From Neil Kagan blinkenlicht Sent Thu, Jul 23rd 2015, 12:06
From Neil Kagan blinkenlicht Sent Thu, Jul 23rd 2015, 12:06
I=92d certainly buy on of those :) > On 23 Jul 2015, at 12:47, xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx [Doepfer_a100] <xxxxxxx_xxxx@x= ahoogroups.com> wrote: >=20 >> Yes, but the circuit design would be mostly complete, tested, and proven= . By "other manufacturers", I really meant "an >> enthusiast with the passion to keep the sub-system alive", not a team of= circuit designers with an established system for >> fabrication and their own idea of what features are necessary. I'm not = an engineer, but I can design a PCB, source all >> the components, and build kits. I've just had a small batch of PCBs fab= ricated for a project I'm doing, so I wake up >> with a bit of confidence that anything is possible. Z=F6e and Nina migh= t consider taking on this project also and would >> have more experience than I in producing a professional-grade result (fr= ont panel). >>=20 >>=20 >> The DIY community can support legacy projects, there just isn't always t= he capital to invest in bulk purchases to cut >> costs. If I were to attempt this, it would not be to profit financiall= y, it would simply be to keep the system >> available as an option for future modular users and to provide those "mi= ssing pieces" to folks who didn't purchase the >> complete system from you (voiced/unvoiced, slew control, etc). >>=20 >> Nick >=20 > To speak the truth I'd not recommend to copy the A-129 modules as they ar= e. As already mentioned by you more modern VCAs (SSM2164) > instead of the obsolete and expensive Curtis VCAs CEM3381 should be used.= And it would be also a good idea to use a better type of > VC slew limiter (not the controller/slew limiter combo with pulsewidth co= ntrolled VC switches and lowpass filters). After all it > would be a redesign. Only the filter stages could remain unchanged. Maybe= we could collect orders. If 50 orders are reached we may > think about a new more compact vocoder, i.e. an all-in-one unit with anal= ysis section, slew limiter, synthesis section. Each channel > linked via jumpers between analysis section/slew limiter input and slew l= imiter output/synthesis section so that it can expanded to > a fully modular version if desired by replacing the jumpers by output/inp= ut sockets. But I don't want to promise anything as we > still have a lot of projects to be finished. >=20 > Best wishes > Dieter Doepfer >=20 >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------ >=20 > ------------------------------------ >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------ >=20 > Yahoo Groups Links >=20 >=20 >=20 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doepfer_a100/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doepfer_a100/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: xxxxxxx_xxxx-xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx=20 xxxxxxx_xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: xxxxxxx_xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/