I was planning on ripping the sound SRAMs so that I could properly decode the data and
burn new sounds, but then I decided that it was too much hassle. Except for the crash and
ride cymbals, those are easy. I won't ever use the 707 sounds if I rip them. Since I have
wanted to make better clock controls I decided that the best thing to do is bypass the
whole "gate array" mess and simply reproduce the circuitry for the cymbals for every other
voice. This is a lot of new stuff, though - so I'll need to either re-case or squeeze
eerything onto a PCB. I am keen to try PCBs but I need a new printer first, as mine died.
Re-casing is a pain but cool since I can fit many other mods which I simply don't have
room for in there.
This stuff is on hold with me until later in the spring. I am working a lame 3rd shift job
now and my garage workbench is frozen, so once it gets warmer out there I'll get started
again. I will desolder and rip all of the SRAMs sometime this year, but I've had to put it off.
I miss my modding!