Big Fat Mamma - DIY Cheap Modular

[Steffan Davies]

Chris Thorpe wrote:
> 
> This is my first contribution to this list - sorry if it seems to run
> somewhat against the prevailing philosophy but bear with me...
> Looking at the postings to this list and other stuff elsewhere on the
> net, analogue modular enthusiasts seem to want one of two things -
> EITHER  - the best possible giant system
> OR  - anything at all just so long as it's cheap, fun to build and quick
> from first solder smoke to first musical results.
> All power to the first group for keeping the standards high but I'm of
> the latter persuasion.
> One milestone event for those who think like me was the appearance of
> the PAIA FATMAN, John Simonton's masterpiece of simple, effective and
> economical engineering. It sparked a whole wave of mods & tweaks ranging
> from adding a switch to phase locked loop trackers and complex sound
> generators (Scott Gravenhurst and others - keep 'em coming).
> Looking at all these parts, I kept seeing the germ of a collection of
> circuits for an ECONOMICAL modular synth.
> OK, that's it. What do you think?
> 
>  - Chris Thorpe, cheapskate would-be synth builder.

I don't have anything like the electronics needed to comment on the
technical side of the proposals, but a cooperatively-designed set of
cheap modules would be a godsend, at least until I can afford that VCS3.

Steff