"imho, designing/building a Serge system just by plopping in modules or
building from a kit is similar to putting together a Stradivarius from parts
that you'd get from the master.. you may have all the right parts, but your
bridge might not be aligned properly, etc.. as opposed to having the whole
instrument (and that's the key word here as you point out!!) assembled,
fine-tuned/calibrated and tested by the master builder (which is what Rex
does)."
If you depend on the specific physical layout of a panel to create your
music, this makes sense. Otherwise, I'd have to question this line of
reasoning. By definition, a modular synthesizer consists of modules that
each exist as a separate electrical entity, whether each module is mounted
behind its own individual panel or grouped with other modules behind a
single panel. Each of these modules can be calibrated by the master.
Whatever physical layout you choose for a selection of modules, the
instrument will be functionally the same. This could not be said of the
parts for a Stradivarius.
building from a kit is similar to putting together a Stradivarius from parts
that you'd get from the master.. you may have all the right parts, but your
bridge might not be aligned properly, etc.. as opposed to having the whole
instrument (and that's the key word here as you point out!!) assembled,
fine-tuned/calibrated and tested by the master builder (which is what Rex
does)."
If you depend on the specific physical layout of a panel to create your
music, this makes sense. Otherwise, I'd have to question this line of
reasoning. By definition, a modular synthesizer consists of modules that
each exist as a separate electrical entity, whether each module is mounted
behind its own individual panel or grouped with other modules behind a
single panel. Each of these modules can be calibrated by the master.
Whatever physical layout you choose for a selection of modules, the
instrument will be functionally the same. This could not be said of the
parts for a Stradivarius.