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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elle_webb [mailto:elle_webb@...]
>
> A new year makes you consider weighty, lofty things....like what
> you're going to add to your synth this year?
>
> What are your synth plans for this year?
>

>What are your synth plans for this year?
>
>
>

>What are your synth plans for this year?

> I want to build in 2004:
>
> 1) MOTM-880 prototype (well, complete it is the correct term ;)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Old Crow [mailto:oldcrow@...]


> I want to build in 2004:
>
> 1) MOTM-880 prototype (well, complete it is the correct term ;)
>

>What was the 880?

>Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 23:13:31 -0500 (EST)
>From: The Old Crow <oldcrow@...>
>
> Any MOTM module number ending in 80 represents my work in trying to
>recreate Yamaha IG-series custom chip-based functional blocks in
>standard-component form. The 480 is the filter, the 880 is the
>voltage-controlled filter envelope generator with slight modifications to
>create a more pleasing module (such as adjustable sustain level instead of
>the CS EG sustain fixed at zero). The envelope has adjustable initial
>level and attack peak level in addition to the standard attack time, decay
>time, sustain level and release level. One more knob that is not derived
>from the CS EG is a 'shape' control that allows one to adjust the
>curvature of the slope during attack, decay and release portions of the
>envelope cycle. Finally, there are a manual gate switch, dual-mode LED
>and 'end of cycle' output trigger jack to cascade to other EGs or whatnot.
>All seven knobs have corresponding CV jacks (even the shape knob). Oddly
>enough, it all fits on a 2U panel. Oh, this is a *bipolar* envelope
>generator. The envelope can start below zero, sustain below zero, and end
>below zero, just like the CS filter EG.
>
> Beware: this is not a cheap module. Probably $199/kit. It will kick
>amazing butt though, when all is said and done.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Juskiw [mailto:scott@...]
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 2:47 PM
> To: John Loffink; motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [motm] What are you going to build in 2004?
>
> >What was the 880?
>
> Here is a snippet that I saved when the 880 was first discussed on
> the list (not written by me):
>

Question... has anyone used anything as a temporary panel for modules till they get their stooge panels? I'm building the Oakley SVF module and I don't want to wait to use it. I was thinking about using heavy cardboard or wood and gluing a printout of the frontpanel design onto the front, just as an ugly solution so the module is usable till I get a stooge panel. Any other ideas for a temp solution?

Happy new year...

- Michael nil-x

elle_webb wrote:

 A new year makes you consider weighty, lofty things....like what
you're going to add to your synth this year?

What are your synth plans for this year?

I've got to finish up a few projects before I can buy any more:
Blacet Miniwave - got the board and Stooge Panel
Blacet TM - got the board and panel
Milton Sequencer - got the board, need a panel

I'm really looking forward to the Fixed Filter Bank, Wavewarper, and
the Cloud Generator. Can't wait to hear more samples of these in
action!

I've got a four-day weekend, so I'm going to figure out how to slip
some  kit-building in!
 

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>Question... has anyone used anything as a temporary panel for
>modules till they get their stooge panels? I'm building the Oakley
>SVF module and I don't want to wait to use it. I was thinking about
>using heavy cardboard or wood and gluing a printout of the
>frontpanel design onto the front, just as an ugly solution so the
>module is usable till I get a stooge panel. Any other ideas for a
>temp solution?

>I bought a sheet of plexiglass at a hardware store (or was it a
>plastics store?) and cut it up into 1U, 2U, and 3U panels. I use
>these as temporary panels while I wait for official Stooge panels,
>works great. I print out little labels on a sheet of paper and tape
>them on for marking the jacks and pots.
>
>
>>Question... has anyone used anything as a temporary panel for
>>modules till they get their stooge panels? I'm building the Oakley
>>SVF module and I don't want to wait to use it. I was thinking about
>>using heavy cardboard or wood and gluing a printout of the
>>frontpanel design onto the front, just as an ugly solution so the
>>module is usable till I get a stooge panel. Any other ideas for a
>>temp solution?
>>
>>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brewster" <pugix@...>
To: "Scott Juskiw" <scott@...>
Cc: <nil@...>; <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [motm] What are you going to build in 2004?


