MOTM

hello all,
some months ago i mentioned in passing that i had both midwest analog bass &
snare modules, someone out there expressed an interest in what i thought of
them, as he had a pair sat in a box unopened or something (some kits are
destined to stay this way alas)
anyway, after a year of procrastination i just finished them - and since i
put them on MOTM format panels, i'd say that's temporarily ontopic, anyway
the snare is okay, it sounded a bit weak - a bit like a simmons sdsv (even
my girlfriend mentioned that!) until i put it thru some reverb, oh yes, then
it came alive - it has got something like 12 controls, so i have to get used
to it
the same with the bass, it seems okay until you hit the magic patch then it
sounds awesome, at one point it was sounding like a Korg DDM something or
other.
anyway - well worth finishing off these modules, add a little motm or oakley
for hihats and you've a big f*** off drum machine

cheers
paul b

I've been interested in these also for awhile, just waiting to hear 
if somebody thought they sounded good. Larry just sent me your pic of 
the mounted snare.

So folks, how much interest would there be for Stooge panels for the 
bass and snare modules, maybe the cymbal module as well?

Moe

>>>> 
hello all, some months ago i mentioned in passing that i had both 
midwest analog bass & snare modules, someone out there expressed an 
interest in what i thought of them, as he had a pair sat in a box 
unopened or something (some kits are destined to stay this way alas)
<<<<

Oh, yeah.  Sign me up and also for the MIDI-Note-To-Trigger thingy.

Mike

--- In motm@y..., mate_stubb@y... wrote:
> I've been interested in these also for awhile, just waiting to hear 
> if somebody thought they sounded good. Larry just sent me your pic 
of 
> the mounted snare.
> 
> So folks, how much interest would there be for Stooge panels for 
the 

> bass and snare modules, maybe the cymbal module as well?
> 
> Moe
> 
> >>>> 
> hello all, some months ago i mentioned in passing that i had both 
> midwest analog bass & snare modules, someone out there expressed an 
> interest in what i thought of them, as he had a pair sat in a box 
> unopened or something (some kits are destined to stay this way alas)
> <<<<

> I've been interested in these also for awhile, just waiting to hear 
> if somebody thought they sounded good. Larry just sent me your pic of 
> the mounted snare.
> 
> So folks, how much interest would there be for Stooge panels for the 
> bass and snare modules, maybe the cymbal module as well?
I've never heard of these 'modules', and as you said, it would depend on
how they sound, what vc is available, ... .  Is
there a web site that describes them (kit I assume), offers short audio
clips, ...?
Jeff

http://www.midwest-analog.com

Moe
>>>>>
> So folks, how much interest would there be for Stooge panels for 
the 
> bass and snare modules, maybe the cymbal module as well?

I've never heard of these 'modules', and as you said, it would depend 
on how they sound, what vc is available, ... .  Is there a web site 
that describes them (kit I assume), offers short audio clips, ...?
<<<<<

----- Original Message -----

From: Jeffrey Pontius <jpont@...>
> I've never heard of these 'modules', and as you said, it would depend on
> how they sound, what vc is available, ... .  Is
> there a web site that describes them (kit I assume), offers short audio
> clips, ...?

hello all,
i think i started this off, so it's up to me now
larry has posted the link (which is good because it's on my computer at
work, and it's change since i got the modules a year ago)
the only modules available are a bass and a snare, kits with full parts
apart from knobs & panel, the pcb is single sided, no solder mask, and needs
a little drilling for a suitable mounting solution
a cymbal was said to be in the pipeline, but when i emailed thomas henry
last month he said (and i quote) "i'm still trying to price out a decent
circuit board for this, so i don't know yet". there is no voltage control on
any of the modules, just trigger in, drum sound out. the sounds are okay,
plenty of controls to mess with, a little bit "boingy", like a simmons
sdsv - but i've only really started to mess with them there's plenty of
potential for 'other sounds'
there aren't any samples on the midwest site, but i have some loops i've
been recording - of course they're on the computer that's just had it's
processor upgraded, so i need to reset all the soundcard preferences,
again - if anyone wants to listen, give me a shout and i'll try and mp3 them
and put them on the web somewhere
the essential item to use with these modules is a midi to trigger convertor,
i use this in conjunction with a pattern based sequencer like the Korg ES-1
(electribe sampler) - very powerful combination, at the time the midiwest
module (the adv-midi) was the only one available, or that i could find - and
my one bugbears is that the trigger pulses are a little too short  - it
won't trigger my dark star for example. the trigger pulses can be lengthened
to some extent with cap value change but i've not gotten around to this mod
yet. anyway, in the year since i've had the adv-midi, EFM has started
producing one, and i think John Blacet has one in the pipeline (or was that
synth.com..?)

cheers
paul b(oing boom tchak)

In a message dated 10/17/01 1:10:32 AM, vulture.squadron@... writes:

<< the essential item to use with these modules is a midi to trigger 
convertor >>

There are a few of them out there, mostly from the UK.  The best one that I 
know of is the Kenton Pro KADI, which has 13 outputs.

Ivan