[sdiy] Moogey jitter - the old times were the oldest.

[Steve Ridley]

> 2) Analogue, why do people stick with it like a mad thing, 

Because that's the synthesiser sound that is ingrained in our minds.
It's easier to like what we already know.  

There's a lot of truth in the joke:

Q: How many (folk/country/whatever) musicians does it take
   to change a lightbulb. 

A: Five.  One to change it and four to sing about how good the 
   old one was.

It applies to many areas of music.

> Personally, I don't mind how a pleasing synth tone is generated, as long as 
> it's pleasing.

For many, pleasing is closely related to familiar, and familiar is
closely related to old and/or analog.  This also ties in with shorter
attention spans and the "immediacy" required for anything to become a
success.

Many of us have come up with something new, only to browse through 
Electronotes and find someone did it 20 years ago.  Hands up who 
hasn't had an "oh bugger" moment like that.  Cleverer people than 
most of us have picked through most analog options years ago, so
the combination of new, different and good is harder to achieve. 

Digital and DSP offer more scope for innovation - almost too much
scope.  But for those entrenched and equipped for analog, it can
look like a big jump and a steep learning curve.  I'll do it tomorrow,
and tomorrow never comes.

Personally, I have two interesing filters under development, and
I'm just waiting for the EU to intoduce the new standard 25 hour
days so I can get them finished.


Steve