Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM

I don't know about you, but I've been busy these last 2 weeks. I've had a helper this week:
Charles Stella, MOTM user/producer/designer has been assembling module pc boards while I have
been scrambling around doing exciting things like ordering NAMM booth furniture and yelling at
Newark.

Let's start with the assembled backlog. Not counting the new stuff, there are about 110 modules
on order. Between Charles and myself soldering this week, by Monday we'll have about 65 completed
and tested pc boards, ready to be attached to brackets and front panels. It's not the entire
backlog but a large chunk.

My plan is to ship these 65 out before NAMM, probably before Jan. 8th. This will drop the
assembled backlog to a point that is lower than it's been in 2 years. So I feel good about that.

Moving to the kits: there are about 300 on order. Can I ship all 300 by Dec. 20th (while also
doing more R&D?) It's doubtful, but I'm sure going to try. 84 of these are MOTM-190 kits, so that
is quite a chunk there. These will start going out next Friday. The kit with the ∗least∗
probability of shipping 100% of all backorders is the MOTM-300. Those will be the last ones to go
out.

I will be "closed" Dec. 21 to Jan. 6th. This is a relative term :) It means that there is a 90%
chance I'll be here but playing mindless computer games, checking off the "honey-do" list, and
watching meaningless college football games while eating too much. I may answer phone and email,
I may not. Don't take it ∗personal∗ if you feel ignored, this is just my 'time off' before the
NAMM panic/crunch time. I go to the art museum and to the dollar movies. I sleep until noon. But
panic sets in about Jan. 4th and I'm off and running again.

Thanks to everyone sending in pre-orders on the new modules. Today the order arrived to cross the
'break-even' point for the R&D costs and initial parts purchasing (mostly the new front panels).

Lastly, I plan to keep producing MOTM as long as there is demand. Right now, this is my only job.
The benefits from the previous employer expire Feb. 1st. If NAMM is good, I can continue to do
MOTM full-time another 6-8 months. I still plan to start looking around for a 'real job' in
March. My #1 goal is to find a job that allows me to work at home, or within 15 miles. Wish me
luck, most jobs are in north Dallas and that is 54 miles 1-way through heavy stop-and-go traffic.
I must admit, working on MOTM full-time is fun and not stressful at all. I ∗worry∗ about all this
backlog and NAMM and such. but it beats working at a real job :)

The revised PDF spec for the uSeq is up. It describes all the MIDI chaining that I left out the
last time. And explains the mysterious white line on the panel.

Paul S.