Heh, I had to read this post twice. For a minute I could swear it was
from Roger Rossen. :^) Just kidding Rog!
Welcome back to MOTM and the working-wounded Paul.
George Kisslak - recent software rehire
----- Original Message -----
From: "object88" <object88@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 4:17 PM
Subject: [motm] Re: What are you going to build in 2004?
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "elle_webb" <elle_webb@h...> wrote:
> > A new year makes you consider weighty, lofty things....like what
> > you're going to add to your synth this year?
>
> A plank'o'wood with some metal strings attached, lengthwise! And some
> other stuff, below...
>
> > What are your synth plans for this year?
>
> Well, I had a 190 and 890 sitting in boxes, unpacked, for MONTHs.
> Finished the 890 over the weekend, and the 190 last night. So I'm off
> to a good start. I started building a Klangwerk last night, and
> there's a Time Machine which needs completion someplace in the dusty
> boxes in the studio / storage area. I need to get on the horn with
> Mouser / Digikey and order up some parts to kit them to MOTM front
> panels for the afore-mentioned and a Miniwave. If I don't chicken out
> of this process, and they're still available, I'd like to order up
> another Time Machine.
>
> Given all that, I sure could use another 6 or 7 850s and complimentary
> pedals. And a nice, big, honkin' box to shove them all in.
>
> > I've got to finish up a few projects before I can buy any more:
>
> Oh, projects, yes! I've discovered the wild, wild, wild world of tube
> amps. I have two old Ampegs in need of repair-- a completely dead
> Reverberocket, and a shocking Gemini 15-22. After that, I'd like to
> build a P1-- a ~5-8W single-ended class-A tube amp highly tuned for
> power amp distortion, see http://www.ax84.com-- from scratch. Ooh,
> the lofty goals!
>
> And the apartment is being, er, redecorated... but that's GOOD! I get
> practically a whole bedroom / loft all to myself. As it stands, I
> need to hop over several boxes and work in a dimly lit, dusty
> quasi-storage area, or work in a 1'x2' desktop area in from of the
> computer monitor. But that's my own damned fault for not taking care
> of business and keeping the studio in good shape. If I'm a very good
> boy, this move will greatly facilitate in building, repairing, and
> general noise-making. My wife will rue the day. Mwah-hah-etc.
>
> Of course, I don't just get to suddenly HAVE the old bedroom. We're
> repainting a wall, cleaning out the old studio, insolating it,
> lighting it, and moving the bedroom in there. Then, the studio goes
> upstairs, to the old bedroom. And we need a bunch of new furtinure--
> the glass-topped coffeetable is threatening concrete-floored-suicide
> on a daily basis now.
>
> Oops, can't forget to install the garbage disposal and get my wife's
> engagement ring repaired. And... oh, wait, we were talking about
> synths, weren't we...?
>
> > I'm really looking forward to the Fixed Filter Bank, Wavewarper, and
> > the Cloud Generator. Can't wait to hear more samples of these in
> > action!
>
> I'm super-mega-mega-stoked about the 510 and the Encore Electronics
> Freq. Shifter. I would LOVE to hear progress on the triple-preamp,
> but I'm going to try to design MOTM-signal-compatibility into the
> amps. At this point, the MOTM will primarily serve as the glue
> holding everything together:
>
> The ultimate goal is to play with a guitar into a tube amp head
> preamp, effects routed into the MOTM/Blacet/Encore beastie, back to
> the head for power-amp, out to a 2x12 or 4x12, all controlled via a
> gigantor pedalboard or switches and pedals.
>
> Oh yea, and I should learn to play guitar, too. Lest all this come
> out a REALLY FRICKIN' UGLY.
>
> BTW, this is Paul B., formerly posting as noise@.... I was laid
> off back in... October, and promptly went to England for a 2 week
> vacation. Luckily, I managed to find another job BEFORE leaving, and
> have been happily employed since returning from vacation. Damn, but
> what are the chances of THAT happening in the software industry? I'm
> pretty much the luckiest sod this side of... anywhere. I'm starting
> to get back to the MOTM group, but I'll likely jump emails again
> before long.
>
> Thanks for listening to the ramble, and greetings to all!