[sdiy] Modular - sound or song

[Ian Smith]

> Ian,
>
> :-) you fell into the trap.
>
> The problem isn't the software, it's the user interface.
>
> Here, I'm with you 110%.
>
> I love my Chameleon, it lets me try ideas that would take me wakes to
> build in hardware and cost me a fortune in parts. but I *LOATHE* the
> UI, 3 knobs and a crappy 2*16 LCD is just utterly insane!
>
> The synth can have the most fantastic synth engine, but if the UI
> sucks, it's just never gonna get used properly. Additive synthesis and
> FM synthesis both suffer enormously because of this.
>
> what the world needs a decent UI's for synths, be they analogue,
> digital, dsp or software, it's all about control.
>
> Paul

Paul,
Yup, consider myself trapped.
Though I suppose to be perfectly fair and honest, the perfect UI is completely dependent on who you're asking. Some people prefer the wee little LCD screen and the minimal knobs (god only knows why), and others prefer a MOTM wall of knobs and switches and a forest of patch cords.
A debate on this could probably go on and on (and from the looks of things, probably will) until someone suggests a UI that involves voice control and a holodeck. Not to mention a kinda yellowish skinned android....
-Ian Smith
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