Wiardgroup

Grant,

Reviving the 300 series is the right decision, but why limit yourself to
twelve 300 series modules?  Modules should continue as long as you have good
ideas.  Do those stop at twelve?  :-) If we count Envelooper, Borg/Boogie2,
Anti-Oscillator and a Noise Ring + "something," that would mean the 300
series is already mapped out.

One good thing about the 1200 series is the shallow depth, ideal for
controllers.  I have mine mounted on a 1 - 1/2 inch slabs of plywood, ideal
for table top use.  Now I just need a shallow depth power supply.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Grant Richter
> 
> I'm have put the 300 series back in full production.
> 
> The 1200 series is still available until I use up the existing parts. I
> plan to port the 1200
> series design into 300 series packaging eventually. The Joystick and JAG
> will stay just as
> they are. It would make no sense to have those in 300 series cases.
> 
> The 300 series was never completely out of production, but I had switched
> my main
> efforts to the Frac-Rac format. I now think that was a mistake. I didn't
> want to go head to
> head with Don over the 200e, but now the Buchla product is mature enough
> that I feel OK
> placing my emphasis on the 300 series again. I wanted Don to succeed with
> the 200e.
> Musical instruments is a field where if one company "defeats" another
> company, the whole
> culture loses out.
> 
> John Simonton intended the Frac-Rac format to be economical. John Blacet
> has done a
> absolutely brilliant job of executing designs in that format. But the
> Frac-Rac doesn't have
> the inherent infrastructure for the highest grade professional
> instruments. That is not to
> take away from the great modules already designed, or question the quality
> of theose
> instruments. A Blacet instrument is a superb economical instrument.
> 
> In my opinion the Frac-Rac aluminum is too light weight and the lack of
> fully shielded
> enclosures keeps them from achieving extremely low electrical noise.
> Because of that, I
> don't feel Frac-Rac modules should cost over $300 tops. That price point
> places a limit on
> the complexity of designs. To summerize, I like the Frac-Rac format a lot,
> and I admire the
> instruments already in that format. But it has become a limitation for new
> Wiard designs.
> 
> I am hoping for some customer feedback. The goal of the 300 series is to
> have 12 unique
> module designs, there are currently 8. These 8 modules already do almost
> every kind of
> synthesis known to mankind, so designing 4 new modules is no easy task.
> The Envelooper
> is one new design for certain.
>