Modular Synth Panels

(long-winded babble - please excuse, if you've things to do...)

Larry,

 Yes  -you are absolutely correct in this assessment - and I will 
further attempt to exemplify, at least what I think these 2 camps 
are - just to hopefully spur on some meaningful dialogue - since I'm 
really not into looking for another job at this point...just kidding, 
sorta?!?!

(disclaimer: I'm an idiot - please bear with me - AND this whole 
thing is more based around 'styles' than 'circuits', for the sake of 
this discussion)

 "Camp one: large format like MOTM, Oakley, Synthesizers.com.
Modcan" -LH 

Now aren't all these guys, except maybe Modcan, pretty much doing the 
Moog thing?  Modcans doing the Moog thing, but with the old banana's -
 don't totally understand this other than from a purely economic 
stance - which does have its own merits. Actually Modcan seems to 
have a pretty "creative" basis which I'm liking...but they really 
need to offer kits/conversions to us mod-obessed bastards.

And Tony/Oakley is just doing circuits so he is really kinda, "in 
concert" with MOTM, from what I see.  Ken is "not getting into this 
mess", which I think he is wise for - at this point.

"Camp two: frac rack format like Blacet, Paia, some Wiard,
D*epfer, Analog Sys."...etc...

what I see with this camp, which I'm finding is more "diverse" shall 
we say than the other, is that there is no allegiance in it as far as 
STYLE is concerned, as oppose to camp one's 'stylistic' preferences.  
And this is a good thing I think in one way - and in another, sorta 
keeps things "perhaps a bit too open".  Kinda interesting tidbit - 
wouldn't you agree?  Work with me here...

Maybe this is just the coolest about it all after all - huh?  

I really don't know, cause I'll never HAVE everything that exists now 
and be able to A/B all the pros and cons, although I did have the 
luxury of doing this back when the 'predecessors' (damn them) were 
still in existence.

What I found then, is that there were fairly "scientific" or "real-
world" reasons why some succeeded, and others never caught on (the 
great premise to a starting a "cult" for the underdogs) and I think 
we should all heed the historical significances of this previously 
experienced course.

I just have a strong ( and perhaps hell-bent!) desire to see this go 
into new, uncharted territory - and not just a rehash of the past
Maybe its happening already. But I'm really gonna be bummed if 
someone does a 2004 "Switched On...whatever".  I hope you're with me 
here still.

Once again these are just my insignificant babblings and I do NOT 
mean to minimize the efforts of ANYONE who is working towards this 
DIY synth thing.  My main purpose for even discussing these things in 
the first place is that I see a lot of, shall we say, talk - about 
things that don't have a whole lot to do with the end-purpose of 
creating actual music.  And I think it would be really a great thing 
for us all to sorta, kinda: link up the tech stuff, with the creative 
stuff. I swear that both mentalities benefit hugely from this - right?
Maybe I'm just being redundant....

It doesn't matter one small bit if you're a great "player" or 
whatever, just that hopefully you have some desire to communicate 
with 'sound' at some point.  I mean, Its well within all our grasps 
now to record a decent 'tune' at home and without the "Big Labels" 
dictating diddley-squat.  Lots are doing this now and i thing there's 
some great stuff out there - but its just still too underground for 
me now - It's gotta be it bigger, and I think it can be, with the 
right 'gradient' approach - If even just so the Big labels will fall 
away - once they realize that there is such a thing as MUSIC 
happening all around - and they fail on how to 'grasp' it.

Back to reality:

LH-
"So, looks like guys like me and companies like Schaeffer are going to
have plenty of format conversion work..." 

As long as you're into being 'busy', and have some auto-internet 
response thing set up for the questions you may be 'fielding' now, 
about such things as these silly ponderances which I have, and more 
importantly: "get me a freakin Wadsworth -Ultra Voltage Controlled 
Whoody Widget PANEL, now! I suspect many others do this better than 
I..!?!? 


AGAIN - I'll shut-up now - Thanks again!
LH - "Oh sure. Like we believe that. <snicker> About as likely as me
doing the same. :)"

There is a spot in heaven for us all!  - but I'm worried that we'll 
have to solder patchcords there, forever...in all 68 trillion 
colors....

Cheerio,

Rog


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