MOTM

Dave Brown in a recent post:

"3U x 24U is about the maximum I can comfortably reach when using the 
synth."

http://modularsynthesis.com/cabinet/cabinet.htm

Dave, it looks like you sit in your studio, which makes sense if you're 
playing the keyboards a lot.  A while back, when I mentioned on this 
list that I was adding a fifth row of cabinets, Scott Juskiw wondered if 
I'd have to use a ladder!  Actually, I can reach the top row of knobs on 
my synth easily, because I work standing up like those 
nineteenth-century academics (John Stuart Mill) who would study for 
hours standing at a desk.  I like standing while working on patches.  It 
seems to focus my attention and keep me alert.  I use the keyboard only 
occasionally.  I don't use foot pedals, either.  Sometimes I do pull up 
a chair to sit in front of the Pro-Tools screen and computer keyboard.

So:  Do you prefer to sit or stand while working with your MOTM?  This 
intent seems to be an unstated assumption when designing a cabinet, and 
I wanted to bring it out for discussion in that context.

Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com

>So:  Do you prefer to sit or stand while working with your MOTM?

I'm a stander (an innocent by-stander). Not just with MOTM synth, but 
all synths. I'm not sure why, or how it started, but I always stand 
when playing synths, or Hammond. It probably started from emulating 
K. Emerson (my hero) back in the 70s. Funny though, I never got into 
"sitting on the floor in the lotus position" like K. Schulze (my 
other hero).

Hi

Most amusing

Just come in from the garage 

sitting in position on the floor of the Lotus

Don't think I could get a synthesizer in there to play
with, allthough a wind controler with a long lead to
the moduler would work

Standing in the studo and sitting when it all goes
wrong.

Brian

--- Scott Juskiw <scott@...> wrote:


> I'm a stander (an innocent by-stander). Not just
> with MOTM synth, but 
> all synths. I'm not sure why, or how it started, but
> I always stand 
> when playing synths, or Hammond. It probably started
> from emulating 
> K. Emerson (my hero) back in the 70s. Funny though,
> I never got into 
> "sitting on the floor in the lotus position" like K.
> Schulze (my 
> other hero).
> 
> 
>  
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 




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On 12/29/07, Scott Juskiw put forth:
>  >So:  Do you prefer to sit or stand while working with your MOTM?
>
>I'm a stander (an innocent by-stander). Not just with MOTM synth, but
>all synths. I'm not sure why, or how it started, but I always stand
>when playing synths, or Hammond. It probably started from emulating
>K. Emerson (my hero) back in the 70s. Funny though, I never got into
>"sitting on the floor in the lotus position" like K. Schulze (my
>other hero).

I used to mix standing up (a habit from doing live sound), but now I
do most everything seated.   However, the way I have things set up
now, my MOTM is in rack cases on the floor, tucked under an extended
"Z" keyboard stand.  I put a big shelf on top of it, where I keep my
Prophecy, TB-303's, and various pedals and such, and suspended over
that in the second tier, I have a TR-808 and TR-909 (I can operate
the 909 seated, but I it helps to stand to program the 808 as I had
to put it a bit more horizontal).  Anyway, I can reach the MOTM from
the chair, but it is easier if I sit on the floor.  I haven't tried
doing it in lotus position though :)

Happy New Year :)

I grew up standing at a 1966 Farfisa Compact organ.  Didn't really 
start to sit until I played the Rhodes - they're short and I never 
really could master the sustain pedal while standing.

Now I always sit when playing the synth.  However, I never **play** 
my modular, I play **with** it, usually patching together something 
free running that I like.  While I could stand for that, I prefer 
sitting, thinking, then plugging.

I've already got a three-high main and side wing. When I run out of 
room, and I'm almost there, I could go to four-high.  I would 
probably still sit, but have the keyboard and other input devices on 
a stand or table, and lower the modular. That way I have room for 
cables on the lowest row and not interfere with the keyboard. I could 
also compress some room by not having 2U worth of rack gear behind 
the keyboard and under the modular.  Perhaps some sort of custom U 
style table where I could put a keyboard stand in the center of the 
U. I've seen computer desks made that way although this is the 
reverse where the keyboard portion would be higher than the table.

Dave


--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster <pugix@...> wrote:

>
> Dave Brown in a recent post:
> "3U x 24U is about the maximum I can comfortably reach when using 
> the synth."
> http://modularsynthesis.com/cabinet/cabinet.htm
> 
> Dave, it looks like you sit in your studio, which makes sense if
> you're playing the keyboards a lot.
>
> So:  Do you prefer to sit or stand while working with your MOTM?
> This intent seems to be an unstated assumption when designing a
> cabinet, and I wanted to bring it out for discussion in that
> context.
> 
> Richard Brewster
> http://www.pugix.com