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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I hope you weren’t the comedy act in the interval at your synthfest :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Neil Johnson via Synth-diy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 08 August 2022 11:52<br>
<b>To:</b> rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Synth DIY<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] Can google's free* 180nm OSHW foundry be used for synth parts?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yeah it's a pretty poor exchange rate at the moment - you pay an arm and a leg, but only get an ARM in return.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Neil<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, 8 Aug 2022 at 11:38, <<a href="mailto:rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk">rburnett@richieburnett.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To be honest I would just be happy to be able to get ARM chips in volume
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these days! ;-)<br>
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-Richie,<br>
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On 2022-08-08 10:57, mark verbos via Synth-diy wrote:<br>
> In the future we will all have a toaster sized device that can print<br>
> out an Andromeda ASIC!<br>
> <br>
>> On Aug 7, 2022, at 10:56 PM, Mattias Rickardsson <<a href="mailto:mr@analogue.org" target="_blank">mr@analogue.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> Being open source, replacement chips could be made by anyone. ;-)<br>
>> <br>
>> Den sön 7 aug. 2022 22:32Peter Pearson <<a href="mailto:electrocontinuo@gmail.com" target="_blank">electrocontinuo@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> skrev:<br>
>> <br>
>> Idk, personally that just kind of sounds like a repair nightmare in<br>
>> the not too distant future. Unobtainable voice chip ASICs for the<br>
>> Alesis Andromeda all over again.<br>
>> <br>
>> On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 4:10 PM Mattias Rickardsson <<a href="mailto:mr@analogue.org" target="_blank">mr@analogue.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> Peter Pearson via Synth-diy skrev:<br>
>> <br>
>> If you want a synth on a chip, why not just buy an AS3394? They<br>
>> already exist, sound fine, and you won't break the bank<br>
>> <br>
>> Given that the chips are mainly for logic duties, I'd almost expect<br>
>> a "synth on a chip" in this case to include not only analog parts<br>
>> but also the surrounding digital control, CV generation,<br>
>> multiplexers, and possibly also some processing power. Would be nice<br>
>> for a change to have 1 chip on the analog side of the board instead<br>
>> of 2000+. :-)<br>
>> <br>
>> /mr<br>
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