Why DIY? (was Re: [sdiy] Another new hard to find part....)

[R. D. Davis]

Quothe jbv, from writings of Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 08:48:02PM +0200:
> Obviously the good old tired politically correct concept that s-diy
> should only deal with that phaser schemo published in EN circa
> 1977 is still floating around...

Not true.  Synth. circuitry using devices from well before 1977 seems
to be appropriate as well. :-) ...vacuum tube technology, for example,
which has never truly become obsolete despite the many people who
believe that it has.  Anyway, all of that's much more fun than boring
and overly complex DSP circuitry or software synthesis.

> My own modest attempts (as well as those from a few other members)
> to discuss mixed / hybrid technologies and concepts during the past
> few years never went very far...

Seems reasonable that such discussions didn't last very long. :-)

> Sad to say, but response has always been richer and more enthusiast
  ^^^^^^^^^^
Sad??? :-) :-) :-)

> on the music-dsp list... At least ideas were discussed, and not just
> compared with the good old analog days...

Some of us are still living in the analog days when doing so is
practical, and for good reason; analog synthesis and circuitry works
out very well for many people.  If it does what one wants it to do,
why change to DSP, etc.?  There's really no need for anyone to change
with the times if they don't want to.  BTW, I still drive 30+ year old
cars.

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