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Maybe its just me, but I never quite get this argument. It reminds me of people wanting to write the letters of the notes onto the keyboard. Last time I checked, a violin didn't have frets and a guitar didn't have letters written on it. OK, a violin is a different animal...or is it? It isn't if Paul and the other guys making modulars can be considered a "post-modern" version of instrument craftmenship.

Point being: Visual interface be damned. For those that can play the piano, ever get slapped on the wrist during a lesson as a child for looking at the keyboard? One doesn't make music with their eyes, one does is it with their hands and ears.

I dont have as many modules as many of you, but I can stare out of my bedroom where I am typing this and look into my living room at my modules and I know what each knob is from here. On the 4 times I brought the beast out to a gig in the last month, I put the damn thing behind me and successfully altered envelopes, filter settings, and changed waveforms.

There are things I certainly have to look at, but thats because Im still learning how to play this thing. And yes, flashing lights are cool, but unnecassary except as a reminder for clock speeds.

just my 2 cents
Rob

PS orders shipping any time soon? last I was read, 390s and 890s would be available mid-April