minimoog clone

[Toby Paddock]

(T) Toby original post
(H) Harry comments
(t)  Toby re-comments

(T) Keep the 440 tone if it's easy.
(H) Waste of panel space IMHO...
(t)  OK

(T) Add a positive GATE input.
(H) Why do S-trig anyway. All we do is convert to positive trigger, 
(H) and its easier to go from positive to S-trig anyway !
(t) OK for me.

(T) Gate and CV outputs.
(H) I'd like a whole patch panel. Maybe as an accessory that 
(H) fits a 1U rack below the main panel...
(t) Yes! An optional patch panel. If you want a basic "mini by midi", 
(t) then no patch panel. It would be nice if the circuit board was set 
(t) up to be "option friendly".

(T) Add a separate LFO, but not if it means losing
(T) the vcf control by vco3.
(H) Yeah but where do you fit the extra knobs ???
(t) Mmmmm... don't know.

(T) It's not keeping with the original, but how about
(T) "detune" indicators? Maybe an led driven from an
(T) and gate looking at vco1 and vco2. It would flash
(T) depending on how they were detuned. Same for vco1
(T) and vco3. Could a vco drive a few milliamps directly
(T) if you connected an led & resistor between vco outputs?
(H) Actually an exclusive-or gate is what you want here, 
(H) driven from square waves...
(t) An and gate would be on only when they are in phase. 
(t) That would work, wouldn't it? 
(t) Oh, I see, ignore my "led between vco's" idea.

(T) Wood strips like a Buick Roadmaster. (Sorry, attempted humor)
(H) Not Funny !  I was thinking the same thing. A thin walnut veneer 
(H) strip in the rack rail area, with holes to clear the mounting screws. 
(H) Mini's would not be the same without that "woody" sound.
(t) Hmmmm... SIDES! I was thinking top and bottom. 
(t) It would be cool on the sides. Maybe some nice molding.

(H) Soon this will be a iiiC....
(t) Yeah, it was "minimoog", not "ultraminimoog", wasn't it?
(t) But still, that optional patch panel...