PAiA Fatman vs ASM-1

[Troy Sheets]

The ASM-1 is a much better synth.  It has a real professional sound to it...
the oscillators are beefy and the filter is very unique (at least compared
to the filters I am familure with... the Moog lowpass, the arp odyssey,
roland sh-09, the Waldorf Pulse).

But, the Fatman will be much easier to put together.

I bet I could put the Fatman together in about 3 nights.  I probably spent
15-20 nights/days working on the asm-1 (including drilling my own panal,
ect)

The fatman also has the midi->CV converter built into it.  with the ASM-1,
you need something external.

The ASM-1 can potentially be a disaster if you power it on, and a module
does not work, and you have no idea why.  You really need to understand
it more to debug it.

I have a bunch of audio samples of the ASM-1 at:

http:/www.saturn5.com/tsheets/crunchy/

Ironically, some of these sounds are the ASM-1 going through a Paia Tube
Head distortion box.  Some delay is added on them too.

-troy


On Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 03:11:38PM -0500, DrumBoy5 at aol.com wrote:
> I posted a previous message asking about the ASM-1.  I've done more 
> researching and read about the PAiA Fatman.  I'm a beginner when it comes to 
> synths, but I've built several electronic kits, some fairly challenging.  I'm 
> wondering if the Fatman might be a better starting block than ASM-1.  Can I 
> achieve the same/similar effects from the Fatman?  I know the Fatman isn't 
> modular like the ASM-1, thereby not as versatile.  Anyone have experiance 
> with both?
> 
> Any info is appreciated
> 
> Thanks
> Morgan

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