[sdiy] Anyone built a EFM SBM?

[tomg@efm]

Hi Rob....How much of a newbe are you? The SBM is really not for absolute
beginners. If you know a little about how synths work, have soldering
experience
and can read schematics we will help on the EFM list.

http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/EFM_Synth

If you are a complete beginner. Hang out for a while and wait for the 303C
or"Blue Box". It's a TB sound alike that's so close you'll swear it's that
little silver thing. It is however not a TB clone at all......not even a
little bit...;-)
Well ok.. I did use the single pnp saw to square circuit ( it was absolutely
necessary to clone the sound) but that's it.

It has been designed especially for beginners. Everything except the output
jack, power switch, led, transformer and midi-in jack is mounted on one 3X9
pcb. The complete kit w/1r panel is expected to be about $80. It looks like
4-6
weeks....If you can wait, if not may I suggest the PAiA Fatman as a good
place to  start. It's a fairly good synth that will teach you a lot about
what you
need to know for about $200. You can always sell it once you have moved on
to other things.

http://www.paia.com/fatman.htm

Tom


> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking at building the EFM SBM (single board modular).
>
> I would love to see if anyone has built the SBM with custom panels, kind
of
> like what some ASM-1 users have done.
>
> Being that this will be my first DIY synth project aside from existing
synth
> mods, can anyone recommend whether the SBM is indeed a good project for
> starting out? (I am adept at soldering, decent at parts knowledge, have
> basic schematics comprehension). Or would I be better off with something
> like Fatman or ASM-1?
>
> I was impressed with the variety of filters that EFM has (jeez it's like
he
> has it down to a science almost), maybe someone can shed light on how they
> sound, compared to other DIY VCF's.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rob
>