[sdiy] Grateful users

[Ken Stone]

Bravo.

BTW, you're not the only person on this list who has time for Eric and his
designs. A significant chunk of my synth is based on his designs.

Ken

>Y-ellow All.
>         I had all sorts of comments to make on this and the "A Good Read" 
>thread but I just thought. There's someone on this list even more deserving 
>of your support. Though he would never care to admit it.
>
>Amongst other things, Eric Barbour has gone to a lot of trouble to design 
>valve based synthesis modules and it seems I'm the only person here who's 
>even shown an interest in them. Yet a lot of people here have lamented over 
>the years that this is exactly the kind of stuff that's lacking out there. 
>Not only are we talking new features, we're talking never before heard of 
>features. From what I understand, despite his best efforts, there are 
>certain clowns who's dissed him badly for even trying to do this stuff. The 
>same people who've been screaming out for it. Mostly on other certain EM 
>lists but you'll note that people here are hardly holier than thou.
>
>I love my little TM-1. I'd buy everything that Eric makes, (And Paul and 
>Tom and Gene etc etc for that matter) if I weren't an impoverished disabled 
>musician/artist type. Not because it's valve gear. I'm not a purist of any 
>kind. But because it's truly innovative. And for that matter, so is 
>everyone else here who makes stuff. We are the true craft's persons of 
>electronic musical instruments. And I think it's a shame that no-one else 
>here has realized what Eric has achieved.
>
>Whilst most people consider valves only for "THAT WARM TUBE SOUND" Eric 
>recognized that there were some unique properties of valves that could be 
>exploited to do weird and wonderful things. And where else are you going to 
>find voltage controlled valve gear?
>
>I'm not even really talking about getting everyone to go out and support 
>Eric by buying this stuff but Eric deserves a bit of recognition for having 
>put a large chunk of his bread and butter time aside for advancing the art 
>where no-one else has even ventured. And I just think it's a shame that 
>almost everyone here has overlooked what's staring them in the face. Have a 
>closer look at what some of this stuff does. Ignore the fact that it's 
>valve gear if you have to. And give him a much needed pat on the back.
>
>I'm not talking about hypocrisy but I think we all tend to do what we 
>complain about people doing to us and I think Eric needs all the 
>encouragement we can give him. And I like to think that Eric will still be 
>making this stuff by the time I can afford to buy more of it.
>
>Be absolutely icebox.
>
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