SergeModular

--- In SergeModular@y..., kursk1@e... wrote:

Bill
you seem pretty smart in your choices already !
see below



> hello
> my name is Bill. This summer I'm gonna invest in a modular
> system and I would very much appreciate your opinions on
> choosing a system. The choices (I've narrowed them down to)
> are MOTM, Wiard , and Serge. I'm on the ground floor as far as
> modulars go but I still want to invest in a system that I hope to
> appreciate and explore for many years. Otherwise I would
> choose the Evenfall minimodular and grow from there. MOTM
> has a reputation for high quality but seems a bit conservative in
> design. Still it ranks as a good choice for building up a modular
> foundation and would integrate well with my moogerfoogers
> (1/4" plugs/all CV). Wiard seems fabulous but perhaps difficult to
> bite into for a novice. Grant Richter, the system's designer,
> explained that he usually sells his systems to people who
> already own multiple systems and also have the expertise to
> "understand" how the Wiard works.



I dont think that is totally fair on himself or the Wiard .
certainly the serge & the wiard are flexible & endless in
possibilities (according to money & imagination) . Both systems are
complex , but I had no problem doing 2 shows , 1 with Tortoise , 1 as
EAR the day my Serge arrived . The catalogue , common sense & basics
of knowledge will have you in atleast at a cool level straight away .
Plus you'll only get more & more from these systems . One thing I'd
say for Serge is the massive range of modules . The Wiard is very
cool too , but Serge has the undeniable edge . I.M.O. , lots of the
Wiard ideas are very Buchla > Serge > lineage.




He doesn't say this to
> discourage me from being interested in the Wiard but only to be
> honest and to help me make better decisions. The Wiard system
> and the MOTM (for a well-rounded small modular setup) cost
> around $3500 give or take. My top choice currently is Serge and I
> was considering the ANIMAL panel and the TKB to
> control/sequence it. The ANIMAL looks powerful but I'm
> wondering if the DTG will provide enough envelope
> sophistication to make the music I do (ambient
> landscape/space -- with a sonically strange and unsettling event
> here and there).

You cant have too many modulation sources with the Serge .I would
think the 70 min. cycle available from the uni slope gens. would be
very usefull in soundscape /ambient work ?


Also will the SSG(+noise) and the wave mult
> modules provide the hoped for randomness and timbral
> inspiration?


you better believe it......I cannot think of a better system still
made for randomness & timbral flexibility.



Will the ANIMAL do it for me? ANIMAL+TKB =$4500.
> Should I consider a funstation? My god the cost! ahh but the
> possibilities sonically speaking (the Blue funstation --blue voice
> panel+a control panel(which one?) + TKB = $7550ouch I mean
> ahhhh).
> enough questions. I look forward to your responses and
> assistance


I must admit , I found a totally custom panel(s) layout the only
real option initially . (my opinion , just in case....).The
various "predone" panels will suit some aims better than others . I
see them as a great expander to a custom system /panels . I'm sure
though that they suit many folx to a tee .
You seem to know instinctively which are the better of these
systems . I envy you lucky soul buying & discovering these joys .
what ecstacy......
good luck p.k.
p.s. modcan do some Serge like stuff & other nice looking modules ,
not quite in Serges league as far as choice , and I dont know how it
is to use , but I guess it's an option ?

> Thanks
> Bill