Call for (PAiA) Schematic Sources

[bee charles m]

On Thu, 6 Feb 1997 klund at MIT.EDU wrote:

> > Really, I'd like to start out with a set of 4700-module schematics and
> > go from there, but all I've been able to find is the simultaneous
> > waveform VCO, so far.  If anyone has a set of these old PAiA manuals,
> > purchasing a set of copies is probably a good place for me to start.
> 
> Hey John,
> 
> I was wondering this the other day: Have you ever considered publishing
> a compilation book of all your old manuals, say for the 2700 and 4700
> series?  I mean, they were (are) so well written, and the schematics
> were complete and simple enough that it would make a great starting
> point for the begining Synth Builder that doesn't have the resources or
> resourcefulness of a Gene Stopp.  You could even include artwork for the
> PC boards and faceplates, with synth-diy hints on how to make your own.
> 
  You are so right.
 
  My folks bought me my 4700/s kit, after a year of hard sell on my part, 
for Christmas, 1975.  It took me almost 6 months to assemble, and five
modules had to be sent in (bad heat sinking), but once it was all together,
it tracked like a dream.  I would set up those disco bass riffs on the
sequencer and let it rip for hours, and it was still in tune.  That
thing, with its nifty pewterized panels and shiny knobs, was the highlight
of every high-school jam session.  I still find those little 1/2" sheet
metal screws all through my hardware box, and I think there's a knob in 
there too.
  Is the 4700 really much simpler than most synths?  There are some awful
nice-sounding modules out there in the V/oct domain... how tough is an 
ASM_1?  And what about that Formant thing, how can I find out this sort of
specifics before I choose?  I even found a web page of a guy who says he
replicated a Moog Modular - wonder what the parts count on that was?
 
                                           CMB