MOTM

Everyone copies Moog filters, why can't they copy the Moog/Bode 
frequency shifter?

Is it is so good, and sells for so much, why doesn't someone just 
clone it? Maybe one of the motm crew could make a clone (Paul?).

Thanks,
Simon
Canberra
AUSTRALIA

>  >What's up with frequency shifters, why do they cost so much, who makes
>>a good frequency shifter at more reasonable prices, are there good
>>examples online of audio before and after freq'n, why are people so
>>critical of recent frequency shifter implementations?
>
>There's some babble here:
>
>http://www.the-gas-station.com/messages.cfm?type=messages&thread_id=50594&lastdays=999
>
>
>The short form is that it's a great piece of audio magic, and it's 
>very easy to do it wrong. "Wrong" being defined has having a load of 
>ugly artifacts. The Moog/Bode has always been considered the best.
>
>There was a good sidebar in SOS a while ago - maybe a year ago or 
>more - discussion the differences between a pitch shifter and a 
>frequency shifter. But MC pretty much summarizes it in the TGS 
>thread above.