MOTM

> Anyway, attempting to steer the ship back on topic,

Yes. When I start downloading my maibox via modem, and I see
how many mails will be coming in, I can guess there must have been
a popular, off-topic thread in one of the mailing lists, even before
they arrive.



> I have heard others say that MOTM gear sounds "digital".

This comes from a single person (and a few of his fans) who
pretends he cannot hear the difference between a sample playback
machine and a free running VCO. This person obviously
used the word "digital" in order to say something nasty.
I've wasted way too much time in discussion with that guy.

There was a time when "digital" was used as a positive attribute
to advertise "low-noise", "modern", whatever. While this
word has a well-defined technical meaning (using numbers for
data representation - "digits" are "fingers", for counting in integer
steps ...), it's also just a _word_, and as such it follows every
fashion of the people who use it.

Personally, I'm happy that my MOTM is analogue, and I'm happy that
my VL7 physical modelling synth is digital. (But I'm thinking a lot about
analogue physical modelling modules lately - I guess I must discuss this
with Paul some time (;->) )

JH.