[sdiy] Chris Franke's synth

[Kevin Lightner]

>At 12:50 AM 3/25/2005 , Kevin Lightner wrote:
>
>>Oh well, not one post about the synth and we're talking about
>>communists and capitalists.
>>I'll post pics of Stalin selling his car next. Then maybe we'll talk
>>about synths again.
>>
>>;-)
>
>Hi Kevin,
>
>Sorry, I was kind of speechless, looking at those pictures. I can't think
>of anything intelligent and informative to say about them. I mean, it just
>makes me want my own huge modular, and reminds me of the time and money I
>don't have at the moment to achieve that goal. The instrument simply looks
>fantastic. If the owner is in a high-crime-risk neighborhood, I know of a
>bedroom he can hide that work of art in, and I promise it's a place where
>none of the thieves from his neighborhood would ever think to look, in a
>land far, far away. It will be taken good care of, and given periodic
>exercise. (He wouldn't want the pots to get scratchy, now would he?)   :)
>
>Just to punish my aching desire a bit more, do you have a list of modules
>used in that beast?
>
>
>take care,
>Glen


Thanks.
It was no slam to the list or whatever. :)
I've lately had some really iffy email stuff going on too.
(Yesterday both my mail server and satellite internet company 
contacted me about problems they were having, so things were very 
weird. I'm at the mercy of Satmex 5's orbit, Hughes idea of support, 
the weather and a server that really means well, but needs to hire 
some better programmers. ;-)

Big synth. I didn't take notes on what the modules were in it though. Sorry.
I took some envs and filters home to work on them and were returned later.
The filters had Arp submodules in them, which says to me the 
engineers needed a quick solution.
Chris indicated that the project was done very quickly.
He explained that he hired some engineers, that knew nothing about 
synths, to build modules and the basic system and added that he had 
to correct the guys many times on what the modules were supposed to 
do, act like, etc. He wanted something that would withstand their 
touring and so the welded steel frame was devised, but that it wasn't 
easy to move around.
Some venues didn't have doors or lifts that were large enough.

You'll might also consider that this stuff affects me too. I go to 
some places or see some synths and I'm just as speechless as the next 
synth fan would be. I'm very lucky sometimes, but no less awestruck.
Being led through a huge mansion to a room by Chris himself, only to 
reveal these synths... well, it's kind of bizarre if you think about 
it. It's a little strange simply *being* in the room of some of these 
guys to begin with. I was listening to TD before I ever touched my 
first Moog. I often come home later and say to myself "damn, you 
should have tried this patch" or looked at such and such or whatever, 
but while there, all my attention is on the conversation and job.

I will say that Chris is a very warm and friendly guy.
Very generous.
For example, he has these unique, round glass tables built on top of 
Tama drum throne hardware.
Really nice chrome or nickel plated hardware and folding legs.
I remarked how interesting they were and his next words were "Please. 
Take one home. I have many."
I didn't, but it meant a lot to me anyways. :)

-- 
Regards,
Kevin Lightner

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