[sdiy] PAIA Vocoder owners?

[johnspeth at yahoo.com]

> I am looking into building a vocoder and came across the PAIA unit.  Looking
> for reviews/demos/impressions or recommendations on other kits.

Here's my Standard PAIA Warning:  Their kits are inexpensive.  The designs work - just barely in my experience of building 3 kits.  You get what you pay for: corners cut everywhere and marginal circuit designs.  If you're able, the kits beg for custom improvements in components, citcuit design, and housing/hardware.  After building and using, I always had the feeling I should have spent my money on something better.

You need to ask yourself: Is that the price/performance point I want?

JJS