[sdiy] Future SYNTH-DIY

[Tim Daugard]

> speaking as one of the younger SDIY members, i'd like to point out
that as
> soon as all you old babyboomers die [admit it! you will someday!], us
kidzzz
> will be stuck with TONS of laws made by anal people who don't know
what
> they're talking about, just that it's "better" for the world in
general.
> answer me this: is not being able to make synthesizers [etc] better
for our
> world? i think NOT!
>
> - nate [Mr. Bissell, just one question before we start - did you
inhale?]

That's what's killing ham radio (and many other things) The WW2
generation of radio men all had to know Morse code. They figure everyone
else should have to also. The rules in the US finally lightened up in
the last 10 years. I hope it's not to late.

Radio was a way to get kids into electronics, early computers were a way
to get kids into electronics, synths are a way to get kids into
electronics. If I was growing up now, I would probabily be like my son.
Extremely knowledgeable on how to use a computer, but no knowledge of
how to repair other than taking a board out and putting in a new one.
Extremely active on his cell phone, but no knowledge of why it works in
some places and not others - just buy the new inproved cell phone for
better coverage. Watched cable, but no desire to put an antenna up to
pick up the news when they had the cable disconnected for lack of being
home.

The young'uns are heavy in to cars, because they can get parts,
understand them, and not be hassled. Electronics are too difficult. . .
and the US wonders why we don't have engineers flocking from the
schools. Most people who are into electronics are going to start long
before college.

Just a rant from an semi-old fogey who's going to pick up more perfboard
and solder for stock, and figure out my life time buys to order next
week. So y'all leave me some parts please?

. . . and back to the synth DIY is the paired 3 transistor OTA cells
(double balanced - 6 transistors before the buffer) that much better
than the 3 transistor configuration? (two matched and the one connecting
the two emitters controlling the current).

Tim Daugard
AG4GZ 30.4078N 86.6227W Alt: 3.7 M
http://home.sprintmail.com/~daugard/synth.htm

Young ones keep up hope, there will be lots of old parts out there,
you'll just have to find the old fogeys who have them. Old fogey's make
sure your parts aren't going in the trash if anything happens to you.