SergeModular

> After
> endlessly obsessing about which modules on which panel and coughing up
> the 50% down, you could expect to get your stuff in a couple months.

Those really were the days. I wish it was so now. That's really my point, at
a time when there is unprecedented interest in modular synthesisers and new
'boutique' systems like AS, Wiard and Fenix are springing up all over the
place what is happening at STS?

>
>Custom panels, I don't know... Rex seems to be in charge of
> those and he wants to kick back and enjoy himself once in a while, so
> the custom panels may be a long turnaround thing for some time.

How many businesses can afford to have such an attitude, especially with the
amount of competition around today.

>
> On the Modcan thing... Playability and sound quality, I was not real

impressed.

> The ladder filter sounded thin to me, and not real stable. The other
> modules were fine, the quad vca was a bit funky in lay-out.

Well most things are subjective especially sound. I stress that I would NOT
have a ModCan system over a Serge. I don't know what you mean by a filter
not being stable however. I think it is reasonable to say some of the other
modules are more than fine. I can't fault the digital oscillator for
example.

>
> It seems that Mr Duncan took some
> Serge things from late 70's vintage and did mixed liberally with his own
> ideas.

A little harsh again IMO. He's taken ideas from several different systems,
Digisound and Polyfusion for example. And why not if they sound good.
On the other hand there has barely been any development to the Serge modules
in recent years apart from a couple of control modules (Boolean Logic etc).
I guess the bottom line is we have to be thankful that Rex resurrected the
Serge name and has kept the thing going all this time.
Is there anyone however who can't honestly say that it would be slammin' if
there was an *official* STS website with pictures, mp3's, info on all the
modules, online ordering, and you might just get your panel (with a
manual!!) in less than two months.....just like every other small synth
company has been capable of doing.
CW