[sdiy] Why I GPLd the Monowave and stopped commercial production

[Paddock, Toby]

> 
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:07:52 -0400 "NATE!" <timexheater at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > > On Wed, August 24, 2005 3:01 am, Paul Maddox said:
> > > > - I've also taken up playing bass guitar (a *real* instrument)
> > >
> > > ...!?...
> > >
> >
> > same thing went through my head! i never knew!
> 
> Although this can be interpreted as someone dissing synths (if you're
> ready for misconception, what isn't uncommon these days... ;-) playing
> bass or guitar is remarkably different. Creating each note immediately
> with your hands touching the oscillator cores, er, strings *is*
> something else, even compared to an acoustic piano. Not necessarily
> better, but definitely more immediate.
> 
> Christian

Well said. To me feeling of those fat heavy bass strings vibrating gives a
sense of feedback that is very appealing. I've only been playing bass a few
months and I pretty much stink at it, but I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm also
removing the quantization... err, I mean de-fretting a cheap bass. It's
turning out well so far.

Toby