[sdiy] Paia 9700

[Scott Deyo]

I've built the 9700, and I like it. It's great for its price -- two VCO's 
and a modulator for ~$120! That's insane. I used them w/ Blacets at a show, 
and they were great.

If you have more money, I think the MOTM's are much easier to build -- less 
panel wiring, which is the biggest butt-chafer for me. Also, the board parts 
are quite spaced apart (which makes soldering very easy) and the kits come 
w/ solder and precut/ stripped/ tinned wire (!). I had a working module 
(VCA/Ring mod) in two hours, and I haven't been doing this for long. Sorry 
to sound like I'm on the payroll, but it made building very very fun! And 
really, they're not that expensive, considering the quality of the 
components. Built like tanks!

You can check out sound samples on both their websites too.

My two cents,
Scott

----Original Message Follows----
From: patchell <patchell at silcom.com>
To: Dustin Withers <fadeddata at softhome.net>
CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Paia 9700
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:31:20 -0700

     The 9700 seems to be pretty nice (I am still building mine...never
seems to be enough hours...), but, I am not too sure if it is a good
first kit or not.  It is a pretty big project...on the other hand, if
you aproach it as a one module at a time type project, it might be ok.

     I have never seen the FatMan, that seems to be pretty much accepted
as a first kit project.

Dustin Withers wrote:

 > Hey what do you guys think of Paia 9700 series for a beginners first
 > Modular?  Also how does it sound it comparison to other Modulars?
 >
 > -thx,
 >     fadeddata

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  -Jim
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