MOTM

In a message dated 99-10-31 02:25:04 EST, you write:

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i had been under the impression that there was a current producer of the 
chips. if not, point taken.
a solid foundation of the "basics" is needed to be able to more fully exploit 
the abilities of the more "exotic" modules, i certainly agree there also.
certainly, designing a good vco from scratch is not a trivial endevour but at 
least there is a substancial body of existing work / literature to build upon.
a lot is subjective, too, on modulars. for example, i`m still learning the 
"personality" of mine. its been pretty balanced, i find stuff i like, i find 
stuff i don`t. here`s one most people don`t even think of - getting used to 
"standard" adsr`s. i come from a background where the primary envelope 
modules are ar`s. i`m used to combining envelopes to get more complex shapes. 
basic adsr`s aren`t the same thing. not bad, just different. i`d love a nice, 
complex envelope generator ( paul....... ). 
i guess my point was to just try and encourage the design of modules that are 
well outside the normal milieu. 
best,
dave