MOTM

a) The first 30 MOTM-480 kits begin shipping Monday. It will take me a couple of
days to pack and ship all of them. The remaining backlog will ship from Indiana,
and *that* will depend on me writing the 'real' manual which will be next
weekend.

b) Beta testing of the MIDI-CV continues with progress. 1 bug uncovered, so it's
paying off (never proofread your own English paper).

c) I am behind about 1 week getting out more VCOs and Power supplies. The
MOTM-19A rails are all gone and more ordered (as well as the 1UB). After this
week, the shippable kit backlog should be at *zero*, a point not seen since
March 1999.

d) The Studio Electronics OEM deal should get MOTM filters into another market
segment, and maybe in a couple more movies/video games :)

Paul S.

On Sunday 09 January 2005 05:27, Paul Schreiber wrote:

> b) Beta testing of the MIDI-CV continues with progress. 1
> bug uncovered, so it's paying off (never proofread your
> own English paper).

I'd LOVE to replace my ugh MCV4 with this one!

>
> c) I am behind about 1 week getting out more VCOs and
> Power supplies. The MOTM-19A rails are all gone and more
> ordered (as well as the 1UB). After this week, the
> shippable kit backlog should be at *zero*, a point not
> seen since March 1999.

Congrats! Unbelievable. I don't think I've ever seen that,
since I joined the club.

a) Crazy last 10 days. My sheet metal shop gave be 3 days notice that they were
moving and had to close down for *4 to 6 weeks*. So, I had to abandon shipping
VCO kits and get the '650 and '730 sheet metal drawings done. Then, the PEM
standoffs I picked were "special order only" so I had to make up custom spacers
(for production I'll use off-the-shelf spacers from Keystone). Throw in the
distraction of the wife unit remodeling the bathroom and 19 people over today
for Easter....you get the idea.

The panels are supposed to be ready by Tuesday, so I can lay out production pc
boards.

b) I will get back to shipping VCO/Power supplies later in the week. Paul H. is
returning from his daughter's Spring Break this week and there are a few kits
waiting for his return. And, I have a stack of CEM chips I need to ship too. No
shortage of things to do at MOTM manor.

c) I can't remember if I posted this: Robert Rich was badly cut last week on his
right wrist. He was carrying a large glass wine jug down concrete stairs,
tripped, and tried amateur amputation. He is having 2nd round of operations this
week to repair tendon damage, and sadly he will be unable to use his right hand
fully for *1 year*.

d) I'm taking the first set of pcb/parts to my new contract assembler tomorrow.
I have high hopes that they will be able to solder all of the pcbs needed to
fulfill the assembled backlog. I am starting easy ('800s and '510s) and if they
do OK then they will get a big batch of '300s :)

It will take about 8 weeks for them to produce the *pc boards*, I still
personally do all the wiring/testing. So, it will be July/August until I'm all
caught up there. Also, there are new modules released concurrently, so please
sit tight and eventually (just like the kits) it will be gone.

Paul S.

> c) I can't remember if I posted this: Robert Rich was badly cut last week
> on his
> right wrist. He was carrying a large glass wine jug down concrete stairs,
> tripped, and tried amateur amputation. He is having 2nd round of
> operations this
> week to repair tendon damage, and sadly he will be unable to use his right
> hand
> fully for *1 year*.

I spoke to Robert today. He's in remarkably good spirits (IMHO) considering
this mishap, and asked me to post a message here to say that he's doing well
and has not cancelled any of his musical plans and obligations, including
his concert in June and his imminent collaboration with Ian Boddy. He did
allow that he's fortunate that he does not make his living as a jazz
pianist, and that it will be a challenge to regain the range of motion and
dexterity necessary to play his handmade flutes.

--Adam

--
Adam Schabtach
www.studionebula.com

>
> c) I can't remember if I posted this: Robert Rich was badly cut last

week on his

> right wrist. He was carrying a large glass wine jug down concrete

stairs,

> tripped, and tried amateur amputation. He is having 2nd round of

operations this

> week to repair tendon damage, and sadly he will be unable to use his

right hand

I've been traveling most of the last 2 weeks. I'm still catching up. I have lots
of CEM/SSM chips to ship as well as ~20 kits from my end. I'm still focusing
this month on assembled backlog. Taking some time off around 4th of July (no
real vacation in 3 years). Then I will focus on the '485 module shipping. The
'650/'730 R&D finishing up will just have to wait until the backlog is reduced.

On a positive note I think I can say that kit shipping is running pretty
smoothly now :)

Paul S.

a) OK, the '650 buttons are fixed. I was going to ask about the keycap colors
<snicker>...... Mouser has 7 colors, you can pick your own
if you don't like the defaults. The part number is 633-AT4058x where x=color
code letter. You will just have to wait to see what I picked :)

b) the SMT layout of the LED/pushbutton board is a bitch. There are 43 parts
that go in-between the LED/switch leads. And a 20pin, 2mm pitch connector that
goes up to the main CPU board. But I expect it will be done by tomorrow. Then
the last board to lay out is the CPU/DAC board: the only thing tricky about it
is to properly position the LCD display module.

