[sdiy] Forget modular then... what's a synthesizer ???

[Dave Krooshof - dendriet.nl]

2005/8/22, Harry Bissell Jr <harrybissell at prodigy.net>:
> If you made it configurable... it has
> achieved modularity
> 
> The reason I insist on (re)configurability
> is that almost ALL electronic circuits are
> made of subcircuits that could be considered
> 'modules'.   Expo module, CCO module, waveshape
> module...

The definition of being modular is a matter of perspective.
Modular to the user or modular to the designer?

I made a synth of modules, but hide the patch from the user (i.c.
myself) it's not that modular anymore, but it was when I made the
thing.

And isn't an opamp a module, in a way? ;-)

Do you guys 'normalise' your synths? that is: If you pull out all
patchcables, are the modules of your synth connected through a default
patch, or are all
modules separated? Maybe that is distinguishing?

I have 2:
One has radiobuttons and rotary knobs to patch. It's patching
possibilities are limited, but patching is fast and easy to
understand.
The other one is normalised: It serves a special function in a default
patch, but these lines are switch of when you put a jack in an input
socket.


Dave *with fluid-cooled undies, thus maintaining a relaxed attitude*

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