[sdiy] Taking a Step towards - - --((FUTURE-PREDICTIONS))-- - -

[Paul Maddox]

John,

> You are correct, regarding hardware. But, in the Paul Maddox school of
SDIY,
> the "S" sometimes stands for "Software" or "Softsynth."

nah, its still Synth, but I just don't say what kind :-)

> Using Open
> Source software running on off-the-shelf hardware (the Chameleon) is an
easy
> way to get into this type of SDIY, if you have programming skills. And I
> suspect that I'm not the only one here who's better at programming
computers
> than building them.

cool, you gonna make something for the Chameleon?

> If I may have some fun with Tim's post, here's my spun version:
>     Software is much easier to DIY. Hardware takes far more work and a
wider
> range of tools to get anything out. Software is also generally easier to
> experiment with, as you don't have to worry about blowing up your
precious,
> rare components.

:-)


Paul