[sdiy] SSM2040

[Thomas Hudson]

Well, I have never used these, in fact they're sealed in an envelope  
marked "Organ Service Corporation" with a staple and sealed by a  
sticker. But I did own one of the JH-designed MOTM-<some number here>  
modules that was supposed to be a recreation, and I agree, best  
filter I have ever heard. But Juergen and Rene have both put their  
efforts to recreate this chip on the net, what the hell have I ever  
given the community. Why not give up the old stuff for keeping a few  
of these glory-day synths alive, and continue to leach off the work  
of the brilliant designers here. :-)

Maybe I could trade them for a Prophet that needs them, "Gifts of the  
Magi"-style.

I'd prefer to trade them for some old sound-making thingy with soul.  
I don't get to build too much in the synth realm these days, spending  
my time servicing tube amps, many times for some guy that wants his  
amp to sound like some hair band from the eighties. I charge them  
double so I can give a break to the guys into bands like "Sigur Ros"  
or "Tapes 'n' Tapes" or "Sky Cries Mary."

I guess I am hesitant for the same reason I would be if a guy came in  
with a pristine 1968 Plexi and said "Mod this to sound like Poison."

On Oct 30, 2007, at 7:30 PM, bayne d'artagnan wrote:

> They are yours. You should enjoy them however you see fit. The right
> thing is to enjoy them however you want. I can tell you that if I had
> 2040s in my possession they would not be sold to a poly synth owner
> for any kind of sane price. I would want to stuff them both into a
> module and enjoy the best filter chip ever made...X2!
>
>
> On 10/30/07, Thomas Hudson <hudson at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>> So I'm still going through stash I've accumulated over the years that
>> got tossed in a box after many moves. I've come across two SSM2040
>> chips, and though I'd love to use them, I started thinking that maybe
>> that would be greedy, and their life would be better served being
>> used by someone trying to restore an old synth. I also came across
>> one of those old SN74xxx TI synth chips still in Radio Shack  
>> packaging.
>>
>> Are these really that hard to find? Will I burn in hell for using
>> them instead of reviving and old Prophet?  I'm not really a "burn-in-
>> hell"
>>   kind of guy, but will my karma be seriously injured? Thousands of
>> cycles of death and rebirth isn't really all that different than
>> eternal damnation if you think about it.
>>
>> Kidding aside, I think maybe there is value in me using the fantastic
>> work of JH and RS for any new designs.  I'm not looking to make
>> money, and would prefer a trade if anyone is interested, but someone
>> restoring something would get first priority. I don't want to put
>> them on eBay, and would guarantee them to work for someone I trust
>> not to fry them.
>>
>> Sorry if this seems inappropriate, but every time I even consider
>> using them for something I cringe, thinking that somewhere out there,
>> there is this classic synth that might need them.
>>
>> If you're interested, contact me off list, if instead you think I
>> should go ahead and use them for that Thomas Henry PAL circuit, post
>> away.
>>
>> Just want to do the right thing here.
>>
>> Tomy
>>
>>
>>
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