MOTM

Well, I didn't get all the kits out I wanted to, being slowed by a nasty
cold and 2 fighting
kids (off all week). But some got stuff today I hear, some will get stuff
Fri. and Sat. If you
are looking for a '820 or '300, plan on shopping or football. I did ship 38
kits in 3 days.

Next week I will start '820 kitting and back to work on assembled modules
(yes, I do get
orders for them!) It's hard to solder with a cold (for me at least).
Thankfully, it's on the decline.

Stooges rejoice! Blank panels were delivered to me today. They are textured
on both sides. Now
I have to decide if I'm going to send screws in bulk or not. They are going
to Moe on Friday.

Since this question has come up several times: if you order *any kit but a
'300* between now
and Dec. 10th, it will be shipped before I disappear. I am 100% booked on
assembled orders for
delivery this year (one user is building a 5-voice all assembled synth, and
he just loaded me up).

Older customers will recall I'm sure, that in the past I have had a "Dec.
Sale". Instead, what I am
planning is a "3 Year Anniversary" sale in Feb. But don't let that prevent
you from ordering. My
children need shoes.

The 1U mult (MOTM-910) will "go official" in about 3 weeks. I'm NOT going to
ship any this year.
The assembly house won't get the parts until the 12th. I expect them back to
me around Jan. 10th.

The '101 panel is at paint. I will work on getting the pcb to the shop
around Dec. 8th. Over the holidays,
I will have time to test it and write the manual. I expect it to ship around
Jan. 15th.

The next module after that will be the mixer, followed by the VC Pulse
Divider and the Random
Vibrato Source (HA! Didn't expect that one, did you!) and THEN the dual VCA.

The MOTM review is still on track to be on the street around Jan 18th in
Electronic Musician. Yes,
I have read it. I did make "editorial suggestions" in places. On the whole,
I think it is what you
all expect to hear (pun alert!). Hopefully, they will use some of Joe
Pavone's SKB shots :)

I admit I have been crabby but I'll get over it. I did buy a new studio toy
(EMu E-Synth Ultra sampler)
and maybe that will calm me down (never had a sampler before).

Beat the hell out of t.u. (Sorry, obligatory college football reference)

Paul S.

on 23/11/00 20:49, norman fay at NFAY@... wrote:

> Related to the joystick thread,  I helped a friend out w/an interview
> for "Sound on Sound" magazine a few years ago, (it was with a genius
> designer/constructor fellow called Ron Berry - he had build a physical
> modelling synthesiser in the analogue modular domain - he did this YEARS
> ago - impressive, eh?) anyway, his keyboard controller had a very cool
> joystick - it had a *knob* on the top, with a shaft running down to a
> pot underneath it!  Of course I asked where he's got it from, but it
> turned out he'd made it himself.  ultra-hardcore constructors take note
> - if you are able to do this, you will have a *three-axis* controller,
> which also looks great!  (you will also have at least 1 customer if you
> decide to produce them ;)  )

hello all,

i've had my eye on a gorgeous three axis joystick in the Farnell catalogue,
by CH Products, order code M31L081P-50 (farnell - 917576) loverley...

...oh and the price ?

NINETYFIVEBLEEDINQUID (excluding 17.5% sales tax)

oh well
cheers
paul b

Related to the joystick thread,  I helped a friend out w/an interview
for "Sound on Sound" magazine a few years ago, (it was with a genius
designer/constructor fellow called Ron Berry - he had build a physical
modelling synthesiser in the analogue modular domain - he did this YEARS
ago - impressive, eh?) anyway, his keyboard controller had a very cool
joystick - it had a *knob* on the top, with a shaft running down to a
pot underneath it!  Of course I asked where he's got it from, but it
turned out he'd made it himself.  ultra-hardcore constructors take note
- if you are able to do this, you will have a *three-axis* controller,
which also looks great!  (you will also have at least 1 customer if you
decide to produce them ;)  )

best etc
-- 
norman fay/vietgrove
newcastle england

--- In motm@egroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:

> 
> The next module after that will be the mixer, followed by the VC Pulse
> Divider and the Random
> Vibrato Source (HA! Didn't expect that one, did you!) and THEN the dual VCA.

what about the preamp and EF? -Nate

In a message dated 00-11-23 00:03:57 EST, you write:

<< Beat the hell out of t.u. >>


paul,
so, where did you go to school? i recall hearing that high school and college 
football has near religious staus down there in texas. :^)
3 year anniversary in february - congratulations, quite a milestone.
best,
dave v.

