MOTM

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> So, why is it that (performance) synthesizers have traditionally only=20
> had one measly filter?  Why essentially no eq at all?  Why even within=20
> the modular realm has there been only limited eq capability?  Honestly,=20
> traditional fixed filter banks were quite limited in scope.  I think=20
> there's a real opportunity here for a clever new module that allows=20
> severe (big boost/cut) and detailed (many frequencies) EQ capability.=20=20
> How about with frequencies under voltage control to shift the whole=20
> shebang up/down the keyboard?  Thoughts for a digital implementation in=20
> MOTM 2.0?  With memory for storage of different "instrument" settings?
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http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/interviews/keyb81.html

Your music seems to rely pretty heavily on echo.

It really does. The important thing about using effects in connection with synthesizers is that they mess the sound
up a little bit. My problem with synthesizers has always been that the sound is done inorganic of itself that it
sticks out too much. It's far too obvious and high-definition in a track. So one of the main points of the echo unit
is not just for the sake of echo, but also to knock off a few of the high frequencies of the synthesizer, and
introduce some distortion as well. It's actually being used rather like a graphic equalizer. I do have two graphics
as well, which I use. Those I should have mentioned first, because they are really the most important. I can't
understand why nobody has built a synthesizer with a graphic built into it.


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