Eric/Tubes/Doepfer/etc.

[Bjarne Nillson]

Good said!
I agree into most of what you say,
besides the part where you say that
sweden is full of bananas everywhere!

reg
BJ (in banana land)



>From: Doug Tymofichuk <dougt at cancerboard.ab.ca>
>Reply-To: dougt at cancerboard.ab.ca
>To: synthdiy <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
>Subject: Re: Eric/Tubes/Doepfer/etc.
>Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:22:04 -0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
>
>
>On Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:12:43 +0000 (GMT) Paul Maddox
><Paul.Maddox at unilever.com> wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> >   I dont normally rise to the bait, but..
> >
> > 1) I have always found eric to be helpfull guy with a great
> > deal     of knowledge and as such I hold him with a high
> > respect.
>
>My experiences with Eric began about two months ago, when
>he responded positively to my tube challenge. I found him
>to be extremely helpful, eager to give out information, and
>easy to deal with. He even went so far as to ship me a box
>of tubes, sockets, and other components for me to
>experiment with, for absolutely no charge! And he has never
>had any problems answering my incessant emails asking goofy
>amateurish questions about tubes. If you look around at
>many tube sites on the web, you will find that he is a very
>well respected person who has contributed greatly to many
>other's efforts. He certainly has provided more support,
>information, and inspiration to me than anyone else on the
>list. (and so many of you have helped me so much! Thank you
>all!)
>
>I think that it is pretty unfair to criticize Eric for
>his efforts with tubes. At least he is exploring new areas
>of sound generation, instead of ripping off other's work to
>sell commercially (Doepfer). What would you prefer? I think
>that he should be praised for his pioneering spirit.
>Comparing the Hellfire to a solid state circuit without
>actually hearing it and then dismissing it as nothing
>different based on a few visual sample waveforms is just
>plain stupidity IMHO. That the person who made that
>statement claims to like guitars running through tube amps,
>just makes me question their sincerity.
>
>I will go out on a limb here and make the statement that a
>processor like the Hellfire has the potential to become a
>classic piece with the guitar/tube amp musicians. Like it
>or not. And I hope that it does! Anyone who believes that
>they can easily duplicate it's sound with solid state
>circuitry has never really *heard* the sound of tubes.
>
>I'm not at all surprised at Eric's reaction to others
>attacking his efforts. I get criticized almost every day
>for my interests in tubes, the fact that I play
>drums/banjo, and other things. After awhile it wears
>pretty thin. From what I can tell, Eric has had to endure
>this kind of crap for many years, and I can't say that I
>would not react the same way.
>
>So, I will continue to praise what I find noteworthy on
>this list, and I will continue to ignore those areas that
>do not interest me. Hopefully others will do the same.
>----------------------
>Doug Tymofichuk
>dougt at cancerboard.ab.ca
>

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