First: Larry I saw a reply from you regarding this, but didn't see any
additional content, did you mean to add something? Did I miss something?
In a message dated 4/14/2000 6:15:27 AM,
ken.tkacs@... writes:
>They ∗should∗ hire here: I'm doing the work of three people! (Three
>synthesizer enthusiasts, that is.)
HA HA!
>Come to Connecticut; we'll set you up with a nice office and MOTM
>synthesizer! :)
The truck is loaded!
>I'm the senior in the IT department, so I get to delegate. I'm "master
>of my
>own domain," if you'll forgive the pun (and the Seinfeld reference).
>
>It's true that my correspondence with JLHendry is having an effect on me!!
>Is there a self help center that I can call...?
Try that Three Stooges Beer -- I've also been pasting in pages of text by G.
W. F. Hegel and Jacques Derrida as well as articles about super string theory
in my mail to Hendry to see if he's awake. Other than that I offer my empathy.
Now:
Good points here Ken! I haven't used a Nord Modular (or any other recent
digital synth) so that idea is definitely worth looking into.
Let me just say that in my "Partial Solution" message of a month or so ago,
my basic idea was something like 16 (almost independent) sinewave generators
living in an antique (dedicated) PC and having a front panel with individual
controls for each sinewave's amplitude and frequency. A CRT would display the
harmonic (oops! I mean partial) content of the wave much like a harmonic
spectrum analyzer (another device I've never used) -- of course you'd need VC
inputs like a 1V/oct input. Any other inputs would be strange indeed.
That was my initial thought! But I'm wondering if you've done any experiments
just using regular VCOs in an additive way -- Paul likes it when I suggest
this. "Just go out and buy 16 MOTM 300s, and see if that does the trick."
JB
In a message dated 4/14/2000 6:30:47 AM,
ken.tkacs@... writes:
>You're right that sometimes we try to do things in analog that are more
>suited to digital. Some of the things I dream up on pare are real "square
>pegs in round holes" ideas, and it's frustrating. In the old days, digital
>wasn't an option, so you just let your mind wander; now, you find yourself
>grumbling that digital would make certain solutions much easier.
>
>But for myself, I don't make a distinction so much between A & D, but
>between a physical interface and a virtual one. I work on a PC all day,
>and
>when I'm working on music, I still need PCs for the MIDI & recording. At
>least let my instruments be free of the CRT and mouse! I'm all for digital
>circuitry behind modular panels, if that's what it takes to do the job.
>But
>I still like big knobs and patchcords. The ∗interface∗ and the flexibility
>of a modular is what makes it so wonderful.
>