Not meaning to be a name-dropper, but I asked Robert Rich about exactly this
topic once, and whether he was troubled by the lack of patch memory in a
modular synth. He said that it didn't trouble him at all, and "it helps keep
things fresh" (if I remember his words correctly).
I don't document my MOTM patches. I decided when I bought my MOTM that I
wouldn't worry about this. I build a patch with some specific application in
mind (or not); I take it apart again when it has served that purpose (or
not) and I need the machine for something else.
I have plenty of digital synthesizers with complete recall ability. I use
those if I really expect to use a timbre more than once.
--Adam
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Adam Schabtach
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