[sdiy] Ideal project for a cloning newbie?

[John C]

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Hi rdrake,

Well I'm not terribly concerned with making exacting replicas of the
original gear.  I've seen some clones out there where they go as far as
cloning the original case and look of the device ... I'm not really
concerned with that at all.  If I can come pretty close to the original
sound that's great, but the ultimate goal is learning some about
electronics and making some nice and possibly unique instruments for
myself to play, so yes I'm open to mixing and matching designs as well.

Thanks!
- -John


rdrake wrote:
> not to be snarky... but, why?  if you really want the charm and chararcter of a particular classic synth, you really should consider saving up and buying one... you'll be hard-pressed to capture the _exact_ sound of the original via a diy "clone", and you'll spend more money trying than you would buying, even at today's hyper-inflated prices.
> 
> OTOH, there have been lots of incremental improvements in designs of currently produced modules--from reduced drift to obtanium parts--and you can build a truly amazing array of musical tools using current technology.  combine those building-blicks with design/configuration inspiration from one of the classics, and you can really get the synth of yr dreams...
> 
> bbob
> 
> 
>> ----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>> From: John C <johnc909 at comcast.net>
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Sent: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:43:26
> 
>> Hi Synth-diy'ers,
>>
>> I'm looking to get into cloning vintage synths from
>> schematics available
>>from the web, but my experience is somewhat limited
>> and I would like
>> some advice as to where to begin.  My electronics
>> experience consists of
>> building a few MOTM and Oakley modules, and I find
>> I can be diligent
>> enough to build from kits fairly easily.
>>
>> I'm thinking about building an Oberheim SEM box as
>> my first project, but
>> maybe that's overly ambitious?  What caveats need
>> consideration along
>> the way of completing a cloning project?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> - -John
> 

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