[sdiy] dual "VCA" chip

[Seb Francis]

Colin Hinz wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009, Seb Francis wrote:
>
>> Maybe a bit risky to use such an old device for new designs?
>>
>> There are much better spec'ed modern alternatives available, such as...
>> http://www.thatcorp.com/2162_Dual_Blackmer_IC_Voltage-Controlled_Amplifier.html 
>>
>
> On the other hand.....teeny-weeny QSOP vs SIP.
>
> A shame that the THAT part doesn't come in SOIC at least.
>
> (Yeah, I know, SMT adapters exist, but [a] it's a kludge, and [b] they're
> often more expensive than the SMT components themselves.)
>

I used to think like that, but have been going more and more towards 
SMT.  Admittedly one has to use adapters or thru-hole versions if 
building a prototype on breadboard, but from a PCB point of view SMT is 
just better, smaller & cheaper... (IMO!)

Seb