[sdiy] EFM News: Argo & 3500 Modulars

[tomg]

Just to continue this for another second or two..
When they canceled my order and I cried
foul.... To make me feel better I was told that
they had several more accounts that use 3000
or more a month and they were buying up
everything they could find..... Yeah that made
me fell a lot better... right! 

To be honest I felt like I had been outbid
how do you loose 500 pieces?

There may be a few here and there but I've 
got this feeling that it won't be long before it's 
hard to find any at a good price.

Regards
Tom

> I had a 500 piece order canceled. They offered
> me NTEs at $1.60 each. I scrapped a complete
> series of modules. In my book that's demised. 
> RIP 3080.. Dead dead dead!!!! and I don't care.
> I've got maybe 90 pieces left and when they are
> gone..... well I won't be buying NTEs.. :)
> 
> Regards
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > --- tomg <e4m at houston.rr.com> skrev::
> > > Some may have guessed that the Argo was a test bed 
> > > for the 3500 stuff. After the demise and disappearance
> > > of the 3080 the logical thing (it seemed to me anyway)
> > > was to build a synth that didn't have IC OTAs in it. 
> > 
> > It have not disappered nor demised!
> > 
> > Reg
> > KD
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > The only two circuits needed to build an Argo that are
> > > missing from the 3500 Part-1 are the AR eg and the 
> > > ADSR key-trigger. 
> > > 
> > > Turns out a bunch of people want one!?. :)  I hope to 
> > > complete the Argo carrier board (for 3500 pcbs) 
> > > sometime this year. I have plans to use pcb mounted 
> > > pots and switches on a much smaller board.= smaller 
> > > case = lower cost... ect  so It's practically built :)
> > > 
> > > You can hear many of  the 3500 series modules in action 
> > > (3522 for the VCF) on the Argo demo...Sorry about the 
> > > crap playing.. :)
> > > 
> > > Pic
> > > http://www.ele4music.com/pics/argo_01.jpg
> > > Mp3 - 3 parts soft square/ hard saw/ noises.
> > > http://www.ele4music.com/pics/argo_1.mp3
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > Tom
> > > 
> > >