[sdiy] Welcome newbie

[Harry Bissell Jr]

Hi Bob...

synth-diy is FAR from 'over the hill'... the folk
here are alive, well, and pushing the limits of
synthesizer technology.

Your plam sounds like a good one, kits are a good
place to start, and modifying them will give you
real experience.

Do NOT hesitate to ask questions on or off line. I
don't
think anyone on the list is offended by questions.

The only exception might be for those newbies who
start
a project, declare defeat after one day, and quit to
take up flower arranging :^P

H^) harry



--- bob smith <zenkigen_diy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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