MOTM

How many MOTM synths, or synths containing partly MOTM are out there do you think?
With 7 or 8000 modules sold, it has to be at the very least, several hundred, if not about 
1000 or so? 
If that is the case, where are your pictures and stories guys? I'd love to post them on my blog, 
and so far, haven't really heard from anyone, with a few exceptions, but I should be able to 
run a different system at least 52 times, to fill a year?  
send your pics and stories to motmsynth@...  , thanks a lot everyone :-)

Koos

a) well, it depends on what you mean by "synths". If that is a 
VCO/VCF/EG/VCA, and that chain is 100% MOTM, then I would say a decent guess 
is about 475 systems.

b) I have shipped at least 1 module to (as of today) 634 *different* people. 
Of this number, over 100 are '1 and done', meaning they bought 3 or fewer 
modules and never ordered again.

c) there are several people that had large systems, sold them as individual 
modules that I'm sure spawned into several true "systems".

d) Isn't it odd that I am the *only* synth manufacturer that even 'admits' 
to their selling numbers?

Paul S.
nothing to hide

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

From: "Koos Fockens" <torikoos@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 1:32 PM
Subject: [motm] MOTM SYNTHS


> How many MOTM synths, or synths containing partly MOTM are out there do 
> you think?
> With 7 or 8000 modules sold, it has to be at the very least, several 
> hundred, if not about
> 1000 or so?
> If that is the case, where are your pictures and stories guys? I'd love to 
> post them on my blog,
> and so far, haven't really heard from anyone, with a few exceptions, but I 
> should be able to
> run a different system at least 52 times, to fill a year?
> send your pics and stories to motmsynth@...  , thanks a lot everyone 
> :-)
>
> Koos
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

a) well, it depends on what you mean by "synths". If that is a
VCO/VCF/EG/VCA, and that chain is 100% MOTM, then I would say a decent guess
is about 475 systems.

b) I have shipped at least 1 module to (as of today) 634 *different* people.
Of this number, over 100 are '1 and done', meaning they bought 3 or fewer
modules and never ordered again.

c) there are several people that had large systems, sold them as individual
modules that I'm sure spawned into several true "systems".

d) Isn't it odd that I am the *only* synth manufacturer that even 'admits'
to their selling numbers?

Paul S.
nothing to hide

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

I have an almost lovely motm system that I d love to have featured on your blog, but it s still got these 3 empty holes where the modules I ve ordered but not

Put me down for at least .2625% of known MOTM modules, I have 21 MOTM 
modules and 5 of other manufacturers in the MOTM format.  10 modules are 
currently in my 'main' synth.  I've posted links of that unit to the 
files section of the group.  I'm working on my new one, a bass pedal 
synth with

uVCO
uVCO
Sub Oct Multiplexer
QLFO
EG
440 LPF
EG
190 VCA/RM (which I need to order).

It's to be semi-normalled.  I'm trying to figure out a way to be able to 
  break the modules off so that they can be used separately from the 
pedals, so I don't need to run patch cables to the floor if I want to 
mix with my main synth.  I'm thinking of it like modules of modules with 
the main synth perfectly good on it's own then able to combine with the 
pieces from the foot synth and the other modules I have.  If you were 
into transformers as a kid, think of the Destructicons.  Perfectly fun 
on they're own but able to merge into something larger.  Maybe my 
synth(s) should be called Devastator?

Dave

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> 
> 
> a) well, it depends on what you mean by "synths". If that is a
> VCO/VCF/EG/VCA, and that chain is 100% MOTM, then I would say a decent 
> guess
> is about 475 systems.
> 
> b) I have shipped at least 1 module to (as of today) 634 *different* 
> people.
> Of this number, over 100 are '1 and done', meaning they bought 3 or fewer
> modules and never ordered again.
> 
> c) there are several people that had large systems, sold them as individual
> modules that I'm sure spawned into several true "systems".
> 
> d) Isn't it odd that I am the *only* synth manufacturer that even 'admits'
> to their selling numbers?
> 
> Paul S.
> nothing to hide
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Koos Fockens" <torikoos@... <mailto:torikoos%40mac.com>>
> To: <motm@yahoogroups.com <mailto:motm%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 1:32 PM
> Subject: [motm] MOTM SYNTHS
> 
>  > How many MOTM synths, or synths containing partly MOTM are out there do
>  > you think?
>  > With 7 or 8000 modules sold, it has to be at the very least, several
>  > hundred, if not about
>  > 1000 or so?
>  > If that is the case, where are your pictures and stories guys? I'd 
> love to
>  > post them on my blog,
>  > and so far, haven't really heard from anyone, with a few exceptions, 
> but I
>  > should be able to
>  > run a different system at least 52 times, to fill a year?
>  > send your pics and stories to motmsynth@... 
> <mailto:motmsynth%40mac.com> , thanks a lot everyone
>  > :-)
>  >
>  > Koos
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Yahoo! Groups Links
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
> 
>

Well, Koos, I did consider sending in some stuff when you called for 
pics the first time in July.
Admittedly I'm a bit .. uhm .. embaressed since I still didn't manage to 
get that many kits up and running I allready got. So the vast majority 
in my still small and very prototypish modular is non-MOTM. (well "vast" 
in terms of percents ;-)
Although my monthly statements from last year tell me that it should be 
the other way round. :-/
On top of that there are so many nice systems around ... I'll just take 
my time.

Nice idea, BTW!

   ;-) Michael.

Koos Fockens wrote:

> How many MOTM synths, or synths containing partly MOTM are out there do you think?
> With 7 or 8000 modules sold, it has to be at the very least, several hundred, if not about 
> 1000 or so? 
> If that is the case, where are your pictures and stories guys? I'd love to post them on my blog, 
> and so far, haven't really heard from anyone, with a few exceptions, but I should be able to 
> run a different system at least 52 times, to fill a year?  
> send your pics and stories to motmsynth@...  , thanks a lot everyone :-)
>
> Koos
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

There are a lot of boxes out there with MOTM modules out there that
being used on a lot or commercial recordings and you will not get the
truth.  That was My API channel and pultec and my patching
patcharound.

It was a Akai sample off a record driven hot thru one of Paul's filters.

The same crap happens to Roger Linn

If I did not know the people I would say trade secret.

I know them, It is illiteracy and ignorance and some pride in disintellegence.

Because of many of the people involved and my particular relationship
to them, it makes me ashamed.

best

gw