MOTM

The 475 seems interesting!  Any sound samples yet?

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> a) As reported earlier, the MOTM-480 manual is done, there are 38
kits sitting 
> on the shelf with another 22 ready by Monday. Those of you not
ordering Quick 
> Kits will get happy emails shortly. Get those charge cards in order.
> 
> b) Happy to report the last known SW bug in the VC Pulse Divider was
unearthed 
> today. I will make another prototype and start beta testing by March
1. This 
> module, the '650 and the '600 uSeq all use "jack and ribbon" boards
that I want 
> to be common. Once I figure this out, a full VC Pulse Divider module
can be 
> offered for sale. It will be  a kit (no SMT), but the jack/ribbon
boards will 
> all be pre-soldered (I'm making up like 250 of them all at once).
> 
> c) Speaking of the '600: the SW team will get the original NAMM
PIC-based 
> version and begin converting over to the 8051 code so that MIDI
updates can be 
> common between the 2. Can't say when the '600 will ship, but I expect a 
> straight-forward port (this is what all HW people say about SW).
> 
> d) I ordered 6000 transistors for the JH VC ADSR :)  Well, and other
MOTM 
> modules. At only $0.025/ea, transistors are still a great bargain.
> 
> e) I'm going through the kit backlog again, if you suspect an order
is in the 
> 'black hole', please email me so I can dig it out. The VCOs on order
are about 
> 1/3 completed, the expected date to *start* shipping VCO kits is
Feb. 26.
> 
> f) Old Crow has talked me into offering the MOTM-475, the GX-1 style
BP filter 
> (diodes). Looks like a MOTM-490 panel with different lettering :) He
has a 
> working prototype, so start saving. No one can claim MOTM is short
in the VCF 
> department.
> 
> Paul S.