[sdiy] Happy 30th birthday Synth-DIY

[Rutger Vlek]

Awesome! It's an absolute pleasure to be part of this community for so long
already!

Looking forward to many more years!

By the way, the usage statistics have some people listed under multiple
aliases. For instance: Jürgen Haible has a much higher position if you
combine all of his different email addresses.

Rutger


Op za 31 mei 2025, 11:03 schreef Sean Ellis via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org>:

> Pretty awesome to keep this type of forum around, simple emails work much
> better than some of the current trends. Here's to another 30!
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org> on behalf of Ben
> Stuyts via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
> *Sent:* Saturday, 31 May 2025 2:58 AM
> *To:* SDIY <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
> *Subject:* [sdiy] Happy 30th birthday Synth-DIY
>
> Hi all,
>
> A bit belated, but May 30 1995 is the oldest message in the archive
> (ignoring test messages and faulty Date: headers). So let’s consider this
> the 30th birthday of this great list and its members. 30 years!
>
> And there are still members active from this beginning. See
> https://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/1995-May/date.html and further.
> Unfortunately we have also lost members, like Jürgen Haible on that first
> page.
>
> Many thanks and three cheers to Rick Jansen, the founder and long time
> admin/curator of this list. Rick, are you still out there? If so, can you
> say something about the start of this list?
>
> I subscribed in 1998 I think, and was mostly a lurker. Back in 2016, Rick
> was looking for someone else to run the list and I volunteered. The reason
> was that I had (and still have) an much respect for the contents and
> members of this list and its high signal to noise ratio. This would be a
> way to do something back for this community.
>
> Here are some statistics I put together last week. Don’t pin me down on
> the exact numbers, they might be off by 1 or 2. I just accepted what the
> various Python libraries could make of the Archive mailbox (around 650
> MB)...
> synth-diy Mailing List Stats Top 50 Subjects
>
> Subject
> Count
> Re: [sdiy] History of SDIY?
> 199
> (no subject)
> 137
> Re: [sdiy] Discrete OTA
> 125
> Re: [sdiy] Digital accumulator VCO core?
> 123
> Re: [sdiy] DIP LM13700 discontinuation
> 123
> Re: [sdiy] SSM2164 last time buys
> 108
> Re: [sdiy] Where are we?
> 108
> Re: [sdiy] Building a Synth-DIY Map
> 107
> Re: [sdiy] Generating a large number of CV outputs
> 105
> Re: [sdiy] presets on a modular
> 96
> Re: [sdiy] Unique sounding modules that can't have voltage control?
> 94
> Re: [sdiy] Marketplace Question
> 89
> Re: [sdiy] Hardware convolution box?
> 88
> Re: [sdiy] Novation peak NCOs
> 87
> Re: [sdiy] Programming Language Recommendation
> 85
> Re: [sdiy] Patchable polyphonic synth with FM or AM transmission\n idea
> 82
> Re: [sdiy] Issue with CD4024 Ripple Counter
> 82
> test
> 81
> Re: [sdiy] Substitute for pin matrixes?
> 81
> Re: [sdiy] Polymoog resonator question
