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Subject: Format Wars

From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
Date: 2006-10-03

> DotCom is boring just because so few third-party suppliers have taken up
> the task of producing visually compatible modules for it. MOTM would be
> quite boring as a synthesizer by itself without Oakley, ModCan, etc. I'm
> switching to MOTM format because it's so easy to order a panel from FPE
> and make whatever I want.

Sitting here in my little studio, I have equipment from Emagic, Korg, Yamaha,
tc, Lexicon, Eventide and Roland. NONE of it looks the 'same', I didn't buy
∗any∗ of it because of what it 'looked like'. I bought it because of what it
does.

Yet, one of the Many Lessons I have learned is the modular synths are somehow
∗perceived∗ differently. People, for whatever reasons, are 10X more passionate
about the ∗physical appearance∗ of their modular. Put a MOTM module in their
.com cabinet? NO WAY!!! Buy 1 little Frac Rack cabinet? THIS OFFENDS MY TASTE
BUDS!

And these same people have 22 random guitar pedals lying on the floor :)

OK, I'll get off the soapbox. Got modules to ship!

Paul S.