Re2: [sdiy] I can't decide....

[Michael Baxter]

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004, Paul Schreiber wrote:

> if this person has advanced synthDIY 10 years forward or set it back to
> 1000BC. You decide:
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> http://www.ciat-lonbarde.net
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> The PDF user's manual is....well...I can't accurately describe it. The board
> layout alone is...well...words can't describe it.

Yes, the circuit and manual appeared as if designed by someone from art 
school, and it looks pretty eclectic. The manual appears to grok the 
psychology of kit-building. I guess for synthDIY, if you don't really have 
your own personal pick-and-place machine, then you can very well place 
parts at any angle relative to the board orientation you want.

An underlying premise of the circuit design is interesting also. A certain 
part of the design is tolerant of random wiring. Wow, my own designs 
definitely do not allow for that kind of freedom. So: what would a circuit 
that does look like?

The so-called "santrodes" remind me of touch switches. I built some of
those in the 1970's, as a way to provide unique aesthetics to modular
front panels, and somewhat to save on the costs and unreliability of
mechanical toggle switches. But I had real trouble making sure these would
_always_ work when touched! I suppose with more "free" gain in today's
opamps, it's not as hard now...

> 
> Paul S.
> jaw on floor....somewhere......

Likewise.

Best,
Michael

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