Well, it's clearly not for everybody, then.
Curiously, I sold all of my Synth.com stuff because it was noisy. I
am most interested in the music that a system will produce and to my
ears and taste, that means MOTM. And I absolutely ∗love∗ the look!
Mike
--- In motm@y..., "rogerpellegrini" <pellegrini_roger@J...> wrote:
> I apologize if this going over old ground, and I understand I may
be
> invoking the wrath of the devoted, but in my humble opinion, the
> rigid grid MOTM panel design is a considerable drawback to the
> system. My opinion is that the Moog design approach (or to
differing
> degrees the design of Arp 2500, Cirocco modulars, or Polyfusion
> systems) is superior in that anyone familiar with the modules can
> identify functions easily from a distance, a goal of good human
> interface design. To my eye, for example, no two Moog modules look
> alike, whereas (nearly) all the MOTM modules do. Look at the
> dashboards of well-designed cars and you will see differently
shaped
> and sized buttons whose functions relate to their appearance and
can
> be identified from a distance by a driver whose attention is
(mostly)
> elsewhere. Those dashboards with rows of identical buttons are
> criticized in the automotive press.
>
> To put this in context, I use a medium-sized modular Moog augmented
> with a smattering of modules from MOTM, Synth.com and Blacet. I've
> also designed a few panels of my own over the last 20 years.
> Recently, faced with the choice of purchasing Mixer, Noise and
Sample
> & Hold modules, I chose the Synth.com modules over the MOTM
modules,
> simply from an ergonomic standpoint, and despite the superior
> specifications of the MOTM offerings. I truly do like the MOTM
> modules I currently have, and will purchase more, but there is room
> for improvement in the interface design.
>
> In any case, please consider the advantages of "varying the grid",
> allowing for different knob types, and functional layout choices
when
> considering new panel designs. And thank you in advance for being
> open minded enough to consider other points of view.