MOTM

Hi Jeff -

Great choice!  Although I flip-flop daily on what my favorite MOTM 
filter is, the 440 usually ends up on top.  You'll love it.

I had a few .com modules in my early days.  But when you have them 
in a patch with MOTM the difference in sound quality is HUGE.  I 
sold my .com stuff within 6 months.

It's not about quality of the company: Roger is very cool and runs a 
nice business.  But I was after the best sound in a studio 
environment, figuring that if I could get the sound I needed there, 
I could get it wherever.  I was right for once.  The .com stuff 
works, and works well (witness the late Knonkuro's great music), but 
it is noisier and has a much poorer SN ratio. 

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Laity <synthetic@e...> wrote:
> I'm considering building a 440 filter as my intro to modulars and 
MOTM. 
> I should probably start with a 490, but I already have a few 
synths 
> (Andromeda, Super Jupiter rev 5) that have a bit of the Moog 
sound. I 
> really like the arpeggiated stuff from Robert Rich done with the 
440. 
> Listening to all of the MP3s on the Synthtech site, I seem to like 
this 
> one and the 480 best. Of course I'll probably end up with all 
three 
> eventually.
> 
> A few questions first:
> 
> - The 490 is rated a "1" in difficulty and the 440 is a "4". What 
makes 
> the 440 so much more difficult? Parts count?
> - Does anyone have a photo of the main board of the 440?
> - Does everyone flip-flop between MOTM and dotcom every single day 
> before placing that first order?
> 
> Thanks, -jl