Plan-B Update

HueMonContact · Post by **HueMonContact** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:58 pm

I'm totally fine with the bananas on this design, if it cost less than the easel I would totally be into getting one of these. Really inspiring instrument. I hope Peter goes full steam ahead with this design

hpsounds · Post by **hpsounds** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:07 pm

+1 for The Voice !

HÃƒÂ©di K.

Fnord · Post by **Fnord** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:53 am

I'd get one of these AND an easel. Financial security be damned.

So, who wants to buy a QMF?

a100user · Post by **a100user** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:59 am

Bananas every time. Interfacing to Euro or 5U is no issue as long as you have a common ground.

sienisetä · Post by **sienisetä** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:31 am

I also think bananas are great for this design! Now if the voltage levels would be similar(ish) to euro it would be killer.. but on it's own it looks very capable (I'd still get one.)
Any guesses on the price? I'd hope it would be cheaper than the Easel.

amnesia · Post by **amnesia** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:45 am

I say go for it Peter! Looks great .

A Dingleberry Monstrosity · Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:30 pm

Good luck Peter. I for one am ready to buy his modules again (although from a third party

)

I don't want to sound like a dick, but I think that voice module... although awesome... would be a mistake right now. It's WAY to much of a build when you're basically starting from scratch with the general public. Mho of course.

Start small and build from there. Put out some modules.
To be honest we will always be there for a beast like "the voice". Just because buchla makes one doesnt mean no one wants the other. Do you honestly think if buchla came out with a euro oscillator that no one would want a model 15 or a dpo?

amnesia · Post by **amnesia** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:37 pm

He has been thru Cevin Key.

DonKartofflo · Post by **DonKartofflo** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:06 pm

One more incredibly cool thing imho would be to add a small nana/3.5 patchbay somewhere on the voice. easy interfacing! And this along with the 1v/octave, other features and lower price would totally make me buy this much rather than an easel.
Plus I heard Don Buchla's Son is a dick

Mitchk1989 · Post by **Mitchk1989** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:18 pm

DonKartofflo wrote:One more incredibly cool thing imho would be to add a small nana/3.5 patchbay somewhere on the voice. easy interfacing! And this along with the 1v/octave, other features and lower price would totally make me buy this much rather than an easel.
Plus I heard Don Buchla's Son is a dick

That would also work for me I suppose (the interface bit)

A Dingleberry Monstrosity · Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:44 pm

amnesia wrote:He has been thru Cevin Key.

let me restate that. I'm ready to buy peters modules that don't feature eyeballs sprinkled all over the place and what looks like black goo spilt over the top of it again.

Peters modules are/were some of the most beautiful around. How putting eyeballs all over them is seen as an improvement is beyond me.

thetwlo · Post by **thetwlo** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:53 pm

A Dingleberry Monstrosity wrote: let me restate that. I'm ready to buy peters modules that don't feature eyeballs sprinkled all over the place and what looks like black goo spilt over the top of it again.

Peters modules are/were some of the most beautiful around. How putting eyeballs all over them is seen as an improvement is beyond me.

agreed, they remain of the best front panel designs in euro.

amnesia · Post by **amnesia** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:53 pm

totally agree about the eyeball, joke shop thing. Just imagine it on The Voice!

Junk Rhythm · Post by **Junk Rhythm** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:01 pm

Peter, bring your designs back. Nanners or 3.5mm jacks. No preference on that, but bring them back with the "Classic" Plan B look. I want my synth to look like a synth, not a 12 year old's guitar case covered in stickers.

Mitchk1989 · Post by **Mitchk1989** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:18 pm

also preferably with a manufacturer that can be more competitive on pricing...

madcap · Post by **madcap** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:23 pm

I don't think it'd be wise to go up against buchla on this. The market demanded an easel. If the voice came out first, sure. If he licensed it out, maybe... But as it is, I'd not feel comfortable buying a 2-4k box from plan B. sell me a touch panel keyboard tho, please.

I like the subcon panel.... A whole row of them may be a little much, but 2 vcos and an LFO look great. I can easily read the setting, but havent needed to... theres only a few functions.

The sound though ... Smoking ... I am so glad I got a second m15. First impressions is that it's an even better purchase than the first. Tho I guess that they were designed to be used in pairs like the 258?

Maybe the 2nd run will be more vanilla panel so that even the more timidly fashioned racks can have the fatness.

madcap · Post by **madcap** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:30 pm

But.....

I would buy a damn touch panel keyboard.....I would buy one of those so hard.

science · Post by **science** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:34 pm

Maybe he can team up with Randal - have him design and manufacture the case for it. Dream team.

p.s. Glad to see progress being made to pay back those who were screwed over - provided Peter doesn't go at it Cynthia style and blame the customers for every problem, I might even consider picking up a module or two from a dealer depending on what comes out.

tailwagger · Post by **tailwagger** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:14 pm

I'm getting an Easel.

I'd also be up for a banana "The Voice".

Mitchk1989 · Post by **Mitchk1989** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:22 pm

tailwagger wrote:I'm getting an Easel.

I'd also be up for a banana "The Voice".

Wouldn't you rather only buy one touchplate keyboard though?

Maybe split this into two halves...

tailwagger · Post by **tailwagger** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:42 pm

OK. One touchplate makes sense. If not, I'd still be interested in Peter's "The Voice".

numan7 · Post by **numan7** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:35 pm

madcap wrote:But.....

I would buy a damn touch panel keyboard.....I would buy one of those so hard.

...diamond-hard if it featured x-y position sensing, in addition to pressure, on each of the keys !! :cat:

cheers

madcap · Post by **madcap** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:57 pm

I'm not saying x-y wouldn't be sweet... It would be... But if he could just take whatever he's got ready for the voice.... And make a damn keyboard. I'd buy that fucker.

missingtwin · Post by **missingtwin** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:07 am

I too would definitely purchase
the touch keyboard component of
The voice if it was offered stand alone.
It's a mystery to me why no one has yet
produced a traditional keyboard touch
controller with cv/pressure/location
sensing for euro.

RealDudes · Post by **RealDudes** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:14 am

purely judging from the front panel, I'd rather have the voice than the easel.

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