Hi Stuart

> i agree with the others on this thread that the available modules from
> analogue solutions, fricke et al are not really worth the bother,
> since a vermona or even humble adx-1 offer more flexibility for less
> money.

It is true, that vermona adx or similar is fun. I owned a TAMA TS-305
and sometimes I still regret that I sold it. But I sold it, because I
had bought also a Jomox Xbase and finally found out the combination of
the drum sequencer with the drum sound creation is the essence of what
is really needed by 90 percent of the buyers and me...

> a set of modules with significant voltage control would
> certainly have its own niche in the market, the question is how large
> that market is.

... and I fear that the niche in the market of those 10 percent is to
small to survive.

And there is another aspect:
All the available drum modules are based on non voltage controlled
circuits. These are much easier (and cheaper) to implement than fully
voltage controlled drum modules.

Florian