I'm trying my best to have a 'real' demo version at the AH meeting in Oakland on
Oct 16th. If not, I'll drag out the large prototype. Hope to see some of you
there.

c) I am "firing" my local sheet metal vendor and switching over to my 'backup'
supplier in WA state. They have been supplying 1/2 of the front panels anyway.
Now they will be doing the rails. I only have about 5 pair left. I am ordering
*60 pairs* of rails which I hope will last a while. They are quoting a 3 week
turn. I am *out* of 1U blanks, but am ordering 60 more tomorrow. The '910s are
also out, ordering 40 more of those. The last batch of local panels are due this
coming Friday ('101 and '420s). Dealing with sheet metal, as Larry can attest,
is frustrating at best.

d) The much-delayed '310 kits receive focus this week after I finish the '650
LED board. Note that I have <6 '300 kits left, I will have to make up another
batch at the end of the month.

Back to the CAD station.

Paul S.

Kit shipping is taking ~10 days off as we have to re-stock the supplies. The
next batch is shipping this Monday, then the wait as ordered supplies come in.
As expected, there has been a 'spike' in activity as Nov. 15th approaches :)

I am almost finished shipping all outstanding kit orders for '310/'900/'950s.
The '300s are next. It will take until the end of the month to kit and ship them
(very tedious work).

Module #6500 has been shipped, only 183 more to pass Moog up :) There are ~100
modules on 'pre-order' so I need 83 more modules on the books. I 'm betting the
Pulse Divider and VC EG will make up the slack. Interesting to note back in Aug.
2003, I ran a graph of 'to date' sales and the prediction was passing Moog
around Sept 2005. So I'm not that far off of schedule 2 years later.

Will ship a bunch of CEM chips this week as well.

Paul S.

Hi all,

Like some of you perhaps, i've been meaning to order some CEM chips
from Paul to have as spares for my OB-8. From what I've read, the CMOS
chips and some of the caps age more quickly and are more likely to fail
than the CEM chips though. I also remember something about the power
supply not being the greatest. My OB works fine now, and I'd like to
keep it alive as long as possible. It seems to me that shouldn't be
too hard, especially with some spare CEMs on hand. Anyone know of a
website or other source of info on maintaining and/or upgrading an
OB-8? Mine has factory MIDI and the latest software revision (I think)
so I'm mostly looking for hardware info. JH? Anyone?

Thanks,
Larry David

a) the patchbook #1 will be off the server in 12 hours. Please download it by
then. It's a 8MB file, some
of you requesting that I email it are getting returned because of the large
attachment.

If you *really* need to, I can CDROM it. Email me.

b) Finishing the production pcb layout for the first 4 Frac modules tonight.

c) taking MOTM-650 boards to stuffing house tomorrow (Friday they closed early).

d) we are still waiting for the 2nd batch of front panels to arrive. If you are
waiting for '485s/'820s
this is the reason why. I am shipping some '300s/'310s but I also am waiting for
more panels.

Issues with sheet metal are well documented in the archives :)

e) I hope the patchbook allow some of you to make cool drums. The "value" is not
in the number
of patches, but what you can get out of them. Robert Rich has agreed to a Glorp
101 patchbook
this summer with 8-10 patches in it, none that use over 8 modules. This one will
be $15 so start
saving loose change :)

Paul S.

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> Robert Rich has agreed to a Glorp
> 101 patchbook
> this summer with 8-10 patches in it, none that use over 8 modules. This one will
> be $15 so start saving loose change :)

Yeehaaw!!! :-D And more of Ken's ... hmm ... I wonder if that's gonna
be a rainy summer this year or not ;-)

Thanks for that, Michael.

a) I am ~ 1 week behind in being able to ship out some kits (day job travel
rough this month!). Looks like Monday Aug. 4th will be the first day, it
will take a few days to get them all sent. Again, I will minimize "split
shipments" as much as I can (translate: going overseas) but want to ship as
much as I can to get these OUT of the backlog.

b) Analog Haven will be fully 'stocked up' on MOTM Frac modules by
mid-August.

c) The second MOTM-730 VC Divider will arrive at the beta tester tomorrow
and if all is well, will start "turning the crank" for it and the next
MOTM-650 batch. I'm going to have both CPU cards stuffed at roughly the same
time period. I am going through the parts list and my current SMT inventory
(I have over 75,000 SMT parts on reels...wheee.....) and will order what I
need later this week.

d) I have placed a few CEM ICs in the cart, the closet is getting bare :(

e) I'm going to sell my very good condition P5 Rev 3.3 in August if anyone
here is interested contact me off-list. It's over $2,000 :)

Paul S.

Hey Paul
whats the expected date for the 320 kits?
I didnt see any mention of them in the last update

> Hey Paul
> whats the expected date for the 320 kits?
> I didnt see any mention of them in the last update
>

They will be in the last batch with the '300s. Those *80*
resistors...meh.....

Paul S.

Never heard of a Motm 475 anymore, last Old Crow's posting helped me
to remember this.
Enrico (Italy)

Have fun out there and I hope you synth guys give the violin makers hell!! : ) I know I would be having the time of my life, making squealing weird noises all the time looking for reactions from the violin booths..