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a) Merry Christmas everyone!

b) Over the last 3 years, my focus has been on ∗shipping∗ more than designing.
However, the next 18 months will be a flip-flop: the focus is on getting new
designs out (and then shipping). Now that I've exceed any and all expectations
as far as making MOTM 'successful', I can relax (cough) and get more R&D time.

I'm in the process of laying out the Frac version of the dual VCA core that is
in the '130. The MOTM-190 uses a CA3280 which is of course hard to find. The
MOTM-1190 (Frac) and MOTM-130 uses "standard" parts, just more of them :) The
'1190 does not pan/fade, but it does include the output overdrive and dual
lin/exp inputs.

c) I've bought the ARM HW tools for the '600 uSeq (saving $$ for the SW which is
around $2800) and after NAMM I'm going to redesign the '600 CPU card so the SW
guys can get going. The ARM may be used in the '520 Cloud if I don't use the
embedded MicroBlaze processor in the Xilinx FPGA (I paid the $$$ for the
royalty).

d) the Frac ADSR is also most of the core of the MOTM VC ADSR, so again that
will be 'debugged' shortly.

e) now that the kit backlog is virtually zero (all that remains are VCOs) the
priorities can shift so that newer stuff can appear. Just remember, that I need
to sell around 35 modules of a new thing to ∗break even∗ so when a new thing
shows up, order away!

Paul S.