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Subject: Re: [motm] Re: Update/semi-rant

From: jwbarlow@...
Date: 2010-04-27

WOW! Suddenly a lot of traffic! Just like the "old days!"
 
Comments in line.
 
In a message dated 4/26/2010 10:55:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ivancu@... writes:
As a very early customer of Paul's (I would guess that I am amongst the first to buy his products) I've never been particularly bothered by the way things have gone with MOTM.  Probably because being around from the beginning I had very few expectations.  The module offering has been beyond what was every expected initially.  I guess it is all a matter of perspective.
 
 
I too was a very early (pre-MOTM) customer of Paul's. I've had a few minor differences of opinion with him, but have generally been extremely happy with how it's gone in total!
 
I've had to take a bit of a break from MOTM (and modulars) over the past few years, but I do have about $1000 in outstanding orders from Paul from a couple of months back. I was waiting for those to be delivered before ordering any more (like the 730); maybe they are a bit farther out than I thought they were, and I can order some stuff in the meantime.
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/26/2010 1:05:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, contact@... writes:
Vote against: any more filters
 
I agree here, there are a ∗wide range∗ of filters already available.

 
 
 
In a message dated 4/26/2010 8:53:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, miguel@... writes:


Speaking by me,
I'll buy almost any new module because I like to have them all but looking at the MOTM catalogue there are some missing stuff, mainly control modules, quantizers, sequencers, voltage processors
 
 
I agree about more control voltage generators and processors!
 
 
The new digital stuff is also very interesting and I can't wait for the CG or the wave table oscillator.
 
 
I agree with these as well.
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/26/2010 7:01:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jloffink@... writes:
Stereo/Panning VCAs and VC (complex) envelopes.  Bunches of them.

John Loffink
 
Yes, these too!
 
 
In a message dated 4/26/2010 8:17:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, synth1@... writes:
So, here is you chance to tell me what ∗exactly∗ you would buy, fully
assembled in SMT glory.

I'm all ears. Analog, digital, optical, whatever.

Paul S.
 
I always thought you should change the kits from a bunch of parts and a board to being a pre-assembled board (SMT?) and all the front panel parts, but that's just me. I don't think the price differential is between the kits and assembled modules is that much of a detriment to people buying; it's more a matter of them "liking" the work of assembling the kits in the "old days."
 
I'm interested in buying analog modules for doing analog kinds of things, and digital modules for doing digital kinds of things (as opposed to modeling an analog operation). So I can imagine VC digital modules which would produce complex pulse patterns, and other digital modules which would produce audio outputs (for example: a VC digital wave generator/oscillator/sampler similar to the MiniWave); especially if there were useful apps which one could use to program/drive it with from a usb port. I was also impressed when I ran into the following MOTU module several months ago:
 
http://quadslope.com/blog/?p=250
 
(see especially the second youtube clip; it makes a DUSG a useful musical VCO which it really isn't)
 
It would be interesting to see MOTM pick up on some sort of digital/analog hybrid the way the Buchlas were 20 to 30 years ago; this time really coming up with a solid basic foundation of modules (you've already got that pretty well defined on the analog side).
 
Just my thoughts!
John B.