The 475 seems interesting! Any sound samples yet?
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> a) As reported earlier, the MOTM-480 manual is done, there are 38
kits sitting
> on the shelf with another 22 ready by Monday. Those of you not
ordering Quick
> Kits will get happy emails shortly. Get those charge cards in order.
>
> b) Happy to report the last known SW bug in the VC Pulse Divider was
unearthed
> today. I will make another prototype and start beta testing by March
1. This
> module, the '650 and the '600 uSeq all use "jack and ribbon" boards
that I want
> to be common. Once I figure this out, a full VC Pulse Divider module
can be
> offered for sale. It will be a kit (no SMT), but the jack/ribbon
boards will
> all be pre-soldered (I'm making up like 250 of them all at once).
>
> c) Speaking of the '600: the SW team will get the original NAMM
PIC-based
> version and begin converting over to the 8051 code so that MIDI
updates can be
> common between the 2. Can't say when the '600 will ship, but I expect a
> straight-forward port (this is what all HW people say about SW).
>
> d) I ordered 6000 transistors for the JH VC ADSR :) Well, and other
MOTM
> modules. At only $0.025/ea, transistors are still a great bargain.
>
> e) I'm going through the kit backlog again, if you suspect an order
is in the
> 'black hole', please email me so I can dig it out. The VCOs on order
are about
> 1/3 completed, the expected date to ∗start∗ shipping VCO kits is
Feb. 26.
>
> f) Old Crow has talked me into offering the MOTM-475, the GX-1 style
BP filter
> (diodes). Looks like a MOTM-490 panel with different lettering :) He
has a
> working prototype, so start saving. No one can claim MOTM is short
in the VCF
> department.
>
> Paul S.