[sdiy] Daft Idea, LINUX SYNTH

[Paul Maddox]

Jim,

>    1. In general, most of the circuits that are circulating around out
> there can be called just about anything except orignal.  Those that do
> have patents on them have long since expired, so they are in the public
> domain.

This is true, and like with anything in life, there's a million ways to
crack a nut..
The concept is that a predefined 'backplane' is setup, with timing and
voltages all set, after that, anything goes..

>    2.  I am under the impression that there are about 600 members, give
> or take, to the list, and would be willing to bet there are 600 ways to
> build a modular.

cest la vie
This is true also, but Im sure a compromise could be reached that would be
best for the all..

>    3.  The software (code) part, at least, is pretty easy.  If fact,
> that is probably the reason why Linux is a success.  The one problem I
> see however is that a processor will need to be chosen for the code to
> run on.  Because of the differences between processors, and the level at
> which the code must be written, it is going to be very difficult to make
> the code both portable and efficient on all processors.  And, I would
> imagine that there will be 600 different choices of which micro would be
> the best to use.

Disagree...
As long as you stick to the structure of the bus system, you can use
whatever processor you want...

>    Now that I have gotten that out of my system...another posible idea
> is maybe not so much of a working system as a collection (archive) of
> contributions from list members that is all in one place for anybody to
> use.  This would not nessesarily solve problem #1, but would for the
> most part solve 2 and 3.  It would be up to anyone who made use of any
> circuits or code to make sure that they conformed to whatever
> requirements the individual might have....

This is a good idea...
But things like the synth DIY grey pages already exist...
and who has that much webspace to spare?
I mean that could go into Gigabytes of schematics..

Paul
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