In a message dated 6/14/99 10:31:24 AM,
daveb@... writes:
>Hah! That got your attention.
So you've heard that rumor as well!! I believe some smart, talented, dashing,
debonair gent mentioned The Exquisite MOTM Ribbon Controller just being
around the corner (or was that around the bend?) -- so maybe your "new" find
can give Paul some insight into building one eventually after all (I hope).
And thanks again to John S. for his MOTM 800 mod (I've been using a 100K
resistor -- cause that's what I had), and for a good choice in cable
material. I've been using banana jacks (due to another brand of synth) which
I do prefer since it's easier to get everything modulating everything else
with them. I haven't noticed excessive hum or noise, but I have noticed
problems with crosstalk; this may be a problem more due to my mismatched
impeadences (Serge = 330, everyone else = 1K). You may want to check for that
John.
Dave, if nothing else, I'd like to hear more about your "new" find, possibly
in order to try and "brew my own."
John B.
>Actually I just wanted to gloat because this weekend I recovered my old
>Moog
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>Model 1050 ribbon controller from a friend. It looks in surprisingly good
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>shape, considering it lived in a trunk in a barn loft for 15 years. The
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>ribbon itself looks fine, and the contact is only slightly rusted. I had
>it
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>modded a long time ago to output positive gates instead of S trigs, so
>as
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>soon as I figure out how to get power to it, I'll hook it up to my MOTM
>and
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>see if it still works!
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>Dave "still an Emmo wanna be" Bradley
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