MOTM

d) MOTM-600 micro sequencer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(of course, I realize I may be overly confident in assuming that Paul wont
be motivated enough to actually throw a brick 'up hill' from Texas and hit
me in the head in Washington! ;-)


OK, out of the choices given and taking into account that I'm a filter
junky:

1st - b) the SEM VCF boards
The SEM filter's features sound really exciting to me and I would buy it
without hearing it first since I trust in Paul to make an awesome sounding
filter! Hopefully Synth Tech, Bride Chamber and / or Doug W. front panels
will be easily obtainable?


2nd - a) some sort of FFB/parametric EQ boards
I've wanted a FFB for a long time but my synth configuration plans have
always been easily swayed by anything that becomes available that I think
might be 'cooler'! (see above ;-)

Here is a side note on the FFB concept. Paul has asked for some module that
no one has available. One thing that has puzzled me is why there are no
voltage controlled FFBs??? (at least as far as I've seen) I don't mean
controlling the frequency, but just the amount, same as the knob does. I
think you would be able to do some amazingly realistic vocal and acoustic
instrument simulations with 2 to 8 FFB channels under computer or sequencer
control and using random voltages, quantized or not, the possibilities for
unique sound design seems vast!  So maybe the MOTM FFB circuit board could
just provide headers for an expansion panel? Seems like if you left out the
low and high pass channels, you could take a stock 1U multiples panel and
re-label it for the other 8 freq. range CV inputs and also provide direct
outs for those same 8 channels. I'd love to have this, is it feasible??? If
it was . . . I might want the FFB before the SEM VCF! ;-)


3rd - c) the assembled Cloud Generator 
While this one seems pretty cool to me, it really hasn't "grabbed" me very
hard. I'm not sure why. Maybe I don't totally get the concept or I haven't
heard a definitive sample yet? I always get excited when I read the
explanations of modules like the Cloud Generator, or saw animators or the
Zero oscillator etc but when I hear any of the samples I just sort of go
"meh". Maybe it's primarily because I'm a percussionist first, but I'd much
rather spend money on more sequencers, arpeggiators, pulse dividers and
switchers etc (and of course filers!) 


John L Rice




-----Original Message-----
From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul
Schreiber
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 4:30 PM
To: MOTM List
Subject: [motm] Results of the 'user poll'

After reading everyone's inputs for what is desired for a DIY/pc board only 
(or module, but all in old fashioned through-hole technology) I've decided 
to work on the SEM VCF with Voltage-Controlled Output Morphing.

For all you solder jockeys out there, it will be as complicated as the 
MOTM-480 VCF. But with *more* parts. Yippee.

In order to take advantage of all it can do, it will have 6 panel controls 
but 11 jacks. I plan to use a standard BR-1 bracket/MOTM pc board size 
*unless* the layout goes south and won't fit. It will be *very* dense.

There will be 2 audio inputs, voltage-controlled resonance and 
voltage-controlled output morphing (along with HP/BP/LP/Notch *fixed* 
outputs). The MORPH sweeps between HP/BP/LP on a dedicated output.

Even though it uses 'vintage' op amps, I just checked Digikey/Mouser and 
they have tons in stock. There are several LM13700 dual OTAs but again not 
an issue.

So, one last 'poll':

What would you rather see *first*:

a) some sort of FFB/parametric EQ boards?

b) the SEM VCF boards?

c) the Cloud Generator in all it's assembled SMT glory?

Paul S.



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