[sdiy] another newbie

[bob smith]

hello all, i hope this mailing list is still active...
i have been producing electronic music on japanese
roland/yamaha products for the past 8 years, all
romplers.  as i was browsing the local bookstore i
found a book called 'vintage synthesizers'.  im sure
you are all familiar with it.  WOW!! ... so within the
past weeks i discovered the whole underground modular
movement, and now the diy community.  i am totally
amazed, yet kind of discouraged as it seems the diy
scene peaked in the 90's.  hopefully this place is
still active.

i have about 3 years educational/lab experience in
basic electronics that i picked up in a vocational
school about 10 years ago.  from there ended up
getting into telecommunications, and have been using
computers since.  so now i find myself back to the
soldering iron, and picking up some basic books on
electronics to brush up before i start any projects. 
I am going to start with building a diverse number of
kits and integrating them into one case (some of those
fatman mods really inspired me), specifically the paia
kits.  this may take a year or two, in no rush.  from
there branching off into a MOTM/oakley project.  i am
definately a newbie, so try to take it easy on me.

dont worry i wont flood the place with posts (this may
be my only one for quite a while), i am trying to
compile books, test equipment, etc.  i do ask however
if anyone has links for any texts/schematics/info
relating to diy in anyway, please let me know.  I
unfortunately am finding too often dead links. 
hopefully someone is compiling a database of some
sort.  thank you all for your contributions, and
help... now i will sit back in the corner and be a
sponge, hopefully being able to contribute one day.

zenkigen


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