1970's again? (was Re: [sdiy] pro EQs)

[Chris Hellon]

Temporary delurk...

Kenneth Elhardt wrote:

>I've also always considered being into synthesis meant first and foremost
>people wanted to use synths.  Spending lots of time building yet another
>oscillator because you don't want to buy one takes away from that first
>goal.  That might explain why I've never heard a single composition (or
>sound or note) from most of the DIY community.
>  
>

Further to the comments of others already expressed, it occurred to me 
when reading this that nobody ever said that the Strat didn't pass 
muster because Leo Fender wasn't a guitarist... and wasn't it a good 
thing for the popularity of synths that Bob Moog could count Wendy 
Carlos as a good friend?

Construction and proficiency take different mindsets, although they are 
both creative arts. I'd no more expect a synth builder to be a virtuoso 
keyboardist than I'd expect Yehudi Menuhin to build his own violins, and 
I don't think that detracts from the skills of either.

-- Chris (going back into lurk mode again)