SergeModular

> i think your paying for 50% name - 50% well made item........the
> truth is sound wise a £500 c heapy modular can blow away a serge in
> the right hands on some level

> nope.
>
> prices are high because a lot of time & labor is spent testing the parts
> before they go into anything,
> and the technicians go through a long training before anything they do
> goes into a unit for sale.
>
> Compare an STS era Serge's bandwidth, dynamic range, parametric range,
> parametric accuracy, and so on to anything else that's out there.
>
> If you don't care to push your instrument's limits, or have the
> instrument challenge *your* limits, then by all means, go cheapy.
>
> samplelab wrote:
> > i think your paying for 50% name - 50% well made item........the
> > truth is sound wise a �500 c heapy modular can blow away a serge in
> > the right hands on some level
>

> aw, poo. that was meant for AH... same damn thread on two different
> lists. agh.
>
>

--- On Sun, 8/17/08, James <carbon111@...> wrote:

> From: James <carbon111@...>
> Subject: [SergeModular] My Serge Website Update...
> To: SergeModular@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 3:48 PM
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Just a quick note...
>
> After a spate of nasty weather and piles of paperwork, I
> _finally_ had a
> chance to update my M-Class page:
>
> http://www.carbon111.com/m_class.html
>
> Rex is releasing these faster than I can keep up ;)
>
> With the long-desired addition of a TKB to my personal
> system I'm
> currently reworking my overview page to include it. I am
> absolutely
> LOVING my TKB!!!
>
> Also, my "Alphabet Soup" installment on the DSG
> is well under way now
> and will be added to my other Serge pages in a matter of
> days...its not
> so much writing as *re-writing* over and over to make
> certain my
> descriptions are clear to novice and pro alike.
> Once that's complete, I m planning on a TKB
> installment.
>
> Any feedback, positive or negative, on the current
> condition of my Serge
> pages is always most welcome:
> http://www.carbon111.com/serge_index.html
>
> Best Regards, James
> --
> http://www.carbon111.com

--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, James <carbon111@...> wrote:
>
> > A huge public service, & looks great!
>
> Thanks Don!...its a labor of love. I'm just trying to create the kind of
> resource I always wanted to have when I was learning.
>
> > I wonder if it might be helpful to attach prices and additional
> samples where possible?
>
> The Serge-Fans site will always be the best place to find the price
> lists and lots of other GREAT information:
> http://www.serge-fans.com/
> ...I think my site is more of a "cousin" to their site where I can
> display information in a more anecdotal format and do my own little
> hands-on reviews as I've done with other synthesizers on other parts of
> carbon111.com. I'd have been completely lost all these years without
> their wonderful resource - my utmost thanks goes out to Les Mizzel & Co. !
>
> As far as "samples" go, I have some WAV files on my Creature page as,
> like the Animal, it can function as a self-contained entity. I'm not
> certain how useful raw waveforms or filter sweeps, etc. would be though
> I may post some WAV examples of certain patches in my Alphabet Soup
> series...I'll have to think about it.
>
> So many possibilities, so little time. I have to go finish building
> storage shelves in my garage now. :)
>
> Very Best Regards, James
> --
> http://www.carbon111.com
>