MOTM

This is just a general "Head's Up!" as how the upcoming weeks/months are
looking.

First off, a Thank You to everyone! MOTM continues to grow. It's interesting
to
watch as 12 days will pass without 1 single order, then within a 3 day
period I get
orders totalling 42 modules! Pass the Rolaids!

I am re-kitting every module across the board as time permits. If you are
wondering
where your '320 kit from 6 weeks ago is: 99% of all kit backlog will ship by
April 20th.

The orders for assembled kits: these will all ship by May 1st. I hope to
start shipping
the '440 assembled backlog starting April 17th.

As said earlier, the Spectrol 149/248 pots (the ones on the pc boards) are
discontinued
and being replaced with a similar Spectrol part. I am buying every 149 pot
on the planet
(as some of you in the UK have discovered!) but the '820 (VC Lag) will
probably be the last
module using them. The VC Lag pcb is done, going to the fab shop on Monday.
Expect shipment
around mid-May. JH designed, Stooge Larry blessed, PTS turned the crank.

IMPORTANT!!

From May 1 to July 6, you will notice MOTM activity from my end in a sharp
decline. This is due to
non-MOTM activities + extended vacation time (wife & I haven't had a
vacation in 4 years!)
What this means is the following:

a) time from order to ship will stretch out.
b) probably only 1 new module introduced in this period: the VC Pulse
Divider. Details on
this module later.
c) If you call during the daytime (up to 5PM), PLEASE leave a message &
phone #. The best
time to call (in general) is 8PM-11PM Texas time. Email is *always on*. I
can respond to most
emails withing 45 minutes.

After July 6, I'll be back to my usual 18 hour days. So, if you *really
want* something sent before
May 10th, now is the time to order.

MODULE #1000

Yep, getting close to shipping #1000. I'm guessing sometime in mid-June. The
person that gets
#1000 *SHIPPED TO THEM* (not ordered, because that's not how the system is
set up) will
receive a $200 off coupon. Can't beat that with a stick, as Granny said. As
of today, the shipped + backlog
is about 965.

DEMOSDEMOSDEMOS

As always, PLEASE send me demos! They don't need to be 7min long. I'm just
looking from new
stuff to show off each module. These demos are the #1 advantage we have over
the other folks' websites.
For example, in a 3-month period, a typical demo is downloaded 2500 times!
Not to brag, but I do get over
1 million hits a year, so this is exposure for you (if you want it!). The
Feb PDF catalog Ken Tkacs did
has been downloaded 1945 times in 5 weeks! Dave Fulton's new demo on the
NEWS page has been
downloaded 756 times in what, 8 days?

Send MP3 or .WAV If you have a bizarre effect, all I need is 10 seconds
worth. I get calls every day
from people wanting BIZARRE. In fact, I'm thinking about a PATCH section on
the site, for this
reason. David Bivins has turned into a 1-man MOTM recording machine, but
there are others of you out
there!

WHERE'S THE *!#$^# SEQUENCER?

Somebody we know is working on a nice CV/GATE sequencer that has about 1/2
the DoMOAS features for 1/2 the price. And, he is about 10 months ahead of
me. So, I suspect
it will ship in June, and many of you will want one (or 2 or 3). So, JH and
I are toying with
doing a MOAV instead (you can guess what the V stands for). DoMOAS will
proably get pushed
into next year. There are still 13 more MOTM modules on the drawing board
*besides* the sequencer.

I'm not interested in a BabySeq, althought I bet there are clever MOTM users
out there that could
whip one up in no time. I still plan on doing DoMOAS, but all my bandwidth
for the entire YEAR
is spoken for (when my kids say they are bored, I have NO IDEA what that
means!).

For newbies: DoMOAS = Daughter of the Mother Of All Sequencers.

Oh well, enough rambling! Oh yea: IMPORTANT! Be SURE you change your post-to
address for this list
FROM onelist.com TO egroups.com

Paul S.

It's been a rough last few days. A friend and MOTM user here in Fort Worth, Doug Ferguson, died
unexpectedly from diabetes. He never knew he *had* diabetes until it was too late and he went
into a coma. He was 31.

