:17 PM, Jeff Laity wrote:
> On Jan 25, 2005, at 6:45 PM, squeekymushroom wrote:
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>>
>>   Secondly, anyone have too many 300's and want to sell one (in good 
>> working condition)?
>>
>
> Too many oscillators. That's funny.

Heh, yeah, but can you blame me for trying? ;)

--mikes

I've got a couple of Equinoxes. I recommend 
> having two so you can do stereo-ish effects by using a common LFO 
> (inverted and non-inverted). 

I mounted two Equinoxe modules behind a single Stooge panel designed 
for this purpose, with an inverter built into a daughter board and a 
switch to select between single, dual, and dual reverse modes.

This works fine, but I've discovered that the effect is more 
noticeable when I use the two outputs from my Encore Frequency 
Shifter (90 degrees apart, rather than 180 from an inverted signal) 
to sweep the two phasers. I really like the Equinoxe's sound.
~Terry

Ken Stone's CGS VCO is a variant of the ASM1/Electronotes core design.  
The PCB offers many control and waveshaping features, but I built only 
the core, using high quality parts in the exponential converter.  The FM 
input has option switches for EXP/LIN and AC/DC, as the MOTM-300.  The 
pots are like the 310, except for the output mix.  There are separate 
saw and pulse outputs, sync and PWM inputs.  It fits into a 1U panel.  
It's like a 310 plus linear FM and hard sync.  Gee, could there be a 
MOTM-315 with these features?!  I'd buy two.  Would that be too many VCO?

-Richard Brewster

Marc Bareille wrote:

> Hi ,
>
> I must admit i am a bit in the same situation: i have two 300 and two 
> 310 and it is clear it is not enough ... also all the MOTM VCO have 
> the same sound...
>
> That's why i have designed a new VCO board with the ASM1 core inside 
> but everything all around has been improved to bring the 
> ASM1/electronotes core to the MOTM level. The result is a new kind of 
> "ultra" VCO! The pcb fit with 4 pot MOTM format and the front panel 
> can be identical to the MOTM300 excepted for the sync plug who is only 
> an input. The Hard sync switch is present. It do not sound the same at 
> all, but got the same stability on the expo converter than the 
> 300/310... The pcb is single side. It is possible to build an exact 
> copy of the electronote or ASM1 VCO or an "ultra" VCO from the same 
> pcb. This board is available on order , cost 25 euros each + shipping. 
> It is not published on my web site yet, but it is a part of the next 
> site update... If there are amateurs for this beast...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marc B.
>
>
> Richard Brewster wrote:
>
>> One time I thought I had too many oscillators.  I had a beautiful 
>> Blacet VCO in a Schaeffer panel.  As I recall, I built it while 
>> waiting for my second MOTM-300.  But with two MOTM-300 and two 
>> MOTM-310, I thought that five VCOs was more than I needed.  (That was 
>> before the third cabinet.)  I sold the Blacet, but later I regretted 
>> it.  Eventually I added two Cat Girl Synth VCOs, highly customized in 
>> 1U panels.  So now I have six and that's about right.  Well, at least 
>> it's not too many.
>>
>> -Richard Brewster
>>
>> "Two of each module is better than one of each."
>>
>> Jeff Laity wrote:
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>

I'm waiting for the MOTM "Bi-Phase" phaser hopefully in the not-too-distant future!

Ivan