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Hi Harry
--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, HDibrell@... wrote:
> I finally quit taking publications like Electronic Musician,  Keyboard, 
> etc., because I found myself falling into that trap of "If I only
had  this piece 
> of gear, I could make some real music!" 

me too, i can relate. i used to live for the day when the new reviews
arrived. now... i find barely anything of interest much less of
excitement when i do see the harcopy mags. This , in large part is
certainly because i am now an old fart. My rig is 'sufficient' and i
have become very jaded, but i just see very little out there other
than the 45,623rd iteration of the same tired modeling formula. ho
hum. The articles that i look forward to now are in the mode of
'Classic Tracks' in Mix. Stories of how music got (or sometimes
'didn't' get) recorded.


> That is one of the things I  enjoy 
> about the modular "community" . It seems to be populated more with
people  
> trying to tailor an instrument that fits what they do ,rather than
what they are  
> told they should have. 

what an interesting point!
while it's true that , out here on 'Analog Boutique Street' we all
hiss and squabble about the tiresome minutiae of our preferences. But
at least we're not all obsessing about the rev level of the same
ol'Triton patches. 
   You're right! analog modulars impose a degree of individuality
simply by virtue of their intrinsic resistance to exact repeatability.
Plus, now in the '2nd Golden Age', mix n' matched rigs are easier than
ever to assemble and this affords enormous opportunity for
individuality and customization. (please note how i suppressed the
urge to plug DIY.....er.....oops!). The post DX7 digitals that
dominate the pages of the mainstream synth press impose  a uniformity
that is very insidious. It shows up in the music. (Another plug for
Mix...) The late , much lamented, Stephen St. Croix wrote eloquently
about this in his erstwhile "Fast Lane" column 

>I know that's not totally true , there is some hype,

...anywhere there's even a LITTLE money to be made (surprisingly little!)
 
> just  not as much and as intense. 

true , true ... and this a mercy to us all, your point reminds me that
i should count my blessings* now and again  ....
thanks!

-doc


* let's see...wogglebugs, mixolator, envelator, noise ring, JAG,
miniwave....