MOTM

It's a little akward seeing somebody rub their competitor's nose in 
the dirt. We all get enough of that every time there's an election. 
Fortunately, we haven't seen the unique characteristics of the MOTM 
EG's critiqued on other lists.

It's obvious that some of the synthesizer.com modules have 
characteristics that many would consider defects. There's a little 
irony in how the compromises of modern designs get ripped apart, all 
while everybody tries slavishly to imitate the defects & quirks of 
classic synthesizers.

But why run down Arrick? Arrick is not really competing with MOTM. 
MOTM tries to create the best modules possible, with less emphasis on 
doing it in a businesslike fashion (ie, competitive pricing, 
available product, quick turn-around times, etc.) Arrick seems 
willing to make quality compromises in order to have competitive 
pricing, product availability, and quick turn-around. These are two 
very different approaches, and they'll appeal to different types of 
customers. 

I say more power to Arrick, even if he makes flawed modules. He's 
filling a market niche that MOTM doesn't try to compete in. The 
presence of multiple vendors increases the number of choices we have. 
It also expands the market, ensuring that we'll be able to get 
modules in the future. I'd even bet that a lot of sythesizers.com 
customers will upgrade to MOTM someday.

In the meantime, Paul, you're better off letting your modules speak 
for themselves. Many of Arrick's modules fill gaps in your line, so 
until those gaps are filled, there's not much to say.

Where you do have comparable modules, your modules' quality speaks 
eloquently for itself. 





--- In motm@y..., "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> 
> 
> > I gotta be honest. I think posting the review to the MOTM list 
was a
> > little mean spirited.
> >
> 
> In a way, yes. HOWEVER, it was on a PUBLIC FORUM (AH). Now, if it 
was the .com forum, it would
> have STAYED THERE.
> 
> If Roger wants to be mad at somebody, be mad at the person for NOT 
FIRST giving him an
> opportunity to respond BEFORE posting. Sound familiar (cough 
cough) ?
> 
> Paul S.