Texas A&M for undergrad. Hence, the reference. Aggies refer to the
University of Texas as t.u.
S.M.U. for graduate degree. They don't emphasize sports at all there.

Paul S.




----- Original Message -----
From: <davevosh@...>
To: <motm@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [motm] Turkey Update


> In a message dated 00-11-23 00:03:57 EST, you write:
>
> << Beat the hell out of t.u. >>
>
>
> paul,
> so, where did you go to school? i recall hearing that high school and
college

> football has near religious staus down there in texas. :^)
> 3 year anniversary in february - congratulations, quite a milestone.
> best,
> dave v.
>
>
>
>
>
>

In the "second wave", along with the SEM filter.

Paul S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Hunsicker" <nate@...>
To: <motm@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 6:53 AM
Subject: [motm] Re: Turkey Update


> --- In motm@egroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
>
> >
> > The next module after that will be the mixer, followed by the VC Pulse
> > Divider and the Random
> > Vibrato Source (HA! Didn't expect that one, did you!) and THEN the dual
VCA.

>
> what about the preamp and EF? -Nate
>
>
>
>
>
>

Rememeber Eric Dickerson though.  : )
Ill have a turkey leg with my mixer module please.
Cheers
JIm

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> S.M.U. for graduate degree. They don't emphasize sports at all there.
>
> Paul S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <davevosh@...>
> To: <motm@egroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 8:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [motm] Turkey Update
>
> > In a message dated 00-11-23 00:03:57 EST, you write:
> >
> > << Beat the hell out of t.u. >>
> >
> >
> > paul,
> > so, where did you go to school? i recall hearing that high school and
> college
> > football has near religious staus down there in texas. :^)
> > 3 year anniversary in february - congratulations, quite a milestone.
> > best,
> > dave v.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

>From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
>Reply-To: motm@egroups.com
>To: "MOTM listserv" <motm@egroups.com>
>Subject: [motm] Turkey Update
>Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 23:12:08 -0600

>Hey I have a Emu sampler (ESI 2000) I love it! If you have a computer with 
>Soundforge you can edit samples in the computer and send them into the 
>sampler by SCSI, so much easier than editing in the sampler it self, 
>especially looping.

>


>What does a pulse divider do? I hope it splits up signals into smaller bits 
>so I can clock things to midi at smaller intervals. I'm still trying to 
>figure out how I'll do that.

>Happy Thanksgiving, Barry S.
>
>
>

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Whats the Random Vibrato source all about ?

What will the functionality of the mixer be? audio and CV?, or 2 seperate
modules ? perhaps we can start brainstorming ideas for it, as , at least for
me, this is a very important module.

All the Best
Jim

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> In the "second wave", along with the SEM filter.
>
> Paul S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan Hunsicker" <nate@...>
> To: <motm@egroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 6:53 AM
> Subject: [motm] Re: Turkey Update
>
> > --- In motm@egroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > The next module after that will be the mixer, followed by the VC Pulse
> > > Divider and the Random
> > > Vibrato Source (HA! Didn't expect that one, did you!) and THEN the dual
> VCA.
> >
> > what about the preamp and EF? -Nate
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