> That's a great idea to use plexiglass. I have not worked with it. What
> kinds of saw work well on plexiglass? I don't have a table saw. Would
> a Dremel tool work?
>
> -Richard Brewster
>
> Scott Juskiw wrote:
>
> >I bought a sheet of plexiglass at a hardware store (or was it a
> >plastics store?) and cut it up into 1U, 2U, and 3U panels. I use
> >these as temporary panels while I wait for official Stooge panels,
> >works great. I print out little labels on a sheet of paper and tape
> >them on for marking the jacks and pots.
> >
> >
> >>Question... has anyone used anything as a temporary panel for
> >>modules till they get their stooge panels? I'm building the Oakley
> >>SVF module and I don't want to wait to use it. I was thinking about
> >>using heavy cardboard or wood and gluing a printout of the
> >>frontpanel design onto the front, just as an ugly solution so the
> >>module is usable till I get a stooge panel. Any other ideas for a
> >>temp solution?

thanks,
- Michael nil-x

Richard Brewster wrote:

 That's a great idea to use plexiglass.  I have not worked with it.  What
kinds of saw work well on plexiglass?  I don't have a table saw.  Would
a Dremel tool work?

-Richard Brewster

Scott Juskiw wrote:

>I bought a sheet of plexiglass at a hardware store (or was it a
>plastics store?) and cut it up into 1U, 2U, and 3U panels. I use
>these as temporary panels while I wait for official Stooge panels,
>works great. I print out little labels on a sheet of paper and tape
>them on for marking the jacks and pots.

>That's a great idea to use plexiglass. I have not worked with it.
>What kinds of saw work well on plexiglass? I don't have a table
>saw. Would a Dremel tool work?

>Plexiglas panels sound very interesting. I would think it would be best
>to work the material slowly, probably depends on the type of material.
>Maybe the harder plastics such as polycarbonate would work better at
>higher speeds? I'm curious what others' experiences have shown.

>I'm not sure about a Dremel, I haven't tried one. I use a table saw
>with a very fine tooth blade.

>> I'm not sure about a Dremel, I haven't tried one. I use a table saw
>> with a very fine tooth blade.
>
> I just remembered that a jigsaw also works for cutting plastic.

>I thought that one could cut plexiglass--at least the thinner stuff--by
>scoring it with something sharp, and then snapping it against a straight
>edge like a metal yardstick or a table edge. Can't say that I've tried it,
>though.

> >What was the 880?
>
> Here is a snippet that I saved when the 880 was first
> discussed on

>Plexiglas panels sound very interesting. I would think it would be best
>to work the material slowly, probably depends on the type of material.
>Maybe the harder plastics such as polycarbonate would work better at
>higher speeds? I'm curious what others' experiences have shown.

> What are your synth plans for this year?

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael -nil-x
Question... has anyone used anything as a temporary panel for modules till
they get their stooge panels? I'm building the Oakley SVF module and I don't
want to wait to use it. I was thinking about using heavy cardboard or wood
and gluing a printout of the frontpanel design onto the front, just as an
ugly solution so the module is usable till I get a stooge panel. Any other
ideas for a temp solution?


Here is a solution many have used (another Stooge solution of course). When
I order metal, I can order extra blank metal. I can sell these in any
quantity cheap. the expensive part is the paint and the screening. I can
sell actualy MOTM units in 1U, 2U, and 3U with all 4 corner holes in place
for $3, $4, and $5 respectively. Stock up on a few for prototypes and
temporary panels. I can mect celivery these around the first week in March.
anyuone interested can add those to their Stooge panel order coming up later
this month.

