[sdiy] poly cap replacements, diodes, transistors

[John L Marshall]

Okay .de's. Sent Harry a *gift*.


----- Original Message -----
From: harry <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
To: Tony Allgood <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk>
Cc: Synth DIY <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] poly cap replacements, diodes, transistors


>
>
> Tony Allgood wrote:
>
> > >MM5837
> >
> > Infamous noise generator chip. Try your local organ repairer, he should
> > have some left.
>
> LOL....   If a BBD was a bowl of pig-piss... the MM5837 would be
> a bowl of SCORCHED pig-piss....
>
> (stolen from an old National Lampoon, but hey it paints the picture,
doesn't
> it...)
>
> Lose this awful chip.  I can show you a circuit that will replace it and
> works
> MUCH better. Ask offlist and I'll e-mail it.  I used it to replace this
chip
> in
> my Prophet V.
>
> My bitch with the chip... you can easily hear the repeat... tick tick
> tick...
> $3800 for the most advanced synth of its day... and the noise goes tick
tick
> ????
>
> Now most list members know WHY the manufacturers used this chip... its
> a lot easier than selecting noise trannys... BUT its the most unmusical
> piece of...
>
> OK. Its worse than a BBD. If I had to be stranded on a desert island with
> a BBD or the MM5837 you know what I'd take.... ?
>
> Poison.   The BBD would be my second choice...
>
> H^) harry
>
> >
> >
>
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