MOTM

> The good thing about a Delay as a part of a _modular_ synth is that 
> you can
> add a lot of features just as you need it, with other modules. Don't 
> worry
> about the "right" Loop filter for these echoes growing "distant" 
> (loosing
> bass and treble) - you can patch this up with any regular VCF in the 
> system.

Amen! This is exactly what I'm talking about.

> What you *do* need is a _limiter_. Really. Especially with a lot of
> external stuff patched in, which will push the loop gain above unity
> easily, you want a limiter. Digital, part of the DSP code.

Unless the feedback path is all software, wouldn't the limiter need to 
be before the AD? :( Saturated ADs sound horrible :(

> And provide a lot of Delay time. 20 seconds minimum. RAM is cheap
> nowadays, and all the Loop Artists will run and buy a MOTM delay

You know, you could probably get away with supporting regular DIMMs and 
adding a bit of glue to make delay time dependent on how much Joe MOTM 
User is willing to pony up for RAM. This pushes the cost of RAM down 
through volume ;) Heck, can you even *buy* a 16MB simm anymore? In my 
music I personally have never found a use for a delay longer than about 
4 seconds, but for looping 20 seconds is probably scraping by. Be the 
first on your block to have 1GB delay/looper ^_^

> if they can use it as a Looper. Provide switches for clean doubling
> and halfing (is that the word?) of delay time, in addition to CV 
> inputs.
> Loopers like this. And a CV input for adding Tape-echo-like wow and 
> flutter.

It seems to me like a delay and looper probably belong in different 
modules. There are a certain class of features you want for looping 
that aren't all that interesting for a delay line, and vise versa.  I 
have to admit, my lack of imagination is drawing blanks as to how a 
looper would be really useful within the signal path of a patch. It 
seems like more of a post processing toy. I can certainly imagine using 
an electrix repeater with a motm during a performance, but I have a 
hard time imagining how it would make sense within a patch.

Anyone care to enlighten me?


> Make it stereo, if it's possible.

I really like Paul's multi-use format modules. It's a VCA, but a two 
channel VCA with slightly different behavior for slightly different 
problems. Or the filters with their double duty as clean sine wave 
generators with 1V/Oct control. Or the White/Pink/Slow/Vibrato/S&H 
module. I get good milage out of that one ;)

--mikes