It is a nice module, but the pots appear to be 24mm Alphas unsealed carbon
composition, not the high quality Spectrol sealed plastic or cermet
composition potentiometers as on MOTM modules.
John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.comThe Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com > -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Cynthia
> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 2:11 PM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [motm] ZOs from Cyndustries.....
>
> Hi Koos!
>
> There is a photo gallery for each format Zeroscillator in the PHOTOS
> section of Yahoo's
> The Cyndustries List website...
>
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Cyndustries_List/
>
> Each MOTM format Zeroscillator has six circuit boards and little or no
> actual wiring.
> (wires only serve the singe tuning pot and the red & green LEDs) so that
> is only (7) wires
> in the entire assembly. (The Modcan, Euro, and FracRak versions only have
> (3) wires total
> as the LEDs are mounted directly to their PCBs). They are solid and well
> constructed.
>
> I can tell you this, at every single fork in the road of designing the
> Zeroscillator
> we chose to use the better quality component. Four-layer circuit boards,
> and gold
> connectors, military IC sockets, NNK switches, everything is of extremely
> high quality
> and I never considered the entire parts count in the design either,
> meaning that is a
> particular feature required twenty extra parts do be the best circuit
> possible... well
> then, we committed to using all (20) of those parts, (instead of cheaping-
> out and
> eliminating parts (quality) based upon price).
>
> One MOTM format Zeroscillator summed it up neatly by simply saying,
> "This thing is build like a Cadillac!" and it truly is built solidly.
>
> As far as comments about delivery delays are concerned, yes we got rather
> behind as
> my Father recently passed-away and I moved the whole company in order to
> now care
> for my aging Mother. That set us several months behind, but since firing-
> up the new
> lab we are working insane hours lately to catch-up and we are happily
> getting ready to
> ship (63) more Zerosillators in time for Xmas! (We have (37) more ZOs on
> the shelf for
> future customers (like You!) so this really is an ideal time to buy a
> Zeroscillator).
>
> Zeroscillators are presently available from either Analogue Haven, or
> Cyndustries.
> This coming week is our big big week and we are working our butts off
> getting ready!
>
> Thanks for the opportunity for me to post this update to the MOTM List,
> and please
> enter our annual Aleatoric "Bug Music" Contest - where you just might be
> the lucky
> winner of a mighty Zeroscillator!
>
>
> Cynthia
>
> http://www.cyndustries.com/
>