Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM

While I don't have a 510 (and I wish I could hear better demos
demonstrating its usefulness), and I have a 700 I barely ever use,
discontinuing the MOTM-820 seems like a huge mistake.

I agree that most people probably buy only one 820. However, most
people buy only one 101, one 410, one 650, etc., as well.

The MOTM-820 is the best module Synthesis Technology has ever
produced. Yes, the function of LED has a slight flaw when using a
voltage to control the bypass jack, but other than that it is an
absolutely brilliant design. It is an incredibly useful module. It
allows for musical portmanteau that is impossible with any other
analogue synthesizer manufactured today. Afaik, its features are
unavailable on any digital or software synth, and the only synth that
could possibly imitate its sound is the Emu modular, which is quite
rare and extremely expensive.

Not only can it produce beautiful portmanteau, it can also process
LFO's, gates, triggers, envelopes, and even audio, in ways that are
both practical and utterly unique.

Furthermore, a lag processor is a meat and potatoes module. Any
decent modular should have a lag processor. Sure, the 820 goes way
above and beyond that, but it covers all of the basic functioning of
a regular lag processor just the same. Without the 820, MOTM will be
much less competitive with modular synths available from other
manufacturers. It will go from having one of the most powerful
features available on any synthesizer ever produced, to not having a
basic function available on the crappiest of cheap keyboards.

Imho, anyone who uses CV synths, even if they do not have a modular,
should get an MOTM-820. It's that good.


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However, as in any business, there are some modules that recently
have been in decline. It's not that they are a bad design, or the
pricing is too high. It's just that most people need only 1
module per system, there are many other alternatives, or the
function is not that popular. Therefore, I am going to build one more
batch of kits, set aside a certain number for assembled modules
(reserving pc boards and front panels) and when these modules are
sold out, they will not be restocked.

The following modules will be discontinued when stocks are sold out:
MOTM-120 Suboctave Mux
MOTM-380 Quad LFO
MOTM-510 WaveWarper
MOTM-700 Dual 2:1 Mux
MOTM-820 VC Lag
MOTM-850 Pedal Interface
MOTM-890 MicroMixer

The MOTM-510 WaveWarper will be offered in Frac Rack later this year.