Wiardgroup

--- In wiardgroup@y..., "Sebastian Kuehnl" <skuehnl@y...> wrote:
> Hello guys <:-)
> 
> This was my attempt: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wiard
> There was little self-initiated reaction (hey Mark), and then I had 
to turn
> attention to other things -- at this time getting the Buchla 700 
repaired is
> my only concern.
> 
> I'd love to see this Yahoogroup becoming a forum for exchange 
of files,
> ideas and discussion regarding the possibilites of the *.256 
wavetables in
> the Wiard. As great and exceptional the other stuff is, I think this 
really
> is the heart of the Wiard. Nonlinear synthesis, pulse 
sequencing, sample
> playback and processing are just starting points and yet 
provide brainfood
> for years. Anyone who gave his Wavecity a "Bank select" CV 
input?; who uses
> two or more WCs for higher control level or polyphony (PPG 
sound rules, and
> it's that easy with some detuning)?; who has made a 
speech-synth chip?; who
> uses a ROMulator plugged to the WC for rapid program 
change in live
> performance situations? etc etc.
> 
> Regarding release dates for the described new modules, refer 
to the Wiard
> "purchase" page, and have a smile.
> 
> For people who are not so familiar with Wiard yet (I often hear 
concerns
> about the seemingly small module range), I posted to the file 
area a list of
> a few perhaps less obvious facts about Wiard modules.
> 
> I've often heard of Wiard customers with crazy case/ 
rackmounting ideas -
> I'm certainly curious to see some results!
> 
> Finally I'd like to know if you would say that the information on 
Wiard
> webpages and *.PDF manuals were a good thing/ helped with/ 
were required for
> learning about stuff and deciding to buy/ sucked because of all 
the mistakes
> (outdated, missing or contradicting info)/ or whatever.
> 
> Best wishes to all;
> Sebastian Kuehnl

Yes there is a fair number of mistakes in the documentation. And 
a couple little errors in the modules themselves. If I had let any of 
the little stuff stop me, like losing helpers, business partners 
leaving, distributors not distributing etc. None of this would have 
happened at all.

So the choice between doing the job imperfectly and not doing it 
at all. I started Wiard with zero capital, whatever has happened 
has been financed by each purchase, one system at a time.

This doesn't leave any time for tidying up loose ends, as I hope 
to do at some point.