MOTM

To me, *any* module triggers thoughts about how to use it.  An unusual
module may trigger unusual thoughts more than a usual module and may
lead to something interesting, though simply hooking usual modules up
'wrong' can lead to nifty stuff, too.

I guess my point is that, to quote god (obscure reference), "it's in
the way that you use it".  I built a pretty comprehensive usual system
and then have added many unusual modules.  I am not a pro, or even a
semi-pro, but I am a musician and I can justify pretty much any
expenditure as long as it results in music.  

Music is better than money.

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
>
> Well, there are several ways to approach building 'strange' modules:
> 
> a) the #1 selling MOTM module is the MOTM-800 EG
> b) the MOTM-510 WaveWarper has sold less than the MOTM-420 VCF by 2:1
> 
> I call this the 'Buchla Pyramid' effect: the stranger your modules,
the smaller 
> the customer base. You begin to approch the limit of only 1 person
in the world 
> wanting what you have :)
> 
> I have several 'strange' modules in the works. 2005 was spent trying
to ship all 
> the un-strange ones on order (mostly from June of last year, when
prices were 
> about to go up and over 700 modules were ordered in a span of *10
days*).
> 
> The other issue with 'strangeness' is people want *different
degrees* of it. 
> Again, take the '510. Larry Hendry told me he tried to use it for
10min before 
> audio even came out. He never used it again. Robert Rich took the
prototype and 
> made *entire tracks* on his last CD 'Lithosphere' using it.
> 
> Paul S.
>