[sdiy] hello, I'm back.

[john mahoney]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Apodaca" <popsicko at hotmail.com>
>

> The Soundlab synth seems cool.
Definitely. I sure wish that my IC sockets would arrive, already, so that I
could build it! All I've heard are the samples on Ray's site, which I
thought were good.

> Do you have to buy a MIDI/CV kit to install
> into it or does Ray make such a thing?
Ray does have a design for one. (Um, didn't you look at his website?) Plenty
of other converters are available as kits or fully assembled units, and
there are a few DIY designs out there.

Why do you want to build in the MIDI interface? I thought you were looking
for something modular, if possible. Maybe that was another thread.


> Also, i've read that the Fatman is
> not so good at percussive/blip/bleep type sound. Is the Soundlab any
better.
I can't compare them. Listen to the samples, that's all I can say until
mine's complete.

> I want to be able to make all parts of a song from one source.
Whoa... This is a tall order for any synth! You could start a huge thread by
asking "Which synth can do a song all by itself?" On the other hand, bands
have been known to use nothing other than an MS-20 or a System 100

> Is it
> possible to build a 16 step sequencer into the Soundlab synth?
You could build a sequencer and a synth into one case, of course. (TR-808!)

> Could it sync
> to incoming MIDI clock?
Depends on the sequencer.

> It would be so cool to have a suitcase with a synth
> on one side and a sequencer on the other.
Sure! Or, build both into a Frisbee, heh heh. (Oh, never mind...)

> I guess I have to have dreams and
> goals right?
Yes, we all do! :-)
--
john