[sdiy] AS3394E: Practical power supply?

[Tim Parkhurst]

I think this shows how quite often the difference between a "classic
instrument" and "a piece of crap" is in how it's used.

Tim (classic crap) Servo
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On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 12:52 PM Mike Bryant via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

>
> No you're right.  The TB-303 was utter crap and few bands actually used it
> when it was released, and rightfully discontinued a couple of years later.
> Quite how and why it then gain popularity is one of the great mysteries of
> our time, and shows how fast music went downhill as the last century
> progressed.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] On Behalf Of
> chris
> Sent: 20 November 2021 18:34
> To: synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] AS3394E: Practical power supply?
>
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:47:47 +0100 cheater cheater <
> cheater00social at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 7:07 PM chris <chris at chrismusic.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > I think the word of caution is not against smps in general, but
> > > w.r.t. a filthy +5V going to a micro controller, including all
> > > current/voltage spikes coming from digital operation.
> > > Before you know it, you may hear something like a software LED
> > > refresh rate on the supply line.
> >
> > Are you saying the TB-303 does not have The Sound? Blasphemy!
>
>
>
> Oh, now I understand. The TB-303 never had an oscillator. It just used LED
> bleed as a sound source. And since the processor wasn't fast enough for
> higher refresh rates, it was marketed as a bass machine. Now it all fits
> together...
>
> Actually, I never cared for 303s at all. I wasn't even tempted to get me a
> VA emulation for some 300 bucks.
> So I'm not just blasphemic, I am the opposite of a real believer.
> Ok, now I can expect the Spanish Inquisition to come after me.
> (Even though they say "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!")
>
> Chris
>
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