[sdiy] SSM2040 replacement

[Dennis Verschoor]

Don't forget it is the filter what makes the RSF Kobol sounds great.

Cheers,

Dennis

http://www.mono-poly.nl


On Feb 3, 2012, at 14:17, Mattias Rickardsson <mr at analogue.org> wrote:

> The SSM2040 must be the filter chip that most people regard the
> highest, but early Prophet~5 is the only synth where the majority of
> people have heard it. Other filter favourites are often situated in
> monophonic synths, where the filter is often used more radically.
> 
> Would you say that the sound of the SSM2040 is primarily a "good
> polysynth filter sound" or does it fight with the top ones in
> monophonic applications too?
> 
> /mr  -  with a spare good old SSM2040 that needs some love :-)
> 
> On 3 February 2012 13:48, Paul Maddox <yo at vacoloco.net> wrote:
>> Yeah, and I have to say, it sounded REAL nice too!
>> 
>> I have one of his HM2040 modules, I just don't have much time right now :(
>> 
>> I might knock up some eagle parts for them this weekend, in between house hold DIY. Maybe that'll spur me into making something.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> On 3 Feb 2012, at 09:30, Neil Johnson wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> paulo semprini wrote:
>>>> Just wanted to notify anyone who didn't know that Hearn/Morley is
>>>> selling a replacement for the SSM2040 quad VCF --
>>>> http://sites.google.com/site/hearnmorley/products/hm2040
>>>> 
>>>> It's an odd size, and not directly pin-compatible;  but I wired up a
>>>> simple adapter socket & plugged one into a rev2 Prophet 5 -- the
>>>> customer couldn't tell the difference between the new one & the
>>>> originals.
>>> 
>>> You can see pictures of George's polysynth using these modules when he
>>> brought it along to synth-diy UK in 2008:
>>> 
>>> http://www.diy.synth.net/glry/main.php?g2_itemId=1032
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Neil
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