[sdiy] good modular kit for a noob?

[John Blacet]

--It's all true but the $25 "safety net" has gone up to $29. That does
include domestic return shipping though.

Also, shipping is typically very fast. Order today and be building next week!


> Hi Jason,
>
> I've built the Paia 9700 and many of the Blacet kits. I'd say that the
> Paia is an excellent first modular project if you don't have a lot of
> experience soldering or identifying parts. The major downside is that
> it doesn't work very well when you get it all together. It's not a
> high quality machine. The VCOs are highly unstable and barely track,
> the filter self oscillates with the most piercing feedback you've ever
> heard (not in a good way) and doesn't do much in the way of filtering,
> and there are so damn many functions crammed into the VCA that it's
> all but unusable. On the upside, the EGs are quite good and very
> useful (about all I use mine for these days!) They EGs can also loop
> so that you can use them as pseudo LFOs. The Paia manuals are *super*
> well written. They assume you've never soldered before in your life.
>
> On the flipside, the blacet modules are more expensive, but they are a
> steal for the quality you get. The manuals are clear, ......
-- 
John Blacet