MOTM

In a message dated 00-02-28 11:52:29 EST, you write:

<< I tried to start up a conversation last week on
 the matrix patching and that fizzled quickly.  I guess Paul's comment about 
"sucking
 pond water" kinda killed things ;)  That's OK, I wanted opinions and I got 
'em! >>



eric,
one thing i noticed was that you asked about arp 2500 style matrix "bus bar " 
switching ( which i`ve never used... only read about and most of the comments 
about them weren`t that favorable in terms of crosstalk, panel space 
utilization / efficiency and reliability ) and the thread jumped to ems style 
pin matrix`s ( which i`ve also, sadly, never used ) but, there too, i`ve read 
lots of stuff about reliability issues, crosstalk and cv node summing errors 
that make me wonder about their long term use vis-a-vis patchcords. i`d love 
to have had the opportunity to have tried out an aks or vcs3 to find out for 
myself ! aspects of their system design / packaging are interesting and 
certainly, some very nice e.m. has come from people who use them ( or their 
gigantic cousin, the synthi100 ).
me, i guess i`m "old fashioned" ( or was that just "old" ) ( or is the new 
buzzword "retro" - ??? ), i have found patchcords satisfactory over the years 
and never really looked for a different alternative.
best,
dave v.