[sdiy] poly cap replacements, diodes, transistors

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Just to make it fair, and enjoyable for all,

The ".de" suffix means "Deutschland" or Germany.

The German word "Gift" in English means "poison".

(c:  Now we can ALL laugh.



ChristianH <chris at scp.de> wrote:
>
>On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:05:30 -0800 John L Marshall wrote:
>
>> Okay .de's. Sent Harry a *gift*.
>
>Nice pun :-) Too bad that most readers won't understand this one <gr>
>
>You're thinking of a bitter pill like a ticking chip, re-labelled as
>something sweet & innocent as, say, "TL072"...?
>Well, it's Xmas ahead...
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>> ----- 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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