SV: [sdiy] Should GaTech go bananas?

[karl dalen]

--- Aaron Lanterman <lanterma at ece.gatech.edu> skrev:

> 
> Hi gang,

Unshaved sailors that is!
 
> I'm about to put in an order to Paul for some MOTM stuff for my >students 
> to build in my Spring synth theory & design class (after some >thinking, I 
> decided this time around to go with one manufacurer for >consistency. 

Oh, no! local professor supports Mega corporate! booohoo! ;)

> (i.e. start with the idea of, say, making a Sallen-Key out of >SSM2164s,

Whoahahaha! :) 
Unfortunately you can only do state
variable filters with the SSM2164! ;)
 
> get pactice with prototyping before they try their own original >design.

Give them basic design theory backrounds,
nothing special,just like:

1:cap around a inverting Opamp creates a integrator.
2:place a switch over cap,creates a resettable integrator.
3: etc.

Then just start designing the stuff!
 
> Maybe have them design a full module from scratch would be too much for 
> one semester - I'm also not sure how to prevent people from dishonestly 
> plagarizing a schematic on the net and claiming it's theirs.

Whoahahaha, i'd like to se that to, can i join your class? :)

 Maybe it will 
> instead be something like "take a schematic on the net, change the design 
> around, see what effect that has..."

Yeeees why not, let them break the design into parts
then build it up again and explain the functioning
during the course.
 
> Anyway... the people who run our ECE4006 senior design labs have agreed to 
> let my synth class use their facilities, so I spent some time touring them 
> the other day.

All your students need is 20Mhz scope a 5 usd DMM. And two ears!

> been fascinated with Serge's designs lately, and it's all >bananas). 

Serge is the best because he is of Chinese/French breed! :-)
(imagine tartoui and sweetsour sauce mixed and eaten
with a straw)!

Besides he used bananas!

> ...so I was thinking, when we build the MOTM modules, should we 
> "bananaize" them? I will then have a ready made stack of patch cords - and 
> if someone wanted to plug the output of the Moog filter into an 
> oscillascope, they're right there. Are there any "gotchas" in doing that?

No! 
But is,nt it allready "banans"?
At least his students is! :-)

> Class starts Jan 9. I'm excited but at the same time so not ready to 
> start!

Ahhh, but why dont you design the modules
your self or with some aid, the web is full 
of them and i think its a good exercsise to
do so instead of buying pre made stuff!

KD