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Interesting incites into why we are so bored with the media converage
of our sport....  Back in the day, it was about spotlighting all of
the "Unobtainium" around - reviewing the melotron, Moog 3 or other
expensive gems that we couldn't afford.  Kinda like looking at a car
mag with the latest Ferrari.  Nowadays, Keyboard Mag is featuring the
latest Pinto in all of its glory...  Where is the review of the Genoqs
Sequencer or the 'Ebbe und Flut?'



--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "drmabuce" <drmabuce@...> wrote:
>
> 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....
>