[sdiy] Am I crazy?

[Tim Ressel]

Aaron,

Very good point. I remember working with Mike Brown several years ago. I would carefully patch things together the way i "knew" they were supposed to be. He just starting twisting knobs like a madman, and instantly got more out of my synth than I ever did.

Obviously more beer is needed  :-)

--TimR




--- On Thu, 1/29/09, Aaron Day <aaron at receive-transmit.com> wrote:

> From: Aaron Day <aaron at receive-transmit.com>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Am I crazy?
> To: madhun2001 at yahoo.com
> Cc: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 1:56 AM
> Michael, Tim,
> 
> I really like these ideas as it is an interesting approach
> to fast-prototyping. I must admit that my own laziness is my
> biggest obstacle at times for coming up with interesting
> patches i.e. running everything through everything else.
> 
> Your solution(s) in effect–moves the concept into the
> realm of the whiteboard where I, as well as many others
> here, (most likely) do their thinking. As much As I love to
> look at my modular I think that moving my visual focus
> *away* from looking at black and silver panels that say
> "440" or "AFG" to an abstract space that
> upsets my usual headspace.
> 
> Onward!
> 
> 
> ad
> 
> On Jan 29, 2009, at 10:09 AM, Tim Ressel wrote:
> 
> > If you are crazy, then you're in the right place,
> said the man with the banana in his hat...
> > 
> > You should try out your idea. See how far you can take
> it.
> > 
> > A notion I had a while back: take those little
> pushbutton switches (Mouser 612-TL1108AF250), they're
> $0.09 IN 100s, and make a matrix of them. Use cribbage pins
> in a board full of holes above the switches to actuate.
> > 
> > --TimR
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Michael Bechard
> <gothmagog at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Michael Bechard <gothmagog at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: [sdiy] Am I crazy?
> >> To: "Synth DIY"
> <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 9:54 PM
> >> Trying (unsuccessfully) to get to sleep tonight,
> my thoughts
> >> tumbling around my desire for a cheap, easy way to
> make a
> >> synth patch matrix, I stumbled across this
> ridiculously
> >> kindergarden idea. Please shoot this idea full of
> holes.
> >> 
> >> Materials: Foam-core board, conductive tape,
> thumbtacks
> >> 
> >> Directions: Place the tape in horizontal strips on
> one
> >> side, vertical strips on the other, all over the
> board.
> >> Horizontal strips are connected to inputs,
> verticals to
> >> outputs. Press thumbtack through board at
> intersections to
> >> make a connection.
> >> 
> >> Pros: Way cheap, way easy
> >> Cons: Not very sturdy, thumbtacks would eventually
> wear
> >> away tape
> >> 
> >> There appear to be a variety of conductive tapes
> on the
> >> market. Would this work? Can you guys think of any
> >> improvements?
> >> 
> >> Michael Bechard
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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