MOTM

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Wagorn <pwagorn@...>
> Perhaps I have this all wrong & the philosophy is that MOTM is not meant
to be someone's "only" modular...?

It depends on your outlook and your need to have your modular completed
right now.  In that case, very few of the modulars on the market today could
be considered complete enough to be someone's only modular unless that
someone was not too picky.  While John Blacet has added many new and great
modules to his line, certainly it is not "complete."  Dot com has added
nothing but rehashed mixers in a long time. And, there are gaps in MOTM
land.  If you just want more variety of modules at this time, Doepfer seems
to have the best selection.  But, quanitiy and quality do not always go hand
in hand.

So, you just have to decide what you need. Many people make the music they
need not with just what is available in MOTM land or dot com land.  Sure,
they want more stuff, but work around what they do not have until hopefully
it becomes available.  Never in history have we have so many great modules
from such a variety of vendors as we do now.  So it seems we should focus on
what we do have rather than what we do not.

When I started buying MOTM, Paul sold only one module.  Sure, I built it.  I
looked at it and wondered when it would have friends.  I remember the 700 VC
switch was an early module.  But, I had nothing significant to switch with
it.  Now, the MOTM selection is better than ever.  But, as is the nature of
modular it will never be complete as there will always be something else
that one could use.  So, my position has been mix and match from various
vendors to get what you want.  I have supplemented my MOTM experience with
other, especially all the cool stuff that John Blacet makes.  I have John's
VC EG.  I will still buy the MOTM VC EG when it comes out because they are
bound to have a different feature set (no one implements like John).  But,
that might put me in the minority.  I cannot sell a panels for it.  You can
get them from Schaeffer.  But, I want to see the MOTM module version.  If I
make panels for any other VC EG at this point, I am lessening the
possibility that the MOTM version will be reality.

Larry H