[sdiy] SynthDIY UK meeting this year?

[Neil Johnson]

Hi David,

> Very little response to this post so I'll start the ball rolling...

A few people have started emailing in.. promising.

BTW, if anyone subscribes to other lists then please copy my email to 
them.

Now, your ideas...

> 1. Why not open the field up a little. Why not invite some of the UK 
> pro's
> such as Analogue Solutions or Analogue Systems? Or even Uncle Bob?

Could do.  The initial feedback from the past couple of days suggests 
that this is a go-er, so I'll  email Sound-On-Sound and see if they'll 
put in a little note.

> 2. A 'bring and buy' sounds good. I have loads of old 'crap' that I 
> need to
> pass on.

Not to mention a sponge cake and a tin of SPAM!!!!!

> 3. Why not have some kind of a 'sequencer shoot-out'? I'm up for it. 
> ?:)

Nice idea.  What would be really good is if someone (maybe local?) 
could help out and arrange a sound system + mixer so that the jam 
session has decent volume.  Small monitor speakers are fine for playing 
around though.

> 4. Instead of just 'talks', why not encourage some kind of afternoon
> performance? (Let's save the evening for the meal/pub). We all make 
> tunes
> with this stuff so why not let a few people showcase their work?

Good idea, combine it with the sequence-fest.  Imagine five or six 
different sequencers all at different rates moving into and out of sync 
with each other.  mmmmmm.....

Cheers,
Neil
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Neil Johnson <http://www.njohnson.co.uk>