[sdiy] SSM2040

[Bob Weigel]

Hehe.  yeah it definitely wasn't an exhaustive list.  Actually I think 
the NJM2069 you refer to is one of the finest of the whole bunch.  The 
IR3109 is one of the spaciest I think.   What is it?  Is it the fact 
that a lot of units with these chips have been used in sci-fi?  Or is it 
a certain quality in the way the chip handles signals that reminds me of 
dealing with eminent threat of destruction at the hands of a computer 
with an attitude, or just the adventure in the depths of outer space? 
:-) -Bob

bayne d'artagnan wrote:

>Don't forget the Korg AD2069 or the roland IR3109. These chips are
>fantastic and aren't all that hard to find if you don't mind
>cannibalizing a polysynth :)
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>On 11/3/07, Bob Weigel <sounddoctorin at imt.net> wrote:
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>>I heard Harry once took a whole box of TDA1022 and MN3008' and ran over
>>them with a steam roller with a small condenser mic bundled into the
>>middle of them just to capture the unique sound that those particular
>>chips make together when they are crushed!  He said that it never has
>>the same 'grit' and 'bite' if you mix in some MN3007's or SAD1024's,
>>though there were variations between production runs.  Ok not really but
>>it's not hard to imagine is it? Hehe.
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>>I think the reason a lot of us pursue the 'hobby' is that we hear
>>something of the depths of creation crying forth through these circuits
>>and there are some subtle differences in the way things are put together
>>that either allow those to come through or not.  I like the 2040's
>>musical qualities a lot too.  But them again the Yamaha IG00156 has it's
>>virtues and the Moog has it's....and the 2044 has it's as well as the
>>3320. .  3328's are cool in their own way too I think.    And probably
>>some of the clone attempts have theirs and maybe they are within spec to
>>where they are indistinguishable in all ways and maybe not.  I'm no
>>expert on that.   -Bob
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