MOTM

I finished putting together my first batch of modules last night and 
got to actually play the synth a little bit. The first thing that 
grabbed me was the BASS! I thought I had some synths with bass before 
(Super Jupiter, Andromeda), but the MOTM absolutely kills any synth 
I've ever owned or played. It just leaps out of the speakers. I can't 
wait until my second oscillator comes so I can start doing some real 
damage.

I have a little tip for first time kit builders. Instead of soldering 
resistors one at a time, place them all first. I would go to a step, 
find the resistor value, measure each one to make sure I had the 
correct value, then put them in the board. Once all of the resistors 
were placed, I would solder them all. This way, if I happened to put a 
part in the wrong hole, I wouldn't have to de-solder it to change it 
out. I would get the the next step, say "oh, there's already a part in 
R17," and then put them in their proper places. (I think this might 
have happened one time.) I did this for the capacitors and other 
related parts as well when possible.

Exactly the procedure I use with resistors.  I place them all, crimping 
the leads by bending them toward each other using my fingers.  I always 
cut the leads before soldering, so that the solder flow is not disturbed 
by cutting the lead.

-Richard Brewster

Jeff Laity wrote:

>I have a little tip for first time kit builders. Instead of soldering 
>resistors one at a time, place them all first. I would go to a step, 
>find the resistor value, measure each one to make sure I had the 
>correct value, then put them in the board. Once all of the resistors 
>were placed, I would solder them all. This way, if I happened to put a 
>part in the wrong hole, I wouldn't have to de-solder it to change it 
>out. I would get the the next step, say "oh, there's already a part in 
>R17," and then put them in their proper places. (I think this might 
>have happened one time.) I did this for the capacitors and other 
>related parts as well when possible.
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