[sdiy] Few newbie question

[Jonathan Lutz]

Good stuff:
http://www.ele4music.com/

Wait for his new 2400 series modules, though.

JON


On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:32:36 -0800, James Petts <jpetts at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Folks
> 
> I've built myself a FatMan and modded the crap out of it, plus
> built a Theremin and a ribbon controller, but I still feel myself
> restricted by what I can do with them, so I'm looking to go
> modular.
> 
> I've been taking a little look around, and rejected the Paia
> 9700 series, as that also seems too limiting, and I want to
> move onto something a little more open-ended
> 
> So, I looked around and came up with the following candidates
> for building a modular system:
> 
> 1. Blacet
> 2. MOTM
> 3. Oakley
> 4. Synthesizers.com
> 5. Modcan
> 
> I like the look of CMS, but I don't have that sort of money, plus
> I want to build it myself.
> 
> So, on to the questions:
> 
> a) Is this a reasonably comprehensive list, or is there another
> manufacturer I might want to consider?
> b) Are all of these candidates up to the same level of quality,
> or are any outstanding?
> c) How much does the difference in cost make a difference to
> the sound/stability/robustness of these systems?
> d) I'm pretty competent with a soldering iron, but don't do SMT
> stuff (which I assume none of these utilise). Would anybody
> care to comment on the relative merits of bare PCB versus
> prepopulated boards as supplied by, say, Oakley. If there is
> a significant saving to build it yourself, does that still hold when
> buying 1% or .1% resistors, for example, or does it rapidly
> disappear with higher spec components?
> e) Are there any good resources on the theoretical side of
> audio synthesis (I'm not afraid of maths)?
> f) Are there any important questions I am missing?
> 
> Some backgorund: I'm in the US, so European stuff is pretty
> expensive for me, which makes me think that MOTM might
> be a good choice.
> 
> My budget is about $300-$500 a month, but I'm more interested
> in getting a quality system that will last me a lifetime rather than
> getting immediate gratification.
> 
> Sorry for all the questions, but I'm looking not to make mistakes,
> and I'm sure you are all pretty enthusiastic about analgue synths,
> so I'm hoping you'll be able to assist me.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> James
>