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TW 

--- thomas white <djthomaswhite@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Very well said! I wish more people would give it a
> shot (Modular). Might be more work to understand or
> patch, but I have learned more than I ever thought
> about audio in general from these modules (MOTM and
> the rest) and I highly reccommend that everyone
> build
> and fire up one module for the first time to know
> the
> feeling of creating an audio tool. I have never felt
> so comfortable and at home in my small studio and I
> have been inspired to look deeper into all my gear
> based on my modulars. All my "Legendary" synths in
> the
> collection mean at least twice as much to own now
> that
> I have learned a more complete grasp of analog and
> CV/Gate via building my own stuff. Anyone feelin me?
> 
> Thomas White
> 
> 
> --- grantrichter2001@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Hi Paul,
> > 
> > Glad you could drop by.
> > 
> > Pauls modules are oriented towards doing a
> specific
> > function 
> > perfectly and they are mechanically very rugged.
> The
> > Wiard 
> > modules are oriented towards providing the maximum
> > amount 
> > of NEW functionality in the smallest and lightest
> > package. Both 
> > have their place in the orchestra of life.
> > 
> > I have never considered Paul or anyone else a
> > competitor. As a 
> > matter of fact, I have asked everyone who has
> > inquired about a 
> > Wiard to look at the Synthesis Technology site to
> be
> > sure they 
> > are aware of that option. It is more important to
> me
> > that the 
> > customer be happy in the long run, than to just
> get
> > their dollars. 
> > And I have never spoken negatively of ANY other
> > modular 
> > manufacturer or their products.
> > 
> > If one looks at a marketplace as having a limited
> > number of 
> > participants, with all providers competeing for a
> > fixed number of 
> > dollars, this is called a "zero sum game". That is
> > where  
> > concepts such as "market share" come from.
> > 
> > Rex Probe, John Blacet and I see the analog
> modular 
> > manufacturers competeing as a group against Korg,
> > Roland and 
> > other "design by comittee" organizations. As such,
> > the more 
> > successful any manufacturer is, the more
> successful
> > the entire 
> > group is.
> > 
> > We are working cooperatively to expand the
> > marketplace by 
> > making it a friendly place to be. If you have a
> > group of 
> > manufacturers stabbing each other in the back over
> > here, but 
> > over here you have a group of friendly, mature
> > people working 
> > together to further the Arts as whole, who would
> you
> > rather 
> > purchase from?
> > 
> > This is why I am actively  working to make the
> Wiard
> > designs 
> > available in as many mechanical formats as I can.
> > The Wiard 
> > was never intended to be closed system, the
> designs
> > are 
> > intended to expand the capabilites of ANY
> electronic
> > music 
> > studio. The mechanical format was neccesary to
> have
> > a carrier 
> > for the electronics. But I do not believe it is
> the
> > solution to every 
> > need.
> > 
> > John Blacet, Terry Michaels and I are working
> > together to bring 
> > out a budget priced capable VCO module. This will
> > allow 
> > younger people on a budget to start to learn about
> > analog 
> > oscillators. If they remain interested, in the
> > future they may  
> > purchase a Wiard, MOTM or other system. But if we
> do
> > not 
> > expand the number of people involved, we will all
> > become 
> > historical footnotes.
> > 
> > Best Regards,
> > 
> > Grant Richter
> > 
> > > 
> > > MOTM is in a different market than Wiard. The
> > format
> > > is larger, less functions per module. In a way,
> we
> > > compete for $$$ but there are several MOTM/Wiard
> > dual
> > > owners on this list.
> > > 
> > > Blacet (www.blacet.com) sells a version of the
> > > Waveform Cirty that Grant designed. Dave Bradley
> > sells
> > > MOTM-compatible faceplates for it.
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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