ac writes:
>>It is. He's a fairly prolific TV & Film composer here in the UK.It
definitely gets used.<<
Again, I think ac meant this for the list. Yes, I'm aware he's a TV
composer. But that doesn't say anything about whether massive piles of
modular synths get used. On the AH list Drew Neumann gave a link to his
site. He also has an insane amount of synths, and he's a TV composer too.
But listening to his MP3's all I heard were pretty much nothing but samples.
I can't imagine Beermaster is spending enormous amounts of time putting all
that gear to use for TV productions. The two don't seem to go together. If
he is, then he must be turning out massive Tomita-like projects, and I'd
sure like to hear them.
SCR writes:
>>If in composition/recording, what could possibly be gained by having
almost every manufactured modular synth ever made in ones studio? One
couldn't possibly master all that is required to utilize each synth to its
maximum capability. I get the impression that many choose to collect rather
than seriously explore the possibilities that each and every instrument they
own can produce.<<
My point exactly. More people have larger synth setups now than ever
before. There are more modular synth companies making modules now than
ever. Yet, since this analog revival has come about over the past 10 to 15
years, there hasn't been a single CD released to date that justifies these
huge gear collections. It's all untapped potential just going to waste.
Andre Majorel writes:
>>Having enough synths (or modules) for the number of voices as you are
going to use in an arrangement saves you from having to re-patch while
composing or recording...It seems that Vangelis works largely that way.<<
Vangelis wasn't working with modular synths. He was almost more a
keyboardist than a synthesist too and wasn't pushing any boundaries as far
as synthesis. Most of how these people with massive collections are using
their gear is just speculation mostly to justify their setups. Since we're
not hearing any significant synth output from these setups, I think that
right there gives us a clue as to their virtual non-use.
-Elhardt