[sdiy] Moog-style modules

[Tim Stinchcombe]

> Neil Johnson wrote:
> >>http://www.cluboftheknobs.com/products_mod.html
> >>Moog clones, apparently from Portugal
> > 
> > 
> > Mmmm...is it me, or do these look rather like the modules from 
> > MusicSynthesizers.com?
> > 
> > 	http://www.musicsynthesizers.com
> > 
> > Even down to the little starburst logo.
> 
> No, it isn't. For reference, this has been 
> discussed wi(l)dely in the synthesizers.com list.
> Roger Arrick is certainly not happy with this 
> similarities.

Doepfer are not happy either, and are keeping a keen eye on the situation
too. The described functionality of the non-Moog clones is virtually
identical to the equivalent Doepfer module, and in many cases, the text
looks like it has actually been cut-and-pasted from the Doepfer web pages.
Not very subtle at all.

Having looked through the relevant synthesizers.com threads, I suspect the
guy running it was deluged with emails from fans of boths camps
(Synthesizers.com and Doepfer), asking just exactly what he was up to. As
far as I can tell, so far he has been putting a 'big system' together, and
thus has not fulfilled any orders for individual modules - when he does, it
should become clear just what he is about.

Tim

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