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Hi Grant: Inline

>    Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:05:43 -0000
>    From: grantrichter2001@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 50
> 
> 
> > MOST Aries modules were designed by Dennis
> Colin...
> > who designed similar modules for the ARP 2500...
> so
> > I'd describe Aries as an ARP spinoff, rather than
> > MIT.
> > 
> > The Aries Filter is a clone of the ARP odyssey.
> 
> Interesting that it is almost identical to the
> Electronotes design 
> for a state variable. I wonder which way it went. I
> assume you are 
> refering to the White face Odyssey which is the only
> one to have 
> a 12 dB filter. I don't have the schematic for the
> ARP version, any 
> chance you can send me one?

http://www.netcontrol.fi/~jocke/arptech/

Joachim Verghese has a lot of the ARP submodule
schematics on his site. I always liked the original
"white face" Odyssey with its 12dB state variable
filter. I perferred it to the MiniMoog... an unpopular
opinion to hold at that time.

Do you know which Electronotes Issue has the similar
filter, I'd like to look that up...

> 
> The VCA design is directly from Electronotes and
> Terry.
> 
> > IMHO... the black on black of the Aries is dead
> SEXY.
> > I'd take one over any artsy-farsty synth (think
> Alesis
> > Andromeda...) anyday.
> 
> I guess that must be why most of the bondage
> clothing is black 
> huh? ;^) Specially the leathered covered ping-pong
> paddles with 
> the biker snaps, which are another Milwaukee
> product. As the 
> Romans said "De gustibus non desputandum est" which
> can be 
> translated "Dispute not the appetites" or "There's
> no accounting 
> for taste".

I guess that I'm inspired by the 1950's style
Mission Control equipment (usually a Mars mission
but any sci-fi will do...) To me it makes sense
(ergonomically) to have the knobs associated with
the functions... ie MODULAR.  The Aries has it... the
Andromeda doesn't. 

Maybe I should just buy that Aries from Kevin Lightner
and let it collect dust at my place...  ;^P

H^) harry


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