[sdiy] History of SDIY?

[paula at synth.net]

> This belief is why so few of us "purely" software folks find their way 
> to this list, sadly
> I hardly see why Serum (predominantly written by two people in their 
> homes) wouldn't be SDIY, yet many of the Eurorack builders would be
> If you ported Serum to, say, ARM and put it in a box with some knobs on 
> it, it would magically transform from "not a synthesizer" into a 
> synthesizer?
> 

and THIS is precisely why I feel defining something is BAD.
BY defining it you are limiting it, I do NOT believe we should be 
shunning software synth people.
Their craft lies in their code.

> 
> Paula, if you water down the definition too much it becomes 
> meaningless. 99% of people I know, when they think SDIY they think of 
> hardware synths and modules, whether they are analog or digital. To me 
> at least it makes sense to keep ITB and dedicated hardware somewhat 
> separate. Call it Soft Synth DIY if you will :)
> Just my 2 c

ok, so, 99% of people on SDIY are male, so does that mean things made by 
women are not SDIY?
That's exactly where this kind of "lets define things" debate ends up 
and that is not healthy.

So, let's stop trying to define this list, let's enjoy it and embrace 
the diversity!

Paula