[sdiy] SIP filter modules coming

[paula at synth.net]

Andre,

> 
> Apart from Coolaudio, the companies producing these new chips
> (Alfa, Curtis Electromusic / On Chip and Sound Semiconductor /
> CruzTOOLS) don't seem to be very big ones. This suggests that,
> should they fail us, a replacement will be easier to get than it
> was twenty years ago.

you could say the same for CPUs being used now.

> But yes, there's a risk. It's a trade-off, I think. You can
> build a polysynth out of generic parts but it will cost twice as
> much as one made of specialised parts so you will sell ten times
> fewer.

been thgere, done that, got the t-shirt.
008 has around 5000 components in it.

> Suppose the first option results in the production of 1,000
> synths that will be kept running for 200 years and the second in
> 10,000 synths that will be kept running for 20 years. Both
> options yield the same number of synth-years.

Build something you LOVE, don't build something to market.

> Of course, all those figures are made up and there are other
> factors to consider, social and environmental. Should we keep
> building goods that end up in landfills because they can't be
> repaired ? Should we build instruments that are so expensive
> that only the wealthy can afford them ?

everything in the world that is made could end up in landfill at some 
point, even guitars.
Again, I stand by my words, building something YOU love.

Paula