[sdiy] LM394 vs. MAT02 vs. ?

[Glen]

At 07:21 PM 11/8/04 , Dana wrote:

>This is the official ARP method:
>Reach into a bag of 2n3904's.  Pull one out.
>Reach into a bag of 2n3906's.  Pull one out.
>Stick them together.
>Repeat.
>
>-Dana

That's absolutely beautiful. I think even *I* could handle that procedure.  :)

However, I can't help but wonder if there would be some way to improve on
this a little bit by using carefully selected transistors. Unfortunately, I
wouldn't know the best way to attempt such sorting and matching. Maybe
someone else on the list knows?

I also wonder if the possible inaccuracies in the official ARP method don't
also add some helpful character to a synth? Should we really worry about
designing out the potential errors?


take care,
Glen