MOTM

> c) Q: would you be willing to pay $20 more for a 2 line x 16char LCD
display (with backlight)
> over a 4 char. LED one? Maybe like the Yamaha displays, where the
characters are "reverse video"
> so you see yellow dots on a black background (I always thought that was
clever).

yuck - i have a kenton pro-solo so i'm used to the LED method
also isn't the longevity of LED better than that of LCD..? i'm thinking of
failing backlights by 2017AD

> d) Are there objection to using pcb mounted 1/4" jacks like on the
Expressionist? This could make
> the assembly labor shorter. Personally, I've not had any problems with the
jacks on my
> Expressionist. There isn't a raw "cost" difference, but the labor is quite
a bit longer soldering
> discrete wires. I would also like to use this style on the Pulse Divider.

if the jacks are secured to  the panel (as per normal), then i don't see
that much of a problem

> It's now about Nov. 15th

my birthday !!! (wonder if i'll be getting any mysterious boxes from
texas..?)

> h) by this time, the Cloud Generator (it's 8 sine wave oscillators with
VC'd frequency and Phase
> in a 1U module) should be up and 100% for NAMM.

hmm, sounds very nice - kind of like a 1U string synth or am i getting
totally the wrong idea..?

cheers
paul b / sheffield / uk