<html><head></head><body>Maybe the PAiA 9700?<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.paia.com/p9700s.htm">http://www.paia.com/p9700s.htm</a><br>
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vitreousflux wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:00d801c0a062$2590ce20$0201a8c0@wwnet.net"><pre wrap="">Hmm well, I'm not really a newbie to electronics and soldering. Also I have<br>much experience using the PC softsynths, designing modular synths from the<br>ground up - some of them very complex. This is where the DIY project comes<br>in, as I would like to break into hardware now that I've "gone modular and<br>can't go back"....<br><br>The Fatman was one I was considering but it really seems sonically limited<br>for what I want. Viewing the ASM-1 and SBM PCB's, that should be ok (yet<br>still a large project) for my soldering skills.<br><br>Ummm well the TB303 sound is not really of much interest/usefulness to me, I<br>mostly use 1 and 2+ osc synths with a lot of slow, flowing filter modulation<br>and such, customizing is the key. The main idea I have for adding a modular<br>synth to my studio is the flexibility, control and integration with existing<br>gear.<br><br>Probably the only thin!
g I don't want to jump headlong into is etching my own<br>PCB's. I have no problem adding small protoboards if I decide to mod or<br>change the modular (again, provided I go the route of designing the panel<br>myself)<br><br>Thanks for your help!<br><br>Rob<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tomg@efm">"tomg@efm"</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:efm3@mediaone.net"><efm3@mediaone.net></a><br>To: "vitreousflux" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vitreousflux@wwnet.net"><vitreousflux@wwnet.net></a>; "Synth DIY Maillist"<br><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:synth-diy@node12b53.a2000.nl"><synth-diy@node12b53.a2000.nl></a><br>Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 8:46 PM<br>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Anyone built a EFM SBM?<br><br><br></pre>
<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hi Rob....How much of a newbe are you? The SBM is really not for absolute<br>beginners. If you know a little about how synths work, have soldering<br>experience<br>and can read schematics we will help on the EFM list.<br><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/EFM_Synth">http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/EFM_Synth</a><br><br>If you are a complete beginner. Hang out for a while and wait for the 303C<br>or"Blue Box". It's a TB sound alike that's so close you'll swear it's that<br>little silver thing. It is however not a TB clone at all......not even a<br>little bit...;-)<br>Well ok.. I did use the single pnp saw to square circuit ( it was<br></pre></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">necessary to clone the sound) but that's it.<br><br>It has been designed especially for beginners. Everything except the<br></pre></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">jack, power switch, led, transformer and midi-in jack is mounted on one<br></pre></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">pcb. The complete kit w/1r panel is expected to be about $80. It looks<br></pre></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">4-6<br>weeks....If you can wait, if not may I suggest the PAiA Fatman as a good<br>place to start. It's a fairly good synth that will teach you a lot about<br>what you<br>need to know for about $200. You can always sell it once you have moved on<br>to other things.<br><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.paia.com/fatman.htm">http://www.paia.com/fatman.htm</a><br><br>Tom<br><br><br></pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hi all,<br><br>I'm looking at building the EFM SBM (single board modular).<br><br>I would love to see if anyone has built the SBM with custom panels, kind<br></pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">of<br></pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">like what some ASM-1 users have done.<br><br>Being that this will be my first DIY synth project aside from existing<br></pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">synth<br></pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">mods, can anyone recommend whether the SBM is indeed a go!
od project for<br>starting out? (I am adept at soldering, decent at parts knowledge, have<br>basic schematics comprehension). Or would I be better off with something<br>like Fatman or ASM-1?<br><br>I was impressed with the variety of filters that EFM has (jeez it's like<br></pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">he<br></pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">has it down to a science almost), maybe someone can shed light on how<br></pre></blockquote></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">sound, compared to other DIY VCF's.<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>Rob<br><br></pre></blockquote></blockquote>
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