Xpantastic!

Hi PeWe,
Some random Thoughts:


I can't count how many times I considered duplicating the M12 with a
modular and came to the conclusion it just wasn't worth it.

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, PeWe > wrote:
>But it's not impossible to do it, see Doepfer, Cwejman, Synthesis
>Technology and some >more exotic small companies,- and they all have
>their customers. Why ? Answer: They >keep it small.

Yes, but I bet they lose interest. Synthesis technology discontinued
their kits. And is now having a subcontractor build the newer
modules. B.T.W. Is it not staggering the number
of modular synth companies seen on matrixsynth?

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, PeWe > wrote:
> For pros, the price was never the main factor in buying gear or
>not,- but swap the >market w/ tons of cheap gear to make
>music/noises, - all start to "produce" and the fee >for work In the
>music biz goes down, also for the pros.

Do you remember when the Korg M1 came out. Suddenly many
contemporary musicians
( strings , horns etc\u2026) found themselves out of work. I can remember
this causing a union strike or two.

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, PeWe > wrote:
>Meanwhile, the biz is down worldwide and there are tons of (bad)
>music for free as also >illegal copies all around ...
>Now, we have the situation of much more musicians, less jobs, small
>fee but also a >request of more knowledge tech wise and a never
>ending learning curve.
>"Please do everything imaginable w/ your professor like knowledge
>and all your gear, >but don't ask for money. Be happy w/ the credits
>you eventually get if the stuff will be >released". That seems to be
>the rule today.

Yes I agree, I have given up the notion of making any serious money
in the biz.

--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, PeWe > wrote:
>Kill the pro music biz and you kill the willingness to invest in
>high quality gear for a >adequate price which results in a more or
>less junk market of electronic noise >generators,- hardware or
>software.
>90% I see is crap, bad coded or built from cheap parts,- no
>reliability at all, no guaranteed >future and all made for the
>masses.
>On the other side: The crowd is satisfied w/ this, users of gear as
>also customers of >music.

Yes we have gone in reverse with these crappy MP3 formats. Which
makes me pause when considering an apple bit box.

I notice the kids would rather spend hours faking it with games like
Guitar Hero than to actually learn to play a real instrument. Being
a musician does not hold the charm it once did. Now the kids want to
be game programmers. A decision most regret when they discover the
long hours, low pay, and the shear tedium of testing a game.

Karl