MOTM

Alco PKG50B1/4 is a nice small knob.  Example:

http://pugix.com/synth/blacet-dual-state-variable-filter/

-Richard Brewster


thomas white wrote:
> Hey Paul,
>
> As one of the remaining old timers I have to say this
> Sounds exciting! The extra features on the expander
> sound like this will be one serious monster DCO!!! I
> heard that it will surpass "through zero" and go "Thru
> Infinity"... is this correct?
>
> Aesthetics Question: Will the Expander have the
> smaller Frac knobs or the larger Classic MOTM knobs?
> With a three space panel, and the fact it will sit
> next to the original panel spacing of the actual CG
> module I am hoping for the latter. 
>
> Aesthetics Comment (IMHO): The 730 pic looks awesome,
> but the Frac knobs seem out of place visually. We were
> taught by MOTM to learn to "envision" and build our
> own systems. My visions have been of PKES knobs, even
> if smaller than normal monstro size. This is one
> reason why I just can't put Bruce's white Modcan
> panels in my system. I would love to see a picture of
> the 730 with the smaller PKES60 on those shafts. I'll
> be going that route with mine.
>
> Thomas
>
>
> --- Paul Schreiber <synth1@...> wrote:
>
>   
>> There is still work to clean the site up some more.
>> I spent way too much 
>> time on it
>> yesterday, I have to move on to other stuff. But I
>> agree with all your 
>> points. I will
>> have time next week on "vacation" (yea...right!) to
>> clean up every page, 
>> remove
>> all the references to kits, etc.
>>
>> The Cloud Generator Expander allows control of all
>> the internals of the 
>> '520.
>> I uses USB or a panels editor (4x20 LCD and
>> encoders). The filters are for 
>> controlling
>> bandwidth of noise and LFOs into the SPREAD and
>> CHAOS portions of the 
>> modulation
>> matrix.
>>
>> I don't have the panel 100% designed, I am working
>> on the schematics today 
>> and tomorrow
>> and maybe someone will be able to create one. It is
>> a 3U wide panel, has 5 
>> jacks along the bottom
>> row (SAW OUT, TRI OUT, CHAOS CV OUT, AUX CV IN and
>> PATCH SELECT IN.
>>
>> There is a USB connector (type 'B') and 3 NKK
>> JSF-15SP2 square tact switches 
>> (above the jacks
>> in a horizontal row). The top portion is the LCD and
>> 6 rotary encoder: 3 
>> along the top edge
>> and 3 along the bottom edge of the LCD (like an
>> Oberheim Xpander). The 
>> display is 4 lines x 20char
>> and is 'reverse' backlit (yellow-green characters on
>> a black background).
>>
>> The FFB is there because now that it is not a kit, I
>> can make it in 
>> SMT/trhu-hole 'hybrid'
>> for a LOT less than before.
>>
>> Paul S.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kenneth Elhardt" <elhardt@...>
>> To: "MOTM List" <motm@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [motm] Site update/MOTM-730 photo
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Paul S. writes:
>>>       
>>>>> In the past week I had 4 emails from folks
>>>>>           
>> assuming I was no longer in
>>     
>>> business because my website was old and stale as a
>>>       
>> piece of bread behind 
>>     
>>> the
>>> fridge.<<
>>>
>>> I've also noticed that.  And even now that it's
>>>       
>> been updated, I'm more
>>     
>>> confused than ever.  Modules that were announced
>>>       
>> to be discontinued a long
>>     
>>> while ago are still there.  Some still show kit
>>>       
>> prices when I thought 
>>     
>>> there
>>> were no more kits.  The FFB which was also
>>>       
>> announced as a dead project do 
>>     
>>> to
>>> little interest suddenly has new pricing
>>>       
>> (assemebled price is now lower 
>>     
>>> than
>>> old kit price) and a new estimated delivery date. 
>>>       
>> The cloud generator 
>>     
>>> says
>>> it has 8 VCO's in one place (spreads apart the
>>>       
>> frequencies of 7 of the 8
>>     
>>> oscillators), yet in another place it says it has
>>>       
>> 16 oscillators.  Plus it
>>     
>>> also has 48 filters and 48 lfos?  I don't see any
>>>       
>> controls for 48 filters 
>>     
>>> or
>>> lfos nor a description of their use in the module.
>>>       
>>  How does one use 48 LP
>>     
>>> filters with only 8 or 16 oscillators anyway?
>>>
>>> Dazed and Confused.
>>> -Elhardt
>>>
>>>
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>>     
>
>
> Thomas White
>   Natural Rhythm
> www.naturalrhythmmusic.com
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