[sdiy] Circuit Boards / kits

[jure zitnik]

my vote goes to options and quality, as opposed to lower price.

also, as others said, it would be *really* great if you offered the
full kits, especially the panels (but those COULD be cheap), i guess
i'm not the only one with finished projects waiting for
enclosure/panel.

i can't wait to see what you have in mind, hooray! :)

jure

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Scott Gravenhorst <music.maker at gte.net> wrote:
> David Betz <dbetz at xlisper.com> wrote:
>>On Sep 24, 2008, at 1:26 PM, Antti Huovilainen wrote:
>>
>>> Minimalist circuits that favor low cost and good performance. IOW,
>>> reduce complexity where the effect on stability etc is minimal. IOW,
>>> don't do it the PAIA way :)
>>
>>Why are people on this list so down on the PAiA stuff? Is it really
>>*that* bad?
>
> I don't think so.  The "complaints" have pretty much been that it uses linear pitch
> CV, it's not patchable and the VCOs soft synch.  Patchable can be done by modifying.
>  The soft synch is drastically reduced by one of two simple modifications.  I never
> had a problem with linear pitch CV and I found a way to modulate pitch with an LFO
> using the 555 timer's "FM" input (though this will NOT work for audio rate
> modulation).  All of this is documented on my web site URL (below).
>
>>I'm very tempted to order a FatMan kit partly because it's
>>pretty inexpensive and comes with everything I need to assemble it. I
>>don't have to source the parts myself which seems to be necessary for
>>many of the other DIY synth projects.
>
> And you can go here: http://home1.gte.net/res0658s/fatman/ for some simple mods that
> extend it's function.
>
>>Are there better everything- included kits than the PAiA ones?
>
> Probably, but I think the operative phrase in PAiA's favor is "bang for the buck".
>
>
>
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