[sdiy] Opinions on ASM-2 SOUND

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "J P" <jonathan_science at hotmail.com>
Subject: [sdiy] Opinions on ASM-2 SOUND
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 18:08:35 -0400
Message-ID: <BAY111-F260E548B1064DA622A2C6CFD350 at phx.gbl>

> Yea, it looks pretty straightforward to build.  Anybody played one, what's 
> the sound like?  I'm in Vienna right now, indulging my tender ears with all 
> sorts of pleasures, but I think this would be a good project for when I get 
> back.... Is it shitty as a PAiA or nicer like a Blacet?  Somewhere in 
> between?
> 
> And what about the sweep ranges on the controls?  Satisfying or Pussy?  I 
> mean, you guys know what I'm talking about, on a MOTM you twist a knob and, 
> by God, it DOES SOMETHING.  Same with a SEM by Oberheim.  On a PAiA or an 
> ARP I sometimes wonder if I twisted it as far as I thought (the PAiA because 
> it only makes four sounds, the Arp because most of the sounds are outside 
> the range of human hearing)....

Hint: The ASM-2 is a spiffed up ASM-1, the ASM-1 is an attempt to make a SEM
equalent by Gene Stopp, Gene Stopp repaired that famous and notoiously
dangerous Moog Modular and yes, when you turn a knob it DOES SOMETHING!

I clocked one of my VCOs down for about 21 octaves of range. That is something.
>From below elephants-through-djungle to annoying bats.

Cheers,
Magnus