[sdiy] Forget modular then... what's a synthesizer ???

Harry Bissell Jr harrybissell at prodigy.net
Mon Aug 22 16:38:52 CEST 2005


If you made it configurable... it has
achieved modularity

The reason I insist on (re)configurability 
is that almost ALL electronic circuits are
made of subcircuits that could be considered
'modules'.   Expo module, CCO module, waveshape
module...

H^) harry

--- TJ <daytona at verizon.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:30:39 -0400, harrybissell
> <harrybissell at prodigy.net> 
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm with the "patchable = modular" crowd.
> >
> > ARP 2600 is a "modular synth" ... Minimoog is not.
> >
>  I don't know Harry? In the bizarro/DIY world
> anything
> is possible. :) I like to think of my Minimoog as
> being somewhat modular.
> I did get a little carried away with adding patch
> points
> and a few extra modules though!
>
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6s1hi/minimodularsynthesizer/
> How many oscillators? Touch pad?
> 
> Terry (The Casio Kid)
> 
> 




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