PLAN B analog blog

I have begun working on the model 21 project and it looks like 
it's in for some healthy changes 'under the hood'.  

Put  in plain Irish, we're going to give the Model 21 a micro-p 
engine.  This is a very very good thing.  Not only will it allow for a 
great reduction of parts in the engine itself (a savings which will 
be passed onto the end user), it will make incorporation of the 
'skip step' functions many have requested quite easy and more 
important -- it will allow for external MIDI control of all the panel 
switches, so that set-ups could be recorded and CHANGED ON 
THE FLY via an external midi connection.  THAT was too good to 
pass up.  Not sure yet, but it *may* also be able to 'jump to stage 
x' via midi.  Imagine creating your own recorded rhythmical 
patterns via midi commands!

For those of you who may be saying 'but it's not analog",  I politely 
ask you to put a lid on it!  There's no such thing as an analog 
sequencer!!!! They all create. manipulate and deal exclusvely 
with high/low logic signals whether they're done with micro-p's, 
CMOS, trannies or tubes for that matter.  The stage attenuation 
will still be analog on the Model 21.  It will not go one pot for 
everything, it will not store or internally generate voltages - there 
will be no resolution issues because of that, no quantisiation 
and no recall of sequences voltages, either.  In short, the look 
and over the current Milton will not change.  This is just going to 
make it less expnsive to buy, MUCH less expensive to build and 
add some really incredible features.  a win win win as far as I'm 
concerned.

More details as they happen....we're beginning in earnest in 
about a week.

- P