[sdiy] Death of DIY?

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Monday 18 July 2005 10:54 pm, harrybissell wrote:
> I see no difference between guitar modules and synth modules other
> than packaging, and usually a unipolar 9V power supply. Bring it on.
> Could it be 'less' on topic than the rants lately ???
>
> H^) harry

Though I have no special interest in 9v supplies,  I think unipolar is of some 
interest -- would that tend to use fewer op amps?  More discrete transistor 
circuits?  I sure have a whole mess of that sort of thing to use up...

I like simpler power supply design and distribution,  too.  When you're a 
DIYer and not a mfr, the idea of making boards is more of a hassle for one 
unit rather than lots of them (though stuffing perfboard does have its tedium 
as well),  and all those mult-pin connectors add up quick.

Sure seems like a bunch of the folks in here have lots more to spend on this 
hobby than I do!

> Barry Klein wrote:
> > One area that remains of great interest, especially to beginners, is
> > guitar effects.  Is there an equivelant GuitarEffects-DIY list by chance?
> >  Or are they stuck debating the eccentricities of germanium diode vs LED
> > vs tube distortion etc.?
> >
> > I suppose the majority of people here want to keep the topics limited to
> > synthesizer design, but... well....  we haven't had much of that.
> >
> > Barry