Doug was a fervent collector of "oddball" gear: Freeman string synths, PS3100, MS-10s, and only 1
of 70 made double Mellotrons. Not having much money, these are all in "working-but-tore-up"
condition. I hope to help his parents sell some to cover the bills (his dad teaches biology at a
small local college. Doug did "odd jobs" and performed. Very little money here). I'll keep you
posted. BTW: Doug was in the bands "Ohm" and "Yeti".

He went into the coma Thursday PM, and died yesterday PM. Needless to say, I haven't been getting
much done. I hope to get back into the swing of things tomorrow.

I am building up more '800 kits. Sill out of '420, '700 and '320 kits. The '420s I will do first.
The other 2 will be about 2 weeks away. I need to make a dent in the assembled backlog. There is
always stuff piling up, which is *good*.

Thanks to all that have sent in new demos. I will upload them by Friday, along with an updated
catalog.

Paul S.

Wow.  What a shame to die so young from at least a highly treatable disease.
I am sure his parents will be thankful for your help is assessing the value
of what he has and finding buyers.  I imagine like most of our relatives,
they have little idea of the true value of his stuff we cram into our
studios.  In addition to being a MOTM customer, Doug was a Stooge panel
customer and purchased a panel for a Dark Star and one for a Time Machine a
while back.  Since the Time Machine (and possibly the Dark Star by now) are
not currently available, maybe these are in his studio and can find a home
with a fellow MOTM user (to help with the expenses).

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Schreiber <synth1@...>
To: MOTM listserv <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:24 PM
Subject: [motm] Status


It's been a rough last few days. A friend and MOTM user here in Fort Worth,
Doug Ferguson, died
unexpectedly from diabetes. He never knew he *had* diabetes until it was too
late and he went
into a coma. He was 31.

Doug was a fervent collector of "oddball" gear: Freeman string synths,
PS3100, MS-10s, and only 1
of 70 made double Mellotrons. Not having much money, these are all in
"working-but-tore-up"
condition. I hope to help his parents sell some to cover the bills (his dad
teaches biology at a
small local college. Doug did "odd jobs" and performed. Very little money
here). I'll keep you
posted. BTW: Doug was in the bands "Ohm" and "Yeti".

He went into the coma Thursday PM, and died yesterday PM. Needless to say, I
haven't been getting
much done. I hope to get back into the swing of things tomorrow.

I am building up more '800 kits. Sill out of '420, '700 and '320 kits. The
'420s I will do first.
The other 2 will be about 2 weeks away. I need to make a dent in the
assembled backlog. There is
always stuff piling up, which is *good*.

Thanks to all that have sent in new demos. I will upload them by Friday,
along with an updated
catalog.

Paul S.








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"Since the Time Machine (and possibly the Dark Star by now) are
not currently available,....."

--If there is any good news here, it looks like we have found some ICs
for the TM. The DSC will be back as a new and improved module based on
newer ICs. It may not sound quite the same, but the concept will be
similar. Voltage control of the VCO frequency will be 1V/Oct for your
convenience.

Regards,
___________________
John Blacet
Blacet Research
http://www.blacet.com

Will the new DSC have the same knob, jack, button, etc. layout?  I 
guess my question is, will the current Stooge Panel work with it?

Mike

--- In motm@y..., John Blacet <blacet@b...> wrote:
> "Since the Time Machine (and possibly the Dark Star by now) are
> not currently available,....."
> 
> --If there is any good news here, it looks like we have found some 
ICs
> for the TM. The DSC will be back as a new and improved module based 
on
> newer ICs. It may not sound quite the same, but the concept will be
> similar. Voltage control of the VCO frequency will be 1V/Oct for 
your

> convenience.
> 
> Regards,
> ___________________
> John Blacet
> Blacet Research
> http://www.blacet.com

> --- In motm@y..., John Blacet <blacet@b...> wrote:
>> "Since the Time Machine (and possibly the Dark Star by now) are
>> not currently available,....."
>> 
>> --If there is any good news here, it looks like we have found some
> ICs
>> for the TM. The DSC will be back as a new and improved module based
> on
>> newer ICs. It may not sound quite the same, but the concept will be
>> similar. Voltage control of the VCO frequency will be 1V/Oct for
> your
>> convenience.
>> 
>> Regards,

    My guess is that the DSC is being discontinued because of the SN76477?
If so, I just wanted to say there are atill sources for these IC's on the
net. I actually purchased 3 of them from Unicorn electronics a few months
ago. I know there are other places that have large stocks as well. I just
cant remember the URL's.

