i'll probably buy them in euro format, as i have more free space in my euro racks....
but, i am sure that the frac users will also want these 4 new designs in their format too.
well done Grant!
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--- On Tue, 5/26/09, Tommy DOG wrote:
From: Tommy DOG
Subject: [wiardgroup] Re: Possible idea to continue some Frac-Rac mechanical faceplate support
To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 5:38 AMGrant,
When I read that a unreleased design was coming out I flipped my wig. I will, no offense to any of the folks making licensed product will take the stuff however it will be.
As I have said to you on the phone in the past, I would love to see any and all designs come to fruition. I strongly believe in The Wiard and can certainly live with some aesthetic limitations in an instrument I love a play every day.
I actually like the color variants in the blues for example, it adds an other worldly texture to the instrument.
I think those of us who have read your sites over and over have often hoped to see the Babble Box, the C/V Twister (WITH VIDEO IN & OUTPUT), The Walk About, Envelooper, aNTi Oscillator, the first version Tone Generator... That's all off the top of my head.
Yeah, I could be very happy with two of everything and will settle for whatever I can have the chance to add.
I know the gig can be very tiresome and I know that people don't always appreciate it. So from me to you, do it for us.
TD
--- In wiardgroup@yahoogro ups.com, "Grant Richter" wrote:
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> Josh and I discussed the idea of modifying the existing Frac-Rack faceplate designs to fit the Malekko Euro-rack PCBs.
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> This would allow continued support of the Frac-rac format.
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> The modules would have to change. The faceplates have to be much thinner, so the blue engraved style can not be done.
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> But the black style can still be supported. Josh would be happy if I took care of the Frac-racs and let him concentrate on the Euro-rack.
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> There are more designs in the 1200 series, that have never been released. They will be released in Euro-rack format. There are at least 4 more modules in the series.
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> If people can deal with the faceplate issues (less than perfect aesthetics, black only) the possibility exists to make things easy for Frac-rac people to get the existing and new designs with Frac-rac faceplates and +/- 15V power connectors.
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> Prices would be like before ($300) because of the small run size (expect 25 is limit of market size).
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> Any positive comments on the idea? Please, no snide remarks, this is something I would do as a favor to my existing Frac-rac customers because business wise, it makes no real sense.
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> But keeping the fun going and supporting my customers is worth it to me.
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