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> 1) "I thought ∗YOU∗ brought the patch cords!"
Actually, I did bring about 200 of them. I hope that somewhere there is a
photo of the cabinet tree that holds them all. I have not looked at the
photos yet. I came home with less cables as someone twisted my arm into
selling some of them on the spot.
> "Those three cables are made from unobtanium. It's all I could afford."
HA. I did have the best looking cables there, no doubt. This summer, I
will run another big batch for those interested.
> 2) "One more module space....hmmmm......"
One more space - no humming required. That space was reserved and filled
with Crow's GX-1 filter. It's time to talk about that filter and the
MOTM-480 CS-80 filter. Both of these are great filters. If you love the
very subtle and warm timbres of Yamaha ensemble style brass, you will want
these filters. There is no harshness or bite like you find in the 420 and
490 (which have their own uses). In stead you will find subtle resonance
and the right combination of HP and LP to emulate those acoustic sounds.
Both of these are filters I can see using polyphonically where 3 or 4 voices
run through one 480 or 2 GX-1 filters ensemble style.
I hope the 480 will be shipping soon (Paul?). I have mine on order. The
next question is what will happen to Crow's GX-1 project. He is going to
produce these filters in large quantities for GX-1 owners. They also go in
SY series synths. They are the result of the most extreme case of reverse
engineering I have ever seen (depotting). I would love to see this in the
MOTM line. But, if it could not be in production until 2005 or 2006, I
rather see Crow release the thing himself. This is a great little filter
that I want 2 of like yesterday.
3) "Radio Shack was out of 20A fuses, so I used a screwdriver."
Well, amazingly enough, I do run all this from a single supply. Capable of
+/-15 at 5 amps per leg. It is finally starting to get warm as I have about
70% loaded. In my ultimate design, it will power only the 3 lower cabinets
ate run near 65% loaded. My expansion will be to the sides not up -- more
on cabinets later. I will be adding two more mdeium sized supplies. BTW
Paul, I DO have a 3 amp fuse in there. :)
While I am on the subject of power supplies, I want to talk about PS wiring.
All of my inside cabinet wiring and interconnect wiring is sized at # 12 or
# 14 wire to get from the power supply to the distribution boards. That may
seem excessive to some. However, I can report that the voltage at the power
supply and the voltage at the final distribution board refelcted only 1/100
of a volt drop. So, if you do the wiring right, remote sensing on the power
supplies is really not needed.
> 1. "How in the heck did that little guy get UP there?"
I took a short step stool ladder with me.
> "The dude at the top is Wacky"
That is a bobble head Stooge Larry. It was a gift from Moe. I also have a
beautiful Stooge Larry model which came from Andy. However, the model did
not make the trip. He will go next year. My truck was that full with my
stuff and delivering Crow's cabinets.
>? "You don't actually have to plug the other ends in, the losses are that
low..."
Yes, my cables are that good. <snicker> These 3 cables hanging from 3 LFOs
were about to start sweeping all 3 vectors of selection of my 10 PROM
Miniwave. For hours, it set there sweeping Banks, waves, and PROMs -- all
2560 selections. More on that in some other mail.
>Wow! Nice to see how Larry's cabinet project progressed!
Well, it is slow but sure. I have accepted delivery so far on 14 cabinets
from 3 different cabinet makers. Here is the run down (if anyone cares):
Cabinet maker # 1: He makes my personal cabinets that incorporate the magic
buss. In 3 years, I have managed to get a total of 3 cabinets out of him.
All three are in the photo. The bottom 2 row slant, and the next two one
row strights. I have 4 more on order that are wing cabinets that will go on
the sides. Who knows when I will see them. Sigh.... Now, you guys know
why he is not making the cabinets I sell. I will not ever be selling
cabinets that feature the magic buss. Sorry. It is extreme DIY in the
mechanical sense.
Cabinet maker # 2: made the two cabinets for NAMM that Robert Rich has now.
They are very nice. I wanted more. He said no. He is one of those artist
types that enjoys the challenge of making one of something and then wants a
new project.
Cabinet maker # 3: Has delivered 9 cabinets kits to me. 6 have been
delivered to customers. 2 are Paul's which I am assembling and finishing
because we all know Paul is not allowed near tools (other than electronic).
I have one 2 row stright which is waiting for a 2 row slant to go with it so
I can get in touch with the next customer. This guy is going to continue to
make cabinets (until he quits). But, I am luck to get about 1 a month. When
he quits, I am giving up onthe cabinet business.
> And for the topmost case he really did cut the mounting lip into the top
and bottom so that the front part of the wood that shows is thin like Moog
cabinets. Or are the top and bottom boards just thinner?
Everything is 3/4" thick, Indiana-grown black walnut. The top cabinet is
not mine. It is Crow's That is the style cabinet that I sell. Yes, the
mounting lips are cut to 1/4" showing on the front top and bottom. It
matches the authentic Moog Style and cuts an entire inch from the cabinet
height.
> And all this magic around he's bussen ... ;-)
I am about 95% done with all the magic bus wiring. The top 2 cabinets are
done. The lower cabinet still needs the up and down runs completed. I ran
out of RG-174 coax. I am synth building worn out fo this week. I'll do
that in a month or two. :)
All in all the AHMW gathering was a great success as always. Dave Bradley
and Crow both traveled almost 8 hours by car. Cary Roberts flew in again
from California. The 4 of us put away a few cold ones this AM after
re-packing all our gear.
Grant Richter made the show. This was my first opportunity to meet Grant.
He is a really a nice guy who contributes a lot to the Synth community in
general. Brice Hornback was there and has his PSIM-1. The PSIM-1 brought
in by Grant has the SpeakJet add on installed. That thing is very cool. I
ordered my PSIM-1 on the spot. I thought I woudl not want one of these.
But, I was wrong.
I have Paul's 510 wavewarper. I am still struggling trying to get the
sounds I want from it. This thing has a little learning curve on how to use
it I think. I bet Robert Rich could tell us a lot about how to use it. I'm
gonna keep it for a couple of days before I send it back to Paul and play
with it some more.
Dave Bradley brought his Encore Frequency Shifter. Several people seemed to
really like the performance of processing complex audio signals. We ran
some music through it and got some very interesting effects. However, as a
synth tool, You will need to rely on others to tell you more about how to
use it. It is just not my cup of tea. That's probably due to my lack of
understanding. After all, I am just a Stooge.