MOTM

I know it's a fun topic to discuss (Kenneth tends to bring that out in 
people).

I think, harking back to my art roots again, I can summarize as follows:

Exhibit 1: how Kenneth and other "old school" people view modular synthesis 
(it's called trompe l'oeil):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Edward_Collier%27s_trompe_l%27oeil_painting.jpg

Exhibit 2: how lots of younger, techno people view modular synthesis:

http://z.about.com/d/arthistory/1/0/Q/7/09_De-Kooning_Untitled.jpg

and BTW, picture #2 worth about 25X picture #1 :)

Paul S.