Hey Moe!
I agree, Milton looks like the best overall design. Problem is the
design is "locked up" and not easily prone to changes, and _no_ design
is perfect. (except maybe a J.H. design) :) I'm also not certain if the
PCBs are available any more, I'd check the milton list but it appears to
have dried up (unless you're looking for some "fun"). And based on
input from others, I wonder how good the support for any issues or
questions that come up would be. But, there are quite a few ideas I
have picked up from the design (which themselves were picked up from
earlier Buchla designs and others).
Hmmm, a mile long sequencer module... sounds pretty cool. But
seriously, the synth cabinet I've designed (but never implemented, a
recurring theme) is 26U wide and has two rows. I plan to have two of
these and a base unit so I will tend to think in those terms. In any
case I agree that crunching the pot spacing is probably the right thing,
it's just a matter of knobs and usability. (I think the milton spacing
is 0.75 inches, which is too tight.) It'll take some R&D to get it
right. I'll also likely change other aspects of the MOTM grid for
better human factors. I'm sure the biggest expense is going to be the
FPE front panels.
The SuperMoe.. I remember salivating at all of the possibilities. And
then you made it better, TWICE! I have definitely been stimulated by
some of your designs, and will be incorporating. Thank you for putting
your page up for all to see and learn from. I hope you do implement
this sucker sometime in the future, before you redesign it again. :) It
would likely supplant the original MOAS. [early list reference]
Cheers,
George
Dave Bradley wrote:
> 1. Milton is the best hardware step sequencer out there, that is
> actually being built.
> 2. MOTM format is incompatible with 16 stage sequencers. Your module
> will end up being a mile long - you should consider compressing the pot
> spacing (although I hate going with the tiny Expressionist sized knobs
> for a sequencer).
> 3. Feel free to steal any ideas from my modular SuperMoe designs if you
> find them useful. It may stimulate your thinking for your own designs. I
> never finished the hardware design of pieces of mine, but hope to do so
> sometime.
>
> http://www.hotrodmotm.com/seq3.htm
>
> Moe
>
> On 6/3/07, ∗groovyshaman∗ < groovyshaman@...
> <mailto:groovyshaman@...>> wrote:
>
> I think it would be very rewarding and a good learning experience to
> design and build a sequencer from scratch. Having said that, if I had
> access to the PCBs of a powerful sequencer, I may just go in that
> direction. If I do end up designing something, I would be happy to
> share it with the list.
>