Larry

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael -nil-x
> Question... has anyone used anything as a temporary panel for

> they get their stooge panels?

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: elle_webb <elle_webb@...>
> I used a piece of stiff cardboard for a couple of Scott Juskiw's cool

> It would be nice to have 1u and 2u panels that have the max number of

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: elle_webb <elle_webb@...> I used a piece of stiff
> cardboard for a couple of Scott Juskiw's cool

> It would be nice to have 1u and 2u panels that have the max number of

> That's a great idea to use plexiglass. I have not worked with it. What
> kinds of saw work well on plexiglass? I don't have a table saw. Would
> a Dremel tool work?
>
> -Richard Brewster
>
> Scott Juskiw wrote:
>
>
>>I bought a sheet of plexiglass at a hardware store (or was it a
>>plastics store?) and cut it up into 1U, 2U, and 3U panels. I use
>>these as temporary panels while I wait for official Stooge panels,
>>works great. I print out little labels on a sheet of paper and tape
>>them on for marking the jacks and pots.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Question... has anyone used anything as a temporary panel for
>>>modules till they get their stooge panels? I'm building the Oakley
>>>SVF module and I don't want to wait to use it. I was thinking about
>>>using heavy cardboard or wood and gluing a printout of the
>>>frontpanel design onto the front, just as an ugly solution so the
>>>module is usable till I get a stooge panel. Any other ideas for a
>>>temp solution?
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>
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> Yeah these are my thought's exactly, excellent idea, what is the best
> way to cut plexiglass. I assume drilling is simple. What method do you
> use for cutting the plexiglass?
>
> thanks,
> - Michael nil-x
>
> Richard Brewster wrote:
>
>> That's a great idea to use plexiglass. I have not worked with it. What
>> kinds of saw work well on plexiglass? I don't have a table saw. Would
>> a Dremel tool work?
>>
>> -Richard Brewster
>>
>> Scott Juskiw wrote:
>>
>> >I bought a sheet of plexiglass at a hardware store (or was it a
>> >plastics store?) and cut it up into 1U, 2U, and 3U panels. I use
>> >these as temporary panels while I wait for official Stooge panels,
>> >works great. I print out little labels on a sheet of paper and tape
>> >them on for marking the jacks and pots.
>>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Critchley [mailto:craigc@...]

>
> Avery Labels makes laser and inkjet printable stickers (intended for
> mailing
> labels) including full letter-size pages that are not divided into smaller
> labels. I print onto one of these, and stick the sticker to one of Larry's
> unpainted blanks (which he advertized previously). Although I haven't done
> the lacquer texture, from more than a few feet away you can't really tell
> them from the Stooge and MOTM panels around them. If you get close you
> notice the texture's different, and the panel is not especially durable,
> but
> I intend to try the lacquer thing sometime which I think will improve
> them.
>
> ...Craig

----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Critchley <craigc@...>
I intend to try the lacquer thing sometime which I think will improve them.

> A new year makes you consider weighty, lofty things....like what
> you're going to add to your synth this year?

> What are your synth plans for this year?

> I've got to finish up a few projects before I can buy any more:

> I'm really looking forward to the Fixed Filter Bank, Wavewarper, and
> the Cloud Generator. Can't wait to hear more samples of these in
> action!

----- Original Message -----
From: "object88" <object88@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 4:17 PM
Subject: [motm] Re: What are you going to build in 2004?


> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "elle_webb" <elle_webb@h...> wrote:
> > A new year makes you consider weighty, lofty things....like what
> > you're going to add to your synth this year?
>
> A plank'o'wood with some metal strings attached, lengthwise! And some
> other stuff, below...
>
> > What are your synth plans for this year?
>
> Well, I had a 190 and 890 sitting in boxes, unpacked, for MONTHs.
> Finished the 890 over the weekend, and the 190 last night. So I'm off
> to a good start. I started building a Klangwerk last night, and
> there's a Time Machine which needs completion someplace in the dusty
> boxes in the studio / storage area. I need to get on the horn with
> Mouser / Digikey and order up some parts to kit them to MOTM front
> panels for the afore-mentioned and a Miniwave. If I don't chicken out
> of this process, and they're still available, I'd like to order up
> another Time Machine.
>
> Given all that, I sure could use another 6 or 7 850s and complimentary
> pedals. And a nice, big, honkin' box to shove them all in.
>
> > I've got to finish up a few projects before I can buy any more:
>
> Oh, projects, yes! I've discovered the wild, wild, wild world of tube
> amps. I have two old Ampegs in need of repair-- a completely dead
> Reverberocket, and a shocking Gemini 15-22. After that, I'd like to
> build a P1-- a ~5-8W single-ended class-A tube amp highly tuned for
> power amp distortion, see http://www.ax84.com-- from scratch. Ooh,
> the lofty goals!
>
> And the apartment is being, er, redecorated... but that's GOOD! I get
> practically a whole bedroom / loft all to myself. As it stands, I
> need to hop over several boxes and work in a dimly lit, dusty
> quasi-storage area, or work in a 1'x2' desktop area in from of the
> computer monitor. But that's my own damned fault for not taking care
> of business and keeping the studio in good shape. If I'm a very good
> boy, this move will greatly facilitate in building, repairing, and
> general noise-making. My wife will rue the day. Mwah-hah-etc.
>
> Of course, I don't just get to suddenly HAVE the old bedroom. We're
> repainting a wall, cleaning out the old studio, insolating it,
> lighting it, and moving the bedroom in there. Then, the studio goes
> upstairs, to the old bedroom. And we need a bunch of new furtinure--
> the glass-topped coffeetable is threatening concrete-floored-suicide
> on a daily basis now.
>
> Oops, can't forget to install the garbage disposal and get my wife's
> engagement ring repaired. And... oh, wait, we were talking about
> synths, weren't we...?
>
> > I'm really looking forward to the Fixed Filter Bank, Wavewarper, and
> > the Cloud Generator. Can't wait to hear more samples of these in
> > action!
>
> I'm super-mega-mega-stoked about the 510 and the Encore Electronics
> Freq. Shifter. I would LOVE to hear progress on the triple-preamp,
> but I'm going to try to design MOTM-signal-compatibility into the
> amps. At this point, the MOTM will primarily serve as the glue
> holding everything together:
>
> The ultimate goal is to play with a guitar into a tube amp head
> preamp, effects routed into the MOTM/Blacet/Encore beastie, back to
> the head for power-amp, out to a 2x12 or 4x12, all controlled via a
> gigantor pedalboard or switches and pedals.
>
> Oh yea, and I should learn to play guitar, too. Lest all this come
> out a REALLY FRICKIN' UGLY.
>
> BTW, this is Paul B., formerly posting as noise@.... I was laid
> off back in... October, and promptly went to England for a 2 week
> vacation. Luckily, I managed to find another job BEFORE leaving, and
> have been happily employed since returning from vacation. Damn, but
> what are the chances of THAT happening in the software industry? I'm
> pretty much the luckiest sod this side of... anywhere. I'm starting
> to get back to the MOTM group, but I'll likely jump emails again
> before long.
>
> Thanks for listening to the ramble, and greetings to all!

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "elle_webb" <elle_webb@h...> wrote:
> A new year makes you consider weighty, lofty things....like what
> you're going to add to your synth this year?
>
> What are your synth plans for this year?

Finishing my current projects like my Milton Sequencers (I'm still
waiting for two bank boards), a MOTM-820 & 410, couple of Oakley stuff.

So new things I'll consider not until the second half of 2004, I guess.

By then I'll also know how my experimental music stuff is doing and
then I may need a couple of MOTM-700s. Also a 480 or 440 or even 310s
would be nice - have to check.

But it's still time to ponder until then.

All the best, Michael.