[sdiy] Happy 30th birthday Synth-DIY

[mark verbos]

I like to think I would chart there if I hadn’t changed emails 4 times. ;)





> On May 31, 2025, at 02:58, Ben Stuyts via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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