Bravo For the lederhosen! The ramsey radio is a direct conversion device and the tuning
is voltage controlled by biasing a generic (1n4001) diode 0 to 9 volts, the tuning range
isnt that extensive but will work well, you will need an external antenna (about 50 ft)
and is cost effective. Stick a vatrol to control the volume and you have a good start.

Tim



--- synthtrader < synthtrader@... > wrote:

>
> hi,
>
> Thanks for the feedback! Some of my comments...
>
> << Great idea! But how about having voltage control over the tuner
> >>
>
> I agree! Its necessary. I suggested it also.
>
> << I don't this is too esoteric... :-) >>
>
> Good. If Dieter thinks it is then perhaps we could still convince
> him with enough preorders.
>
> << Why not also have a reel to reel tape player with voltage
> controlled speed >>
>
> Hmm, kinda like a modern Space Echo with longer Sound on Sound times
> and expanded CV (instead of just for clocking the delay). This would
> be lovely of course, but perhaps too big and too expensive. One
> problem is that the read/write devices are hard to source used/NOS,
> and almost impossible to find new. As far as space concerns a
> microcassette version would work well in the A-100 format, and be
> kind of lo-fi, but it requires 3 heads (IIRC, read, write, erase)
> and microcassettes only have two! So perhaps it could be done, and
> surely Dieter could find a way, but it'd have to be custom built and
> therefore the module would be more money cause of assembly. The
> alternative is using NOS/used parts and a big external case. And it
> couldn't be done any cheaper than a Space Echo so that kills a big
> portion of the market...lots of people would just buy a Space Echo
> (without the expanded VC of course, it does have some).
>
> Now an alternative, which admittedly isn't as cool, is for Doepfer
> to release the BBD-based analog delay with CV as discussed earlier
> PLUS an analogue pitch shifter (no digital because of lag
> times)...with CV of course. This would do pretty much the same thing
> but of course the timbre (sound) would be of a different character.
> BBD delay times are also dependent on the number of stages and that
> influences the purity or cleanliness of the final outputted signal.
> That is why most BBDs are lo-fi...its usually a compromise between
> longer delay times and signal to noise ratio.
>
> << For that matter what about a whole line of space-age-bachelor-pad-
> hi-fi modules >>
>
> Like this one:
> http://yamazaki-maso.net/news/101.jpg
>
> !!!
>
> << How about a voltage controlled line of lingerie >>
>
> hahaha. sure. and while we're at it, DOEPFER presents VC LEDERHOSEN!!
>
>
>
>

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