[sdiy] SSM2164 last time buys

[David Moylan]

I think the Cool Audio clone should persist for a while, no?

Tim Ressel wrote:
> It is a sadness when these chips go away. It's like losing a friend. At least in 
> the case of VCAs we have some options. Maybe not as convenient as a quad VCA IC, 
> but we can make our own VCAs just like our ancestors. Heck, you can go totally 
> mad scientist and make a tube VCA (insert maniacal laugh here). 
> 
> 
> Change is hard to deal with sometimes, but it is one of the constants of the 
> universe. So we had better get used to it. 
> 
> 
> --Tim (OCD and change don't mix) Ressel
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Tom Wiltshire <TOM at ELECTRICDRUID.NET>
> To: synthdiy diy <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Thu, February 24, 2011 7:04:57 AM
> Subject: [sdiy] SSM2164 last time buys
> 
> Don't know if everyone is aware of this. If not, be advised.
> 
> Analog Devices have listed SSM2164 as "Still In Production but Not Recommended 
> for New Designs", and have "last time buy" by the available product models 
> (leaded devices became obsolete some while ago).
> 
> http://www.analog.com/en/amplifiers-and-comparators/variable-gain-amplifiers/ssm2164/products/product.html
> 
> 
> Very disappointing. Seems like no sooner have we got a decent synth chip than 
> someone decides to take it off us. Hopefully CoolAudio will keep making the 
> clones for a while longer - indeed, cheap cloning may even be why AD have 
> decided to abandon it.
> Still, it can't be a good sign for analog audio.
> 
> T.
> 
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