I have a seven panel system i got about a year and a half ago - BTW,
I got the system in about 4 or 5 days (it's all "shop" panels, but I
got everything except the Animal and the Soup Kitchen2)- it's an
awesome system, and I love the filters - all of them - I do wish
there were a R.P./Serge designed 24db in the lot, but I get some
added color (as if you need it) by using a Waldorf dual XPole filter,
and that works great. I,ve even run the Serge modules into the
external ins of the Access Virus and the Waldorf XT at times.
Honestly, there is nothing I Don,t like about the Serge. Maybe the
price. But I first played the original Serges at UCLA Music labs in
the early '70s. After that, in my mind there was no question. One day
I would own one. And that instrument was nothing compared to what Rex
has done with it in terms of stability, specs, and finish. So I just
bellied up to the bar and payed the price. Over twenty years later. I
have played the larger moog systems, and they don't compare. I spent
2 years playing a three-cabinet, twin keyboard Arp 2500 at UT, and
while completely different, and wonderful in many ways, it didn't
compare. I've read the posts by the guys who would like to play the
Serge before they buy it, and I sympathize. But just get one. Don't
worry that you won't like it, because there is nothing to compare it
to. I totally agree with the writer who said he was glad everybody
didn't have one of these things. I feel the same way. The Serge plays
a large role in the unique sound of the stuff coming out of my studio.
In ten years, I'll get thirty grand for it. (that's not to say I
would actually consider selling it). As for STS, and the company
philosophy, well, if it were not for Rex, we probably would not have
this instrument alive and well today, and certainly not in its
present incarnation. So whatever he does with it is fine by me. I
mean, reaLLY. It is a one-off (even the "shop" panels), hand-built,
hand-calibrated, rare and beautifully crafted musical instrument in a
class of its own. If you want "a modular", there are ways to get one.
The convertible I like is the Jaguar XK8, and I don't want another.
And I don't just want the steering wheel, i.e. the filters. I want
the whole damn thing. But then I'm weird that way. Rex has to hang up
on Me, cause I talk too much. Imagine That.
BarryM
I got the system in about 4 or 5 days (it's all "shop" panels, but I
got everything except the Animal and the Soup Kitchen2)- it's an
awesome system, and I love the filters - all of them - I do wish
there were a R.P./Serge designed 24db in the lot, but I get some
added color (as if you need it) by using a Waldorf dual XPole filter,
and that works great. I,ve even run the Serge modules into the
external ins of the Access Virus and the Waldorf XT at times.
Honestly, there is nothing I Don,t like about the Serge. Maybe the
price. But I first played the original Serges at UCLA Music labs in
the early '70s. After that, in my mind there was no question. One day
I would own one. And that instrument was nothing compared to what Rex
has done with it in terms of stability, specs, and finish. So I just
bellied up to the bar and payed the price. Over twenty years later. I
have played the larger moog systems, and they don't compare. I spent
2 years playing a three-cabinet, twin keyboard Arp 2500 at UT, and
while completely different, and wonderful in many ways, it didn't
compare. I've read the posts by the guys who would like to play the
Serge before they buy it, and I sympathize. But just get one. Don't
worry that you won't like it, because there is nothing to compare it
to. I totally agree with the writer who said he was glad everybody
didn't have one of these things. I feel the same way. The Serge plays
a large role in the unique sound of the stuff coming out of my studio.
In ten years, I'll get thirty grand for it. (that's not to say I
would actually consider selling it). As for STS, and the company
philosophy, well, if it were not for Rex, we probably would not have
this instrument alive and well today, and certainly not in its
present incarnation. So whatever he does with it is fine by me. I
mean, reaLLY. It is a one-off (even the "shop" panels), hand-built,
hand-calibrated, rare and beautifully crafted musical instrument in a
class of its own. If you want "a modular", there are ways to get one.
The convertible I like is the Jaguar XK8, and I don't want another.
And I don't just want the steering wheel, i.e. the filters. I want
the whole damn thing. But then I'm weird that way. Rex has to hang up
on Me, cause I talk too much. Imagine That.
BarryM
--- In SergeModular@y..., "C. Whitten" <chris@c...> wrote:
>
> > I would like Rex to do his own 24db filter though - just not
> > in the style of any other manufacturer.
> Yes, although the VCFQ has it's merits I just don't think it
matches the
> giddy heights set by most of the other Serge modules. Some people
think that
> any 'multi-mode' is a compromise, I don't know but dedicated LPF's
and HPF's
> would be an exciting addition to the Serge system. As mentioned the
other
> day however, new Serge modules are not high on the agenda at the
moment.
>
> >Phase shifter is nice and creamy. Handy for creating vibrato and
fm
> >effects.<
> I'm glad the words 'vibrato and fm' were highlighted as IMO phase
shifting
> is not one of this modules strong points.
> I'm off to try and get my AM inputs to work....haven't figured that
out yet.
> CW