                    -John

I've been out of town the last 4 days but have returned to a full in-basket :)

The "freebie point system" is officially closed. Thanks to all customers past 
and present (customer #18 came out after a 2yr quiet period). I know many folks 
were first attracted to MOTM when they heard about the points.

The 15th was also the deadline to get kits on order to ship this year *for 
sure*. Certainly, you can order *anytime*. Last year I swore that I was done on 
Dec 18th, and wound up shipping 17 packages a few days before Christmas.

Needless to say, I have lots of paperwork to wade through. PC boards are on 
order to cover this little 'spike' in orders. I may be short a few panels, I 
will know by the end of next week. Lots of MOTM-190s are on the books, I have 60 
pc boards but less panels than that.

Next week the production MOTM-650 pc boards are ordered. All of the parts are 
here except the DACs and they are due in on the 21st. I am applying pressure to 
the sheet metal vendor to get his act together so I can ship *some* of these 
this year. From the front, the panels look *really nice*. The issues are 
placement of the PEM standoffs on the rear. Not rocket science (cough).

Again, thanks to everyone for supporting my 'little hobby'.

Paul S.
got to meet with Sir Rupert Neve for 1hr today...awesome!

I just got the latest issue of keyboard mag in the mail and noticed 
an article in it about Jason Proctor, MOTM user, complete with 
picture of modules in cabinet. Way to go Jason!

thanks man!

yes i'm rather pleased about the article, and rather hoping for 
freebie modules from paul due to the MOTM mention ;-)

as the pics from the AHcali get-together show, the synth has come on 
quite a long way since ken came round to do the interview. it 
includes some of your fine CEM filter modules and some more fine 
Oakley stuff too. gotta love those blue panels.

j
enjoying a brief lull in 10 weeks of touring

>I just got the latest issue of keyboard mag in the mail and noticed
>an article in it about Jason Proctor, MOTM user, complete with
>picture of modules in cabinet. Way to go Jason!

a) I am finally done with shipping Euro modules for ~ 3 weeks. This was 
necessary so that I could get in a financial position (since I still am 
unemployed) to allow the slower 'rate of return' for the 5U modules.

b) the immediate 5U focus is shipping every kit out in the backlog *this 
week*. If you are owed kits and will be on vacation from tomorrow until Aug 
2nd, please let me know ASAP with your return date. I will still pack the 
kits up and hold them in a pile until your return. The MOTM-480 kits will 
ship out next week. But all other kits are going out *this week*.

c) I think I have found 1 Asian supplier for the rails. I am going to run a 
few tests tonight to make 100% sure the dimensions are all correct. Assuming 
everything is OK, then I will have 50pr of rails in stock on August 9th. The 
paint finish is a bit different (it's still black), and remember the 'ears' 
are slightly wider to accommodate European rack screws.

d) I will still work on assembled modules in-between massive resistor 
counting (I can only hold my attention counting for about 1 hour at a time). 
There are a few MOTM 2.0 orders sitting in the inbox that will be shipped as 
well.

e) I am supposed to get the new wire in later this week. I expect the colors 
to be slightly different than before but expect the wire to be all correctly 
cut/stripped/solder dipped. Let's hope so, I bought enough to last 6-8 
months. I am having more PWR-20 cables made locally.

Things are now settled down after the last 4 weeks of hysteria over the job 
loss. It's brutal out there!

Paul S.

Thanks for the regular updates Paul!

Best of luck with the job search! (hoping that Synth Tech will magically
become a lucrative full time job! ;-)
John L Rice

