SergeModular

--- In SergeModular@y..., "cuari7" <medejd@t...> wrote:

> Interesting debate started here. I still think this sounds like a
> good idea, with the potential to be a great peripheral for the

Serge.

> However, the comment about this list being used by uninformed

people

> is a little harsh. Don't make the mistakes that Paul Schreiber of
> MOTM has done in the past, which have kept haunting him 'till this
> day, guys. He is a highly-skilled engineer and designer, maker of a
> wonderful instrument, who made the mistake of badmouthing his
> competitors. You guys are doing worse: badmouthing potential
> customers. TSK TSK... Try again.
> cuari
>

Dear Cuari ,
I'm not sure I was badmouthing anyone specifically , just those
types that that comment is applicable too .
I admit a short tolerance of people spouting "like its fact" ,
when it certainly doesnt qualify as such .
Is anyone suggesting that this (or any other list is not sometimes
populated by the insane ?luckily I think they are the (loud)
minority . I have no vested interest in the matrix patching system ,
serge , EMS , Fenix , Vox , ZVEX or anyone else , other than
recognising the power they offer me to create sublime sound -one
hopes .

>
> --- In SergeModular@y..., Bill Sequeira <bill@a...> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Junger Joerg <Joerg.Junger@s...>
> > > Reply-To: SergeModular@y...
> > > Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:56:59 +0200
> > > To: "'SergeModular@y...'" <SergeModular@y...>
> > > Subject: AW: [SergeModular] Re: DIGI-TRIX --- good grief ----
> > >
> > > Hi John, hi list,
> > >
> > > it's right, the EMS synthis have variable outs. This could be
> simulated by
> > > having attenuators for the inputs of the matrix. At least one

of

> the reasons
> > > why matricses are not so widely used, is cost. A good matrix is
> _very_
> > > expensive. But a good matrix also allows one to add/remove a

pin

> without the
> > > noise that is often genereated if a plug is inserted or

removed.

> This was a
> > > feature that I really enjoyed on the Synthi (apart from the

size,

> ease of
> > > transportation, look... ;)).
> > > A stand alone matrix with the same quality as was used in a

good

> EMS
> > > Synthi/VCS3: I think it would be a good addition for my
> Serge/Fenix.
> >
> > I used to enjoy the same about my VCS3 when I had it, and have to
> agree
> > that I find the idea of such matrix coupled with a Fenix

attractive.

> >
> > My focus is to find specific applications for my Serge, and to
> understand
> > the limitations of the approach. The Fenix is a lovely self-
> contained
> > system - has concrete boundaries, hence more accessible to a

matrix

> method.
> > The Serge on the other hand, with custom panels and potentially
> large
> > configurations, is an issue to me, as I would have to dedicate a
> matrix
> > (or multiples of them) to very specific applications. It would

not

> be
> > the general-purpose-save-all-your-patches-and-recall-on-a-whim
> solution.
> >
> > And then there is the issue of knob positioning, voltage trimming
> and scale,
> > grounding, i/o attenuation, jack formats, physical packaging,
> interformat
> > connectivity (if possible), etc.
> >
> > These issues do not render the approach useless or without merit -

> just
> > have to understand how it would work in my setup with respect to
> these
> > constraints.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bill
> >
>

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> > Bill Sequeira, Ph.D.
> > Principal, Axon Hillock