[sdiy] History of SDIY?

[paula at synth.net]

now THAT is a thing of beauty.

WHY would we exclude people who make things like that?


On 2018-05-30 05:01, Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
> Quincas Moreira <quincas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Theres no arguing that serum is a synthesizer. But theres a
>> difference between a synth that runs on a standard PC and one
>> that runs on dedicated hardware. And synth diy has always been
>> about BUILDING physical objects that are dedicated synthesizers.
>> No diss on softsynths at all, they are not inferior, just a
>> different philosophy, one that hasnt traditionally been
>> associated with the common use of the term SDIY.
> 
> You need to see this:
> http://www.bluehell.nl/wren/index.php
> 
> It runs on a PC, but it's truly Synth DIY.  As much as any boxed
> synth.  I know the guy who
> develops it.  The effort is highly similar.  The synth is the code.  I
> never understood that
> the SDIY forum was about only physical objects.  I've done both and in
> my view, both are SDIY.
> 
> -- ScottG
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