> -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Paul Schreiber
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 3:58 PM
> To: MOTM List
> Subject: [motm] Status
> 
> a) I am finally done with shipping Euro modules for ~ 3 weeks. This was
> necessary so that I could get in a financial position (since I still am
> unemployed) to allow the slower 'rate of return' for the 5U modules.
> 
> b) the immediate 5U focus is shipping every kit out in the backlog
> *this
> week*. If you are owed kits and will be on vacation from tomorrow until
> Aug
> 2nd, please let me know ASAP with your return date. I will still pack
> the
> kits up and hold them in a pile until your return. The MOTM-480 kits
> will
> ship out next week. But all other kits are going out *this week*.
> 
> c) I think I have found 1 Asian supplier for the rails. I am going to
> run a
> few tests tonight to make 100% sure the dimensions are all correct.
> Assuming
> everything is OK, then I will have 50pr of rails in stock on August
> 9th. The
> paint finish is a bit different (it's still black), and remember the
> 'ears'
> are slightly wider to accommodate European rack screws.
> 
> d) I will still work on assembled modules in-between massive resistor
> counting (I can only hold my attention counting for about 1 hour at a
> time).
> There are a few MOTM 2.0 orders sitting in the inbox that will be
> shipped as
> well.
> 
> e) I am supposed to get the new wire in later this week. I expect the
> colors
> to be slightly different than before but expect the wire to be all
> correctly
> cut/stripped/solder dipped. Let's hope so, I bought enough to last 6-8
> months. I am having more PWR-20 cables made locally.
> 
> Things are now settled down after the last 4 weeks of hysteria over the
> job
> loss. It's brutal out there!
> 
> Paul S.
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------
> 
> Yahoo! Groups Links
> 
> 
>

Great...good to hear, Paul. Well, not that you're held back from producing the money-makers...but it'll be nice to get our hands on the 350!

Gordon

On Jul 18, 2010, at 11:39 PM, Paul Schreiber wrote:

> The RR Editions are part of all the 5U stuff, not the Euro stuff (although it's Euro "guts").
>  
> I'm not able to ship more Euro for 3 weeks because I'm out of front panel pc boards. I have set aside 10 of these
> for the RR Editions. So, not a problem there.
>  
> All the RR Editions will be shipped this month. I have all the wire now, have all the "guts".
>  
> Paul S.
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gordon Van Huizen
> To: MOTM List
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [motm] Status
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> The regular updates are appreciated. But as one of the people that reserved an RR Edition E350, it's hard to not notice that this seems to often be left off the list.
> 
> You commented on June 5th:  "the RR E350s get top priority when I get back from the RR concert". I can only assume that priorities have changed pretty dramatically since then. On July 6th, you indicated that after you sent the "...Euro stuff out on Monday, attention turns to these". But there's no mention in the status update. This comes after an initial target date of "early Feb". I can appreciate that you have a substantial backlog overall to deal with, but it's hard to get a sense of what the real priority is on these.
> 
> It's true that only ten or so people are affected by this but these modules are the closest thing to a CG or MT that a 5U user can anticipate in their rigs, despite months and months of Euro users having both module designs their disposal.
> 
> Gordon
> 
> On Jul 18, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Paul Schreiber wrote:
> 
>> a) I am finally done with shipping Euro modules for ~ 3 weeks. This was 
>> necessary so that I could get in a financial position (since I still am 
>> unemployed) to allow the slower 'rate of return' for the 5U modules.
>> 
>> b) the immediate 5U focus is shipping every kit out in the backlog *this 
>> week*. If you are owed kits and will be on vacation from tomorrow until Aug 
>> 2nd, please let me know ASAP with your return date. I will still pack the 
>> kits up and hold them in a pile until your return. The MOTM-480 kits will 
>> ship out next week. But all other kits are going out *this week*.
>> 
>> c) I think I have found 1 Asian supplier for the rails. I am going to run a 
>> few tests tonight to make 100% sure the dimensions are all correct. Assuming 
>> everything is OK, then I will have 50pr of rails in stock on August 9th. The 
>> paint finish is a bit different (it's still black), and remember the 'ears' 
>> are slightly wider to accommodate European rack screws.
>> 
>> d) I will still work on assembled modules in-between massive resistor 
>> counting (I can only hold my attention counting for about 1 hour at a time). 
>> There are a few MOTM 2.0 orders sitting in the inbox that will be shipped as 
>> well.
>> 
>> e) I am supposed to get the new wire in later this week. I expect the colors 
>> to be slightly different than before but expect the wire to be all correctly 
>> cut/stripped/solder dipped. Let's hope so, I bought enough to last 6-8 
>> months. I am having more PWR-20 cables made locally.
>> 
>> Things are now settled down after the last 4 weeks of hysteria over the job 
>> loss. It's brutal out there!
>> 
>> Paul S.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
>