aaaaahhhhh   OK
first time ive seen you speechless Paul  : )
Jim

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> It's all in the archives. Great resource.
>
> Paul S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <weld@...>
> To: <motm@egroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 10:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [motm] Re: Turkey Update
>
> > Whats the Random Vibrato source all about ?
> >
> > What will the functionality of the mixer be? audio and CV?, or 2 seperate
> > modules ? perhaps we can start brainstorming ideas for it, as , at least
> for
> > me, this is a very important module.
> >
> > All the Best
> > Jim
> >
> > Paul Schreiber wrote:
> >
> > > In the "second wave", along with the SEM filter.
> > >
> > > Paul S.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Nathan Hunsicker" <nate@...>
> > > To: <motm@egroups.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 6:53 AM
> > > Subject: [motm] Re: Turkey Update
> > >
> > > > --- In motm@egroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The next module after that will be the mixer, followed by the VC
> Pulse
> > > > > Divider and the Random
> > > > > Vibrato Source (HA! Didn't expect that one, did you!) and THEN the
> dual
> > > VCA.
> > > >
> > > > what about the preamp and EF? -Nate
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

It's all in the archives. Great resource.

Paul S.

----- Original Message -----
From: <weld@...>
To: <motm@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [motm] Re: Turkey Update


> Whats the Random Vibrato source all about ?
>
> What will the functionality of the mixer be? audio and CV?, or 2 seperate
> modules ? perhaps we can start brainstorming ideas for it, as , at least
for
> me, this is a very important module.
>
> All the Best
> Jim
>
> Paul Schreiber wrote:
>
> > In the "second wave", along with the SEM filter.
> >
> > Paul S.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nathan Hunsicker" <nate@...>
> > To: <motm@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 6:53 AM
> > Subject: [motm] Re: Turkey Update
> >
> > > --- In motm@egroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The next module after that will be the mixer, followed by the VC
Pulse
> > > > Divider and the Random
> > > > Vibrato Source (HA! Didn't expect that one, did you!) and THEN the
dual

> > VCA.
> > >
> > > what about the preamp and EF? -Nate
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

--- In motm@egroups.com, weld@b... wrote:
> What will the functionality of the mixer be? audio and CV?, or 2 
seperate
> modules ? perhaps we can start brainstorming ideas for it, as , at 
least for
> me, this is a very important module.
> 

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!

Sorry Weld, inside joke. We had raging discussions for months about a 
year ago debating the mixer. Us old timers on the list are exhausted 
from mixer discussions. We groan anytime somebody brings it up again 
now.

The upshot was, we agreed that a 2U mixer capable of dual 3x1 and 
single 6x1 operation was the basic way to go. Then we argued 
exhaustively about which controls would be nonoperational in which 
mode, hence confusing to the user.

My proposal to have a telescoping retracting knob was one of the 
silly extremes to which the discussion went!

Moe

----- Original Message -----

From: baron swodeck <reductionengine@...>
> What does a pulse divider do? I hope it splits up signals
>  into smaller bits >so I can clock things to midi at smaller
>  intervals. I'm still trying to figure out how I'll do that.

Smaller than what?  One could build one of those sync-24 circuits and get 24
pulses per measure and then divide down from there.  I bought a couple of
the chips from J Blacet but have not messed with it yet.  With my MOTMized
Blacet, I sould be able to get 24, 18, 12, 8, 6, 3, per measure.

Larry H

Wait--24ppqn, right? Not measure... That wouldn't be very fine resolution at
all! :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Larry Hendry [mailto:jlarryh@...]
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 8:37 PM
> To: motm@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [motm] Turkey Update
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: baron swodeck <reductionengine@...>
> > What does a pulse divider do? I hope it splits up signals
> >  into smaller bits >so I can clock things to midi at smaller
> >  intervals. I'm still trying to figure out how I'll do that.
> 
> Smaller than what?  One could build one of those sync-24 
> circuits and get 24
> pulses per measure and then divide down from there.  I bought 
> a couple of
> the chips from J Blacet but have not messed with it yet.  
> With my MOTMized
> Blacet, I sould be able to get 24, 18, 12, 8, 6, 3, per measure.
> 
> Larry H
> 
> 
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