MOTM

Hello,

	I am new to the MOTM community.  I have been aware of MOTM since before
the first module shiipped, around the time of the phone plug or banana
survey.  At first I was merely looking to add modules to one of my Moogs
but I have since decided to go a bit further and make up a processing
panel to interconnect amoung my various instruments.

	In my current incarnation I am a recording engineer  for a government
agency and do some sound design for a weird collection of clients.  I
have been building stuff for a while but have only had real success
recently with Oakley, Evenfall and EFM boards.  I made a deal with my
wife that I would only be able to build from a full kit (MOTM) when she
got back at least 50% of the space in her home. Now, after three years I
may have shocked her and Paul by actually placing an order after years
of dumb questions.  

	Now you know more about me than you really want to. I look foward to
learning much from you all.

Best

Gino Wong

Hi guys.

My name is Rob and Im a modular addict.......

Just wanted to say hello to the list and introduce myself. I've been 
monitoring the list for about a month now. I just finished assembling my 
first modules!!!! A 900 (OK I know that one doesn't really count), 800, 420 
and 320. I have a 440 waiting my attention too, but I need a break. 

Paul Schreiber rocks. I love these modules. The sounds are great and they 
feel great and Im preaching to the converted and you all know this. I read on 
one of the archieves for this list or maybe analog heaven where someone said 
if Paul and the guy who writes the Roland manuals ever shook hands, they'ld 
both explode or something. Personally, I think much scientific knowledge 
could be gained from the black hole that would occur from such polar 
oppisites coming in contact with another.

I have done almost nothing before as far as soldering and DIY are concerned 
and I was able to follow all of this quite well. No destruction of property 
or bodily harm! 

I also want to thank the group collectively known as the Stooges. The support 
you guys add to Paul's only enhances the attractiveness of using this system. 
I did send David Bradley an email a few weeks back, before I ordered 
anything, which he answered me in detail. Thanks. Not sure why I didn't send 
Larry Hendry a message when I was checking everything out, but I just want to 
say thanks to you too. I intend to build your interval switcher modules in 
the relatively near future. 

My short term goal has been to assemble a small mono modular and work my way 
from there. Im not sure if I am about to order 2 VCOs or 1 VCO and a VC lag. 
(as well as a 101, another 800, probably a multiple and 110. Im leaning 
towards 2 VCOs. VC Lag and some other goodies can come later.

Just how hard are the 300s to assemble?

Anyway, just to let you all know Im in Jersey City, NJ. Thats the other NJ 
(hablamos espanol), no cameros, no women with big hair named Donna, no 
turnpike exits (Alright, all of that is here...but this isn't Bon Jovi's or 
Springsteen's or Tony Soprano's Jersey). The yuppies live further from me and 
closer to the Hudson river where they can see the world trade center  
glistening overthe Hudson. (For the Brooklyn guys: I was in the East Village 
for a while, but they exiled me for my radical political beliefs)

Are there any users in South America on this list? Eu falo um poco de 
portuguese. I travel to Brazil and/or Argentina once a year or so. 

And for the record, I will pledge my support for Budwieser...but you can 
frequently catch me drinking Bass. 

Rob Siebert
I will now chime in at will.
Later.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <robs7@...>
> My name is Rob and Im a modular addict.......
> Just wanted to say hello to the list and introduce myself.

Hey Rob!  Welcome to the list and the wonderful world of MOTM.  Please be
aware that unlike most addition support groups, here we support and
encourage your addiction and recommend that you get more, more, more.....
(insert mad scientist style laugh)

> I just finished assembling my first modules!!!!

Congratulations !  The 900 and 800 DO count for first timers.

> Paul Schreiber rocks. I love these modules. The sounds
> are great and they feel great and Im preaching to the
> converted and you all know this.

Yep.  Preachin' to the choir.  But at least you know why
you are addicted. :)

> I have done almost nothing before as far as soldering
> and DIY are concerned and I was able to follow all
> of this quite well. No destruction of property or
> bodily harm!

Great.  With Paul's grat instructions, the only thing you can
screw up is either not paying attention or bad soldering habits.
It seems that you have the soldering thing under control. :)
Even the experienced sometimes make that other mistake.

> I also want to thank the group collectively known as
> the Stooges. The support you guys add to Paul's only
> enhances the attractiveness of using this system.

Here that Paul?  Keep those sale commission checks rolling
in.  <snicker>

> Larry Hendry a message when I was checking everything
> out, but I just want to say thanks to you too. I intend to
> build your interval switcher modules in the relatively near future.

You're welcome.  No need to look into an interval switcher
until you have at least two VCOs.  :)  822 PCBs are plentiful.
831s are down to only a few, but moving very slow.  The 822
has been th popular model, so the 831 will be phased out when
the current run of PCBs is gone.

> My short term goal has been to assemble a small mono
> modular and work my way from there. Im not sure if I
> am about to order 2 VCOs or 1 VCO and a VC lag.
> (as well as a 101, another 800, probably a multiple and
> 110. Im leaning towards 2 VCOs. VC Lag and some
> other goodies can come later.
> Just how hard are the 300s to assemble?

I like the "one of everything" approach.  Paul suggests the 5
of everything method I think.  Some modules, you just really
don't know you "need" until you have them to play with.  But,
I really do agree with your "lean" toward 2 VCOs early.

I agree with Ken Tkacs assessment that once you have built
modules like the 320 and the filters, the VCO is OK for you
too.  The part count is high, board is dense, the tempco
on top of the matched transistor pair, and actually soldering
the matched pairs (the smallest and closest pads of any PCBs)
are what give it the difficult rating.  Other than the "smallish"
work on the matched pairs, nothing will be new to you.

I am starting a collection of construction photos at my web site
that can be used as a reference for each module. Currently the
300, 820 and 420 are documented there.  So, if you want to
"see" the 300 in construction detail, go to:
http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/motm/300/300.htm

Best,
Larry Hendry