Favorite designs

[Steve Jones]

Foregoing the hotter flames, what are some of our favorite
designs here for the various analog modules.  I know this
is an incredibly general (and perhaps dangerous) question.
But I'm currently at square one and I'm trying to plot
out a course of action.  Modularity and flexibility are
definite criteria.  So is frugality.  My plan is to procede
incrementally, maybe starting with a single VCO and adding
pieces as I go (sound familiar to anybody).

I have been encouraged by some to leave the CEM chips to
those that really need them.  That sounds reasonable to me;
so what are some discrete designs?  Gimme shematics! 8^)

This is indeed a general question.  But since there is no
FAQ file per se, it certainly is, if rudimentary, on topic
(or nothing is).

One more, slightly more specific, question: what is the
difference between hard and soft syncing (surely a FAQ
candidate)?

thanks, you guys are so cordial to beginners like myself,
steve