> 79
> Re: [sdiy] Starting Point?
> 79
> Re: [sdiy] Is everything digital?
> 77
> Re: [sdiy] VCF caps in modern synths
> 77
> Re: [sdiy] Signals leaking into the PSU?
> 77
> Re: [sdiy] Discrete Op Amps
> 76
> Re: [sdiy] Synth Electronics
> 76
> Re: [sdiy] Harmonic bandwidth
> 75
> Re: [sdiy] MIDI Clock sync advice
> 75
> Re: [sdiy] Monowave goes GPL
> 74
> Re: [sdiy] [OT] LM13700 spotted in commercial product of big\n Manufacturer
> 74
> Re: [sdiy] Help, I'm Desperate! (Charge Injection with DG408)
> 68
> Re: [sdiy] saw vs ramp, audible?
> 68
> Re: [sdiy] Some Audio DSP prototypes
> 67
> Re: [sdiy] Euro Synth Spec
> 65
> Re: [sdiy] Popcorn Noise Generator?
> 64
> Re: [sdiy] MIDI velocity
> 64
> Re: [sdiy] Buchla 295 10-band comb filter topology
> 64
> Re: [sdiy] Real cause of DIY death
> 63
> Re: [sdiy] Can anyone OCR the AN23.PDF File Here?
> 63
> Re: [sdiy] There is no fun analogue chips anymore!
> 62
> Re: [sdiy] Pulsonix PCB design software
> 61
> Re: [sdiy] Future SYNTH-DIY
> 60
> Re: [sdiy] Way OT - Who's the oldest?
> 60
> Re: [sdiy] 1-quadrant multiplier with 2164
> 60
> Re: [sdiy] SIP filter modules coming
> 59
> Re: [sdiy] Techniques for Multiplying MIDI Clock frequency?
> 59
> Re: [sdiy] TI to buy NatSemi!!!!!
> 58
> Re: [sdiy] SAW core VCO flyback time
> 57
> Re: [sdiy] SSM chip reissue
> 57
> Re: [sdiy] OTA performance (was SSM chip reissue)
> 57
> Top 50 Posters
>
> Email
> Posts
> tom at electricdruid.net
> 3156
> harrybissell at prodigy.net
> 2285
> pfperry at melbpc.org.au
> 2092
> cheater00 at gmail.com
> 1864
> dixon at interchange.ubc.ca
> 1563
> subjectivity at hotmail.com
> 1442
> music.maker at gte.net
> 1339
> rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk
> 1293
> modular at go2.pl
> 1275
> dixon at mail.ubc.ca
> 1218
> lanterma at ece.gatech.edu
> 1106
> juergen.haible at nbgm.siemens.de
> 1018
> synth1 at airmail.net
> 1000
> harrybissell at wowway.com
> 975
> neil.johnson71 at gmail.com
> 973
> dalenkarl at yahoo.se
> 961
> neil.johnson97 at ntlworld.com
> 955
> jhaible at debitel.net
> 947
> don at till.com
> 943
> ijfritz at comcast.net
> 934
> mbryant at futurehorizons.com
> 921
> jpdesroc at oricom.ca
> 908
> xyzzy at sysabend.org
> 877
> sounddoctorin at imt.net
> 874
> mr at analogue.org
> 867
> rsdio at audiobanshee.com
> 842
> martin.czech at intermetall.de
> 824
> gordonjcp at gjcp.net
> 791
> dlmanley at sonic.net
> 721
> patchell at cox.net
> 717
> cfmd at swipnet.se
> 677
> grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com
> 673
> jmahoney at gate.net
> 657
> cheater00social at gmail.com
> 654
> weareas1 at aol.com
> 645
> ka4hjh at gte.net
> 631
> magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org
> 631
> seb at burnit.co.uk
> 615
> tim.parkhurst at gmail.com
> 614
> aankrom at bluemarble.net
> 607
> uzs159 at uni-bonn.de
> 597
> ijfritz at earthlink.net
> 580
> fanwander at mnet-online.de
> 579
> brianw at audiobanshee.com
> 561
> aym-htnys at teaser.fr
> 552
> oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk
> 546
> stromeko at nexgo.de
> 518
> rainer at buchty.net
