[sdiy] Living VCOs (was: Vocoder)

[cheater cheater]

> "Made In Italy" build quality

I've got two Bit-99's - they're built like tanks and easy to service.
Just sayin'.

D.

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 14:28, Scott Nordlund <gsn10 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>Of course, it's all about marketing. Now that tuning instability is a desired trait, deliberate poor design is the next big thing.
>>>So expect a whole line of spin-offs. Coming soon:
>>
>> Well I know you were mostly joking, but anyway: The "Living VCO" is *not* about "tuning intability".
>> Nor would I want to have a vocoder that is poorly designed.
>>
>> I love things that sound "alive".
>> I don't like poorly designed stuff.
>> I don't buy the hype that poor design and a lively sound have anything in common.
>>
>> JH.
>
> I know that, your designs show more care for  quality, stability and actually meeting intended specifications than most analog synth manufacturers, new or "vintage".
>
> If you liked poor design you'd have a "wall of Paia".
>
> Wasn't intended at your expense, really.
>
> Will you also make a "dying" synth with hundreds of vintage electrolytic and tantalum capacitors, Polymoog inspired "wires everywhere" construction, "Made In Italy" build quality, user's choice of unobtanium DAC, pre-broken ARP Odyssey sliders, strategically placed leaky NiCd batteries, at least one dead µA726, and "everyone's favorite" Pratt-Reed keyboard?
>
> ok, that's enough, right?
>
>
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