Those of us unspoken (WAS Re: New Wiard Module: Borg "Assimilator" Filters)

[Michael Moncur]

on 05:59 PM 4/11/00 , Jon Parker wrote:

>I think there are some of us on this list that remain pretty silent (like
>myself.)  I've only been on the list for a couple of months (spawned by the
>hunger of to learn about modular synths, and hopefully someday build my
>own.)  I probably couldn't draw a VCO off the top of my head, in fact, I
>know I couldn't, but I could draw a very simple oscillator. I don't have
>enough knowledge to start getting into bigger designs yet.  I have learned
>quite a bit from following different threads, and find this list to be quite
>fun.

Same here. I've been on the list the same amount of time and find it 
incredibly friendly and useful. And I can probably draw a VCA off the top 
of my head, but not a VCO. I am building my own modular, strictly for my 
own use, and I'm glad there are resources out there to help me: Web sites, 
PCB sales, and kit sales. I don't care *how* these designs are available to 
me as long as they are. If I have to buy a kit to see the schematic, I'm 
willing. If I have to design and burn my own PCB, I'm willing too.

>There might be people on the list that are planning on stealing designs for
>profitable reasons, but I know there are probably quite a few here like me,
>who are just hoping to someday assemble something of their own.

Exactly. I am not trying to make money from this hobby and probably never 
will. I already have a real job. (Well, not very real. I'm a writer.) Maybe 
some day I'll design my own circuits, and maybe I'll even sell PCBs or 
kits, but I'm sure the profit margin will be small to nonexistent.

I plan to spend lots of money supporting TomG and Paul and Tony and PaIa 
and anyone else who will make it easier for me to get something working.

>  I plan on
>buying a FatMan real soon as a start for just getting my hands into some
>electronics.

That's a good choice, I built one. As someone who had never built a 
synthesizer (but had built a few non-synth kits) it was nothing but a 
pleasant experience. Good instructions, good PCB, and after a week's work, 
a good synthesizer. I just finished a PaIa MIDI2CV8, so now I can start 
building other stuff and have a way to control it...

>Well, to sum it up, I just appreciate having this list.

Me too!  Don't anyone go declaring it prematurely dead!

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michael moncur   mgm at starlingtech.com   http://www.starlingtech.com/
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