Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM

OK Folks, talk is cheap.

After noodling around with designs for a couple of years, I've
decided (with Paul's blessing) to offer an MOTM sequencer for public
consumption. Now I know that nothing stirs up a hornet's nest faster
than asking for input on a sequencer design, but that's what I'm
doing. Just read my initial thoughts on the project's direction, and
suggest accordingly. If you ask for something completely outside of
the scope of the design, I'll feel free to ignore it!

Here are my initial thoughts on the project, in random order:

1. It will be full MOTM format, with regular sized knobs, etc.
2. It will NOT be modular like SuperMoe. Yes, I'm still going to do
SuperMoe if only for myself, but call this one "MiniMoe". I'd like
for it to be affordable enough that I can sell at least 30 or so. So
it has to fit on a single panel.
3. The clock will be external. Real estate is precious, LFOs are
cheap, and I'd rather put sequencer features there instead.
4. It will most probably be PIC driven, but none of the CV outputs
will pass through a DAC - they will remain in the analog domain.
5. It will exist as either a full kit or as a partial kit. I'm
leaning toward the latter right now - a Stooge front panel, pcbs and
preprogrammed PIC, you supply the rest. I'm open to feedback on this.
6. This is a step sequencer, not a pattern sequencer. Don't ask for
the ability to store sequences and chain them together in playback.
7. I don't plan on offering an internal quantizer either. Buy a
MiniWave instead.

Format - there are a couple possibilities here.

A minimal module might be 5U wide, with a 4x4 pot grid. It would be
the least expensive, and would do basic 8x2 or 16x1 step sequencing.
There would not be room to supply the full complement of inputs and
outputs for every stage.

A more deluxe version might be 8U wide. It would probably have room
to do something along the lines of the Moog 960. Lots of pots, jacks,
and switches to buy and wire.

So, is there any interest in this thing? Fire away.

Moe (ducking)