Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 11:32:44AM +0900, Miles Bader wrote:
> [I wonder what proportion of the cost is in the actual voice (as opposed
> to stuff like case/interface/midi that could be shared among all voices
> in a polyphonic instrument)...]

***rough*** estimate

"User Intf"/one-time costs
encoders 8x*3= $24
plastic knobs 8x*2=16
buttons w/caps 20*1= $20
LED display + controller chip 5$
PIC $10
metal case $50

"voice" costs
DSP chip $25
scads of analog ~$100



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