[sdiy] Rest In Peace Bob

[MBEDTOM at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/22/2005 8:05:37 PM Central Standard Time, 
tim.parkhurst at gmail.com writes:


> 
> On 8/22/05, Gene Stopp <gene at ixiacom.com> wrote:
> > I saw this in an email from a non-list friend and I thought it should be
> > propigated:
> > 
> > I support the idea that ANSI (the American National Standards Institute)
> > should create a standard unit of measurement for "1 volt-per-octave", 
> which
> > should henceforth be known as a "Moog".
> > 
> > - Gene
> > 
> > 
> Now THAT is seriously great idea. One thought, I think that a "Moog"
> should be the abbreviation for "volt-per-octave" rather than standing
> for "1 volt-per-octave." This makes it a unit of measurement along the
> lines of Hertz or things like that. For example, "the VCO tracking of
> an EML 101 is set to 1.2 Moog, whereas the Minimoog and vintage ARP
> and Oberheim equipment is 1.0 Moog. Curiously enough, the later
> Micromoog and even the new Moog Voyager are set to 0.98 Moog."
> 
> I like it. So who do we write to and bug?
> 
> 
> Tim (feeling a little ANSI) Servo
> -- 
> "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
> 
> 

Brilliant!  Yes, the good doctor deserves that at the least.

Peace.
Tom Farrand
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