Doepfer

> I'd love to spend more time finding out more about patches on
> the web. I have only found: http://www.modular-planet.de so
> far. Unfortunately the patches are not grouped by module set. So it 
> is hard to indentify patches that I can do with just the A-100 M
> set. This would be a great use case for a XML-based web app: 
> I'd create a markup language, similar to HTML, for patches, say 
> PatchML, and we'd share patches thru PatchML web pages. I could
> search those pages and sort them by category, e.g. check for
> <modules-in-use>A100M</modules-in-use>. I might actually
> do this if people think its worth the time...

Hi Sebastion

A while back, I started organizing information by module from this 
group (click the Database link on the right), including patch 
snippets, reviews and techniques. Unfortunately, the volume of 
information has increased so much that I haven't been able to keep up.

Happily, it's just as easy to type some of the individual module 
numbers into the "search" box on the top of the page. The A100 group 
archives are an incredible treasure trove of patch ideas and 
information.

I'd also recommend that you don't try to impose a digital paradigm on 
an analog modular synth. Patch libraries, web-based or otherwise, were 
an outgrowth of the DX7 phenomenon, where most people couldn't program 
their own synthesizers any more. 

If your experience is anything like mine, you'll learn more about 
synth programming in the next few months with a modular system, than 
you have in all your previous experience put together. Read some stuff 
about general analog synth techniques, and develop your own patches! 
It's much more fun and rewarding.

Joe