TR-808, TR-909, possible to build from schematics?

[Paul Perry]

At 09:44 PM 16/04/98 EDT, PerfctZero  wrote:
>Hello, im a new comer to electronics, reading a book on basic electronics
>theory, and only have experimented slightly with electronics. I was just
>wondering if anyone out there has hand-built their own TR-808 or TR-909 from
>scratch. I dont even know if it it possible, but i was curious.
.....a good introduction to this type of thing might be the DIY kits from 
Midwest Analog Solutions (search the net)
they have a bass and a snare module, and though they sound "too much" like a
bae and snare, you can tweak the parameters.. and they use ckt techniques like 
in the 808
...keep hacking, you'll be "PerfctHero" in no time ;-)
paul perry melb australia (who has them, and my only complaint is they seem to
take quite a bit of triggering)