Miniwave

[Grant Richter]

Hello All,

Thank you for the testimonials!

John Simonton has kindly assigned Wiard the 976x model numbers for our
modules. I am hoping to make the future runs (with Johns permission) look
like "official" 9700 series modules. He is still debating the pros and cons
of having "guest" designers, and whether having our modules look like his is
a good idea or bad.

If John approves it, we'll do a larger run of faceplates with the official
look. The hand built, hand silkscreened limited edition modules will just go
down in the history books as "ultra-rare collectors items". I had envisioned
the modules as expanders for the 9700 series but also good for Arp, MOTM,
Blacet and Wiard 300s. We are all waiting for the PAIA VCO of course which
is key to the whole thing.

The Joy Riders ARE the "Dual Borgs", we just added a joystick for control
instead of two rotary pots. Darwin Grosse came up with the name "Joy Rider"
and I thought it was so cool I renamed the Borg. It is still the Borg
"Assimilator" PCB as used in the 300 series. We currently have six left,
but there will be more in the future.

I just want to add that I have purchased modules from John Blacet and Paul
Schrieber. The Blacet "Mixer Processor" is the most heavily used module in
my current setup, and I constantly use Paul's patch panel to connect all
these different items together. The question of "Who is better" is quite
ridiculous. I can personally attest to the quality and well thought out
nature of all these module products.

It really boils down to the kind of decision you make if you chose to play
violin or piano. There is nothing inherently superior in either and it is
strictly a matter of personal taste. The only thing better than either is to
hear them both together! And so it is with synthesizer modules. A VCO is
fun, a VCO with a Mini-Wave is more fun, a VCO with a Mini-Wave and a
Klangwerk is even more fun yet.

So shop early and shop often (from all your module suppliers).

Best,

Grant

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>From: Mitchell Hudson <mitch at sirius.com>
>To: EFM Synth DIY <efm at xavax.com>, Synth DIY <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
>Subject: Miniwave
>Date: Sun, Sep 10, 2000, 2:17 AM
>

>     I just got a pair of mini waves last week and am very impressed! This
> is an excellent module with lots of possibilities. Works really well as a
> quantiser. The wave shaper is very nice with plenty of waves to work with.
> Another use I hadn't thought of was to the miniwave as a sequencer.
>
>     It took a couple of tries to figure the thing out, of course everything
> started working as soon as read the instructions, go figure. The wave
> shaper only seems to work with a saw? Which makes sense but I am curious
> why I can't get much more than a screech with a triangle? The envelope knob
> is still some what of a mystery to me still?
>
>     A question to Grant : are you still planning to produce the Borg
> filter? and will there be a second run of joy riders?
>
> --M
>