> would I love it if they sold just the circuits. (Suppose if we all
> pestered them, it would start to look like a good business
> proposition?)
This has been discussed ad-nauseum on the Serge list, and directly with
Rex as well. He has absolutely no interest in selling individual modules
or kits or circuits for that matter. He's been pestered to death on
this by folks trying to purchase individual modules and he ain't budging.
If you've been keeping up with prices, Rex just did some major increases
as well - as much at 50% or 60% for some modules! A lot of folks that
have been on the Serge list have been saying "Well, there goes me ever
thinking about buying a panel....", and some owners going "Well, I can
get a whole lot more for a used panel now".
Me? I don't care WHO builds it, I'm not paying $525 for an oscillator...
Let's look your basic shop (preconfigured) panel - let's use the
"Animal" as an example:
http://www.scampers.com/EGRES/shop_misc.htmlWhat's in this thing?
1 New Timbral Oscillator
1 Precision Oscillator
1 Triple Wave Multiplier
1 3x1 mixer
1 Smooth/Step Generator - basically a slew limiter combined
with a sample-hold.
1 Dual Transient Generator - probably the most insane module in
the Serge Catalog. What ∗can't∗ this thing do?
1 Variable Q Filter
1 UAP output module with 2 VCA's cross
connected to provide panning or crossfading...
Price? About $3300.
So, this is your price ENTRY point into Serge now. Eeks! While there's
an amazing amount of functionality in that panel, it's certainly easier
to buy modules form someone else like Paul, one at a time, and get your
system exactly like you want it. With Serge, you better get your panel
config right the first time, because it's set in stone. I've got a
friend with a large system and he's got a few panels that has him going
"What the heck was I thinking when I asked for this layout??".
Heh....
There's a lot of the "old" Serge circuit diagrams hanging around. Many
were published in Synapse or somewhere like that, by Serge himself,
often under another name. Study them, improve on them a bit since
they're getting a little dusty, build it and get the Stooges to make you
a panel!
Between what's already available, and some stuff that's been announced,
I really don't see much lacking in the MOTM format myself...
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Les Mizzell
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