[sdiy] Choosing an OTA for VCA

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Neil Johnson <nej22 at hermes.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Choosing an OTA for VCA
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 19:12:12 +0000 (GMT)

> 
> > > The SSM2164 is a current part, and very useful :-)
> >
> > Can't be... it's "current" so it can't be usefull when we are into beyond death
> > silicon or other technologies. Only what was around when it was around is good
> > enought.
> >
> > (It's all irony...)
> 
> I know they use copper for silicon interconnects, but I'm not sure about
> iron (lower losses than aluminium, and looks nicer when polished---very
> important for those publicity die-shots :-)  Iron is good for making
> hammers, but trying to make those little thin interconnects in a forge is
> _very_ tricky indeed (you just can't get skilled dwarves these days).

Disney used up the last 7 doing silly mining work as the sidekick for the
film. I still haven't recovered from that.

> Personally I prefer currant devices (buns, cakes, etc) as they taste nicer
> than current devices (the little chips get stuck between the teeth).  BUN
> transistors (as opposed to BJT) come in a wide variety of types---hot
> cross (great for adding "warmth" to an amplifier), rock (ideal for guitar
> amps), Chelsea (tend to be squarer with a sticky topping, best used in
> memory circuits as it takes ages to lick the sugar off your fingers) and
> so on.

You can get Absolutely Drunk by a bottle of Absolute Currant!
I personally prefer other ways to get drunk, even if I have a gift-wrapped
picture made of an Absolute Kurrant bottle hanging over my bed (TRUE!!!).

> And whatever happened to Geranium transistors?  Similar to Germanium but
> prettier, although they do have a habit of dying if you don't water them
> regularly.

So you don't have green fingers? I have a history of being a bit too good at it
even if I don't put work into it, so I stay of it.

> Neil
> (in a "silly-Friday" mood...can you tell?  Can you?  Ooh, no you
> can't....ppttbbhhh!!!!!)

Ack Pffth! - The cloning of a cat.

Cheers,
Magnus - this keeps getting sillier and silicoonier...