[sdiy] CEM/SSM chip availability?

[dj hohum]

Hi Bob,

I don't want to take them out of someone else's scrap bin. I was
hoping that perhaps some of the chips that were still used after
analog VCOs in polysynths was dead as a concept, might still be
available at reasonable prices.

So let me be clear, I do not have a repair project for which I need
them. I'm just trying to ascertain if the state of availability of all
of the CEM/SSM chips is roughly equivalent or if some are more
available than others. I suspect that the latter chips are more
available if one knows where to look for them.

As far as the korg chip goes I was hoping that perhaps it might still
be available from korg directly, but given the offers I received in my
email, I suppose not.

I'm looking for a bunch of filter+vca on a chip for a project and so
I'm not looking to spend a bunch of cash on them or deplete the repair
reserves. If they are going for large amounts of money like original
CEMs then I'll either use the 3391 which is $15 from synth tech, or
I'll find a dusty DW-8000/DW-6000 and sacrifice it to the DIY gods.

Ideally I'd like to find 3372s (if I can't find the korg chips), but
they seem to be somewhat rare also.

If anyone knows of a source that has any of the newer CEMs in
reasonable quantity at a reasonable price, then by all means, let me
know.

Thanks,
Daryl

On 6/10/07, Bob Weigel <sounddoctorin at imt.net> wrote:
> I often have a few for people in a fix.  But I also have the Korg
> filters I can pull from a good analog board I have scrap.  Hope to do a
> project with them some day but I can sell some if you are interested.  -Bob
>
> dj hohum wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm curious if anyone knows other sources than Paul S. for the less
> > desirable CEM/SSM chips. In particular, any of the following:
> >
> > CEM 3328
> > CEM 3372
> > CEM 3379
> > CEM 3391
> > SSM 2045
> > SSM 2056
> >
> > Also, related, does anyone know if the korg 2069 filter used in the
> > DW-8000 is still available from korg?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Daryl
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