Wiardgroup

Yes but....

Its a silly, strange, fetish market (modular synths). While they are

entirely modular any any system can be used with any other no matter the

difference... people still like to purchase a 'system' from a manufacturer.

Its true in the frac system wiard, blacet, pai and motm can make a complete

system, a very complete weird and wonderful system but...people from my

observations are more likely to stick with one maker rather have a mixed

system or they also frequently have different systems which they dont mix.

I'm not trying to justify this trend (I currently have serge, plan b,

doepfer, technosaurus, and some others all working together) but have found

it to be true.

Tim

From: "Grant Richter" <grichter@asapnet.net>

Reply-To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com

To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [wiardgroup] Re: the Real Wiard system package

Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:41:17 -0000

Following the same logic, what if everyone refused to listen to anyones

music except their

LAST composition or recording?

That attitude would certainly dampen the enthusiasm of all musicians and

composers.

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Grant Richter" wrote:

That attitude absolutely garantees it will never happen.

Without ongoing module sales, there is no way to fund development.

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, amnesia

Grant

The day you have a full 1200 system is the day you have my order, I

dont

currently have any frac units, just serge and euro.

I cant wait for that day :-)

Ross

Grant Richter wrote:

The goal of the 300 series was a cross between an ARP 2600 and a

Music

Easel.

The goal of the 1200 series is a cross between a Synthi and a Music

Easel.

It is very Joystick centric because of the Synthi heritage and

because

Joystick synths are

kinda rare. It is also designed so that the whole assemblage of

modules will fit inside a

suitcase type case which sits horizontaly.

The Noise Ring is the noise source which is combined with a complex

oscillator for pitched

events.

I am working on a new complex oscillator design. It shows promise.

It

will have unique

features never before offered in a VCO.

I would like to do an "Envelooper" which would generate multiple

simultaneous 1024 point

envelopes (256 points each for A, D, S, and R with individual

segment

rate control). One

output will be calibrated for 1 volt per octave pitch control. The

Wave256 software would

be used to store sequences and envelope shapes in EPROM.

Not the same as a sequencer but the end result IS sequences.

This would allow you to store pitch sequence, timbre sequence and

spectral envelopes

(lopass gate control) together. That way, you just trigger an

envelope

and it plays an entire

musical "gesture" with pitch, timbre and mutiple envelope events for

individually

articulated notes inside the overall gesture. These gestures could

last for minutes or

milliseconds depending on segment rate settings.

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com

<mailto:wiardgroup%40yahoogroups.com>, amnesia wrote:

I cant see you have VCOs Sequencer etc of the 300 series. Will

this

ever

be the case?

Grant Richter wrote:

The 1200 series modules are quite affordable and in some ways an

improvement on the

300 series.

--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com

<;mailto:wiardgroup%40yahoogroups.com>

<mailto:wiardgroup%40yahoogroups.com>, amnesia wrote:

That is sad as I will never be able to enjoy / afford such art

:-(

I could swap you some oil for a system :-)

Grant Richter wrote:

The price increase has to do with the crazy state of the

whole

music

electronics industry

and not any personal or corporate greed.

I should clarify: Not MY greed. I am not a greedy person.

You

DO NOT

make musical

instruments if you are greedy. If you are greedy, you get in

the oil

business.

To illustrate: When I was still selling modules new for

$479.00, two

businesses spang up

which would buy modules from me at the low price and

immediately

resell them for $750.00

the day they were received.

It is basic business logic that if you can purchase

something

directly

from the manufacturer

or hand-crafter and immediately turn around and resell it

for

a $300

profit, then the item is

under-priced to begin with.

So much for my well meaning but naive attempt to keep prices

reasonable for the "real"

musicians and enthusiasts.

It is other peoples greed that drove the prices up insanely

fast, not

mine.

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