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motm@yahoogroups.com, Suit & Tie Guy <erwill@...> wrote:
>
> On Feb 11, 2009, at 4:58 PM, jneilnyc wrote:
> > The recent announcement of Volta has made me question whether it makes
> > sense to devote much of the dwindling space in my cabinets to control
> > modules -- sequencers, utility CV/logic modules, and yes, the MOTM-730
> > -- or to leave that kind of work to the computer, and devote space
> > (and of course dollars) to voices/modulators/effects.
>
> i understand your feelings here.
>
> however, as someone who grew up with computers, and who was making
> music with their computer long before they owned any actual gear,
> i've gotta say that even though i love computer sequencing and such,
> even Volta will only have its place in the studio as the best way to
> get control from things inside the computer to the analogue
> synthesiser. there will ALWAYS be a place for analogue voltage and
> trigger sequencers, quantisers, logic, etc. for the musician who
> needs to _play_ their synthesiser. even if it is getting its pitches
> from Numerology and Volta.
I totally agree. But Numerology makes one of those big/pricey
sequencer module/clock/quantizer racks a luxury option instead of the
only game in town for step-sequencing. And Volta along with something
like Max4Live might do the same for any number of logic and CV utility
modules.
I'll still want to do some of this stuff in hardware, but I'll
definitely be weighing the options and trade-offs for this type of
functionality, and I'll be more selective than I would be say 2 years ago.