[sdiy] ultimate newbie question

[Scott Gravenhorst]

"Alexander Dunbar" <adunbar at risd.edu> wrote:
>Hello List,
>  I am a brand new subscriber to this list and I wanted to start off by
>asking a semi-urgent piece of advice; Today or Tomorrow I MUST put in an
>order with All Electronics to finish an instrument I am making, and in
>an effort to save on shipping I wanted to order parts for a DIY synth at
>the same time. So...
>
>Can anyone recommend a DIY schematic? I'm a big fan of Peter B's
>instruments and a die-hard moogaphile. My only requirement of the
>schematic is built in MIDI control- phrase looping would be a big plus
>but I know that's a stretch.
>
>I've been looking at PAiA's fat man (not terribly DIY, if you ask me),

There's quite a bit of DIY if you want to mod the FatMan.

Go here for a FatMan pros and cons document:
http://home1.gte.net/res0658s/fatman/FatManProsAndCons.html

Phrase looping is not implemented in the FatMan.  I do this with a MIDI
sequencer.

More general info about FatMan addons and mods:
http://home1.gte.net/res0658s/fatman/index.htm

>and the Sound Lab Mini-Synth (dubious midi capacity). Thanks for
>entertaining my question

Others can answer this one.


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