SergeModular

> I wonder if anyone buys Serge gear to patch it like any other
> synth ?

Yes!
And due to the investment required there might not be any cash left to own
another synth.

> I think Serge , EMS , Buchla ,Wiard etc. all employ & embody a
> distinct personallity. sometimes expecting them to be jack of all
> trades , is knoiwing they'll be master of none . ?????

Serge is so good I don't think it is too much to ask.
I enjoy using it so much I virtually use it for everything and would hate to
have to base every composition around the esoteric qualities alone.
It doesn't seem to me that difficult or expensive to introduce a different
sounding filter. Nobody has accused Wiard or Fenix of pandering to the Moog
sound.
It comes up so often I guess the filter issue is now quite tedious.
On the other hand it seems to be (apart from prices) the only 'weakness'
anyone ever expresses about the system.
I agree with those who point to everything else a Serge can do but it's not
always possible to have thousands of dollars tied up in a cutting edge,
electronic sound machine. For the want of another filter it would be easier
to create run of the mill sounds as well.
Why not? It's evident that Malcolm Cecil patched some simple sounds
occasionally on Tonto.....even using the odd Moog filter.
CW