Beginner Question

Mon Jan 15 06:25:23 CET 2001

Building is good.  Educational.  However, if you are truly
just beginning, kits are better to start with.  One of the 
easiest synth kits is the PAiA FatMan.  There are also some 
folks on the list (they will speak up, I'm sure), who make 
semi-kits or sell PCBs and a parts list.  I have also 
read/heard that the Penfold book is riddled with errors.  
Correct that if it's wrong, please.  Perhaps if there
are people on the list who have fixed these and have made
some of the projects work, they'll post.

"David J. Greiner Jr." <aiwaz at netzero.com> wrote:
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>Greetings all,
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>     I have just become interested in building Synths (after using them =
>for a couple of years) and would like some advice. I'm considering for =
>my first project the synth described on the "E-music DIY Schematics =
>archive" extracted from the R.A. Penfold book.  This interests me =
>because the individual modules seem simple enough to build on their own. =
> I have electronics experience, but it's mostly been with kits so I =
>don't want to build anything to extravagant for my first project. =20
>
>I'd like some input as to whether or not building this synth is a wise =
>choice. Info like maybe the circuits have serious design flaws =
>(something my inexperience would allow me to see?) Or maybe the synth =
>just sounds like crap (nothing worse spending a couple of days building =
>something that's just going to sit there...LoL.   Anyhow any info would =
>be greatly appreciated.  'course, I haven't even checked availability of =
>components yet...that could be a problem all in itself. Or maybe I'm =
>just too pessimistic?   =20
>
>   Sincerely,
>
>   -David-
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>and would=20
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>described on=20
>the "E-music DIY Schematics archive" extracted from the R.A. Penfold =
>book. =20
>This interests me because the individual modules seem simple=20
>enough to build on their own.  I have electronics experience, =
>but it's=20
>mostly been with kits so I don't want to build anything to extravagant =
>for my=20
>first project.  </FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd like some input as to whether =
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>not building this synth is a wise choice. Info like maybe the=20
>circuits have serious design flaws (something my inexperience would =
>allow=20
>me to see?) Or maybe the synth just sounds like crap (nothing worse =
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>spending a couple of days building something that's just going to sit=20
>there...LoL.   Anyhow any info would be greatly=20
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>pessimistic?   </FONT> </DIV>
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>   Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
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