That was OLD MacDonald (his dad!)
Chris MacDonald is the guy that designed the MiniModular.
No it't not digital. It's PURE analog. There is some cost cutting to get it
to that price. The biggest thing is that it isn't a "through zero" type of
shifter. I've heard both, in fact Chris has a proto of each and I thought
for the extra trouble and cost it wasn't worth it. There are plenty of
expensive frequency shifters out there. The other "economical" shifters
don't have near the performance. For instance, there is German frequency
shifters that only goes down to 50Hz. Mine (Chris') is about .05Hz.
With a super slow shift, you get these neat continually rising sort of
effect from the audio. I'm trying to get a little system demo so people can
play with it at NAMM.
Parts, who needs parts?! Actually there are 200 components on this board.
Most all are surface mount.
I'll have to get my tag line updated in 2002!
Tony Karavidas
Encore Electronics
http://www.EncoreElectronics.comDesigners of "The best MIDI to CV converter on the planet." -Keyboard Oct.
1997
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark@... [mailto:mark@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:05 PM
> To: Tony Karavidas
> Cc: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [motm] more NAMM poop
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>
> >The Freq Shifter was designed by Chris MacDonald; I think most
> of you know
> >who he is by now.
>
> I have no idea. Didn't he have a farm??
>
> >I've been busy all year on the
> >Midiman SurfaceOne. (I think it will demo well this week)
>
> It's already in the Sweetwater Catalog -- it looks a bit like a little
> Thunder, very cute.
>
> >Price on both items is TBD, but they are looking something like this:
> >
> >Frequency shifter: $389
>
> Is it digital?? In other words, how can you sell an analogue frequency
> shifter that doesn't completely suck for only $389?!?
>
> DACS Freque2 $1200 (exists, in stock and shipping)
> Moog CE $1800 (vaporware, no one has actually seen one)
>
> (To think, I've been asking manufacturers questions like this for over 20
> years and not one of them has ever tried to have me killed :)
>
> >Expressionist 2: $499
>
> More VCO channels, and less money than a Pro4!!
>
>
> I think Tony must be getting his parts for free or something :)
>
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