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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hello everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm new to the list and was wondering if anyone can help me
with my ideas.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm planning to build a synth for my final year electronics
degree project. My first idea was to model an analogue synth using a dsp
and stuff, but then I remembered that I hate programming, and unless its nice
and simple it never works. This is why I'm an analogue freak (why is there
never the jobs for analogue guys?).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Anyway my latest thought is to build an ASM1 (great
looking synth from the design). However this is not enough, so I'm
thinking of the following mods:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>1. Full midi-CV implentation (of my own
design).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>2. A virtual patching system - like the nord
modular in a way but using ADC's to pass a digital values of the output of one
module to the DAC at the input of another module. Thus keeping it mainly
analogue. Note this system can be bypassed for true performance using
bananas (not the yellow edible ones!).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>3. An option to switch any of the ports to
linear frequency CV for use with other modules. Note this won't be true
analogue but a digital conversion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>4. Patch storage for the virtual patches,
and controller data.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Is this going to work - or will there be a problem when
connecting mutiple patches into a module (loading won't be the same as
before)?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>What sort of ratio do most linear CV's work at?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If you don't like the above suggestions (I've been kind of
dreaming what would be good to have), can you suggest anything
better?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks for any help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Andy Main</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>PS - Can anyone give me a job/recommend a company in
analogue (preferebly musical) design in the UK when I graduate next
year?</FONT></DIV>
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