> 514
> peter.ullrich at kapsch.net
> 504
> admin at bugbrand.co.uk
> 500
> Top 50 Email Domains
>
> Domain
> Posts
> gmail.com
> 15169
> hotmail.com
> 4668
> electricdruid.net
> 3156
> yahoo.com
> 2569
> prodigy.net
> 2310
> earthlink.net
> 2306
> gte.net
> 2122
> melbpc.org.au
> 2092
> comcast.net
> 2001
> aol.com
> 1853
> cox.net
> 1650
> interchange.ubc.ca
> 1565
> audiobanshee.com
> 1403
> ntlworld.com
> 1380
> richieburnett.co.uk
> 1293
> yahoo.se
> 1285
> go2.pl
> 1275
> mail.ubc.ca
> 1218
> analogue.org
> 1140
> ece.gatech.edu
> 1114
> wowway.com
> 1046
> airmail.net
> 1023
> nbgm.siemens.de
> 1018
> debitel.net
> 947
> till.com
> 943
> futurehorizons.com
> 921
> oricom.ca
> 911
> swipnet.se
> 910
> sysabend.org
> 877
> imt.net
> 874
> ix.netcom.com
> 845
> intermetall.de
> 828
> mindspring.com
> 804
> gjcp.net
> 791
> sonic.net
> 780
> btinternet.com
> 731
> gate.net
> 687
> musictechnologiesgroup.com
> 673
> teaser.fr
> 640
> rubidium.dyndns.org
> 631
> burnit.co.uk
> 615
> bluemarble.net
> 607
> kapsch.net
> 602
> xs4all.nl
> 601
> uni-bonn.de
> 597
> t-online.de
> 590
> iquest.net
> 582
> mnet-online.de
> 579
> techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk
> 546
> synth.net
> 518
> Monthly Posting Volume (Sorted by Volume)
>
> Month
> Posts
> 2005-01
> 1518
> 2005-07
> 1493
> 2005-05
> 1426
> 2004-10
> 1316
> 2001-01
> 1306
> 2005-10
> 1276
> 1999-04
> 1261
> 2005-06
> 1258
> 2005-08
> 1237
> 2009-01
> 1208
> 2004-12
> 1156
> 2005-02
> 1148
> 2005-03
> 1145
> 2005-04
> 1140
> 2005-09
> 1119
> 2004-09
> 1064
> 2010-02
> 1042
> 2000-08
> 1038
> 2004-11
> 1037
> 2005-11
> 1022
> 2001-03
> 1006
> 2005-12
> 972
> 1999-01
> 961
> 2011-02
> 960
> 2008-10
> 948
> 2009-07
> 938
> 1999-03
> 934
> 1999-12
> 933
> 1999-11
> 919
> 2009-08
> 915
> 2010-03
> 906
> 2001-02
> 898
> 2000-04
> 888
> 2009-06
> 886
> 1999-05
> 882
> 2010-04
> 880
> 1998-11
> 876
> 1999-07
> 873
> 2000-11
> 869
> 2008-09
> 866
> 1999-06
> 853
> 2000-02
> 850
> 2009-05
> 848
> 2009-09
> 845
> 2009-04
> 844
> 1999-02
> 826
> 2000-10
> 824
> 2001-04
> 820
> 1998-08
> 814
> 2000-03
> 791
> Top 50 Most Common Words (in Subject)
>
> Word
> Frequency
> question
> 6357
> filter
> 4130
> synth
> 3678
> vco
> 3234
> midi
> 3120
> diy
> 3020
> chip
> 2407
> pcb
> 2404
> circuit
> 2315
> power
> 2248
> schematic
> 2080
> help
> 2007
> analog
> 1958
> digital
> 1916
> moog
> 1760
> supply
> 1752
> audio
> 1741
> design
> 1690
> pot
> 1688
> noise
> 1659
> panel
> 1558
> ssm
> 1554
> problem
> 1519
> module
> 1478
> voltage
> 1453
> project
> 1443
> part
> 1437
> board
> 1421
> source
> 1342
> modular
> 1334
> synths
> 1284
> keyboard
> 1270
> vca
> 1193
> cap
> 1166
> idea
> 1157
> switch
> 1150
> transistor
> 1142
> frequency
> 1137
> resistor
> 1090
> korg
> 1083
> roland
> 1063
> generator
> 1058
> amp
> 1050
> using
> 992
> book
> 989
> vcf
> 970
> electronics
> 964
> tube
> 955
> converter
> 935
> update
> 932
>
> Thanks everybody for keeping this list easy to manage, and posting great
> questions and information.
>
> Ben
>
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