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http://www.vimeo.com:80/910248

Lot's of MOTM going on there :)

Paul S.

All that in five years! I was amazed at what I was able to build in
five years, but it's nothing comparable. But I was only working in my
spare time!

Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> http://www.vimeo.com:80/910248
>
> Lot's of MOTM going on there :)
>
> Paul S.
>
>

I recognize the name from eBay. He was/is an active buyer of modular stuff.
I've lost several auctions to him... He's also a seller, too.

-----Original Message-----
From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Brewster
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 7:16 PM
To: Paul Schreiber
Cc: MOTM List
Subject: Re: [motm] Beermaster's synth

All that in five years! I was amazed at what I was able to build in
five years, but it's nothing comparable. But I was only working in my
spare time!

Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com

Paul Schreiber wrote:

> http://www.vimeo.com:80/910248
>
> Lot's of MOTM going on there :)
>
> Paul S.
>
>

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--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Greg James" <gjames@...> wrote:
>
> I recognize the name from eBay. He was/is an active buyer of modular
stuff.
> I've lost several auctions to him... He's also a seller, too.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Richard Brewster
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 7:16 PM
> To: Paul Schreiber
> Cc: MOTM List
> Subject: Re: [motm] Beermaster's synth
>
> All that in five years! I was amazed at what I was able to build in
> five years, but it's nothing comparable. But I was only working in my
> spare time!
>
> Richard Brewster
> http://www.pugix.com
>
> Paul Schreiber wrote:
> > http://www.vimeo.com:80/910248
> >
> > Lot's of MOTM going on there :)
> >
> > Paul S.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Paul Schreiber writes:

>>Lot's of MOTM going on there :)<<

And a lot of other stuff too. Too much stuff. And that looks like an
incomplete collection, as I know he also has a Polyfusion that I didn't see
in the video. Not sure what all of that's being used for, or if it's being
used.

-Elhardt

I must admit that, although finding large collections of vintage gear interesting to look at, I wonder....what's the point? To impress those in our small community or to actually use in music composition/recording? If in composition/recording, what could possibly be gained by having almost every manufactured modular synth ever made in ones studio? One couldn't possibly master all that is required to utilize each synth to its maximum capability. I recall the recordings by Tomita and Wendy Carlos (Moog), Suzanne Chiani (Buchla), Michael Stearns (Serge) and others who spent days, months, even years learning their instrument in order to get the most that each was capable of. Each instrument can produce very similar, if not exact, timbres and nuances if in the hands of the well educated musician. The afore mentioned artists atest to that. So, again, other then having a well stocked display of "eye candy", what is gained by such a display? A large MOTM system would do the trick, or a large Serge, or Modcan system. But All of them? Of course, if one has an unlimited amount of disposable cash on hand, then why not, I guess. I get the impression that many choose to collect rather than seriously explore the possibilities that each and every instrument they own can produce. Just an observation and not meant to offend anyone......if so, I apologize. SCR


-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Elhardt <elhardt@...>
To: MOTM List <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:03 pm
Subject: Re: [motm] Beermaster's synth

On 2008-04-20 21:55 -0400, SC12R21@... wrote:

> I must admit that, although finding large collections of vintage
> gear interesting to look at, I wonder....what's the point? [...]
> A large MOTM system would do the trick, or a large Serge, or
> Modcan system. But All of them?

Having enough synths (or modules) for the number of voices as you
are going to use in an arrangement saves you from having to
re-patch while composing or recording.

It seems that Vangelis works largely that way. Some people like
Tomita and Carlos can do complex arrangements bit by bit but
that's not as easy and not as spontaneous.

--
André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/>
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See the URL above for contact information.

ac writes:

>>It is. He's a fairly prolific TV & Film composer here in the UK.It

definitely gets used.<<

Again, I think ac meant this for the list. Yes, I'm aware he's a TV
composer. But that doesn't say anything about whether massive piles of
modular synths get used. On the AH list Drew Neumann gave a link to his
site. He also has an insane amount of synths, and he's a TV composer too.
But listening to his MP3's all I heard were pretty much nothing but samples.
I can't imagine Beermaster is spending enormous amounts of time putting all
that gear to use for TV productions. The two don't seem to go together. If
he is, then he must be turning out massive Tomita-like projects, and I'd
sure like to hear them.

SCR writes:

>>If in composition/recording, what could possibly be gained by having

almost every manufactured modular synth ever made in ones studio? One
couldn't possibly master all that is required to utilize each synth to its
maximum capability. I get the impression that many choose to collect rather
than seriously explore the possibilities that each and every instrument they
own can produce.<<

My point exactly. More people have larger synth setups now than ever
before. There are more modular synth companies making modules now than
ever. Yet, since this analog revival has come about over the past 10 to 15
years, there hasn't been a single CD released to date that justifies these
huge gear collections. It's all untapped potential just going to waste.

Andre Majorel writes:

>>Having enough synths (or modules) for the number of voices as you are

going to use in an arrangement saves you from having to re-patch while
composing or recording...It seems that Vangelis works largely that way.<<

Vangelis wasn't working with modular synths. He was almost more a
keyboardist than a synthesist too and wasn't pushing any boundaries as far
as synthesis. Most of how these people with massive collections are using
their gear is just speculation mostly to justify their setups. Since we're
not hearing any significant synth output from these setups, I think that
right there gives us a clue as to their virtual non-use.

-Elhardt

Actually, on eMusic or elsewhere you can get a couple CD's from Drew Neumann with all the music from Aeon Flux which I believe uses a Lot of his modular. Pretty sweet stuff!!
~Tim

On the AH list Drew Neumann gave a link to his
site. He also has an insane amount of synths, and he's a TV composer too.
But listening to his MP3's all I heard were pretty much nothing but samples.

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