Wiardgroup

I own both an Emu modular and an MOTM.  I do not own a Wiard.  Although I
did have the opportunity a few weeks ago to see the biggest (or own of the
biggest) Wiard systems; I was very impressed!

Both Wiard and Grant Richter are HIGHLY respected in the MOTM community (and
the Balcet community too).  This is evidenced by the large number of people
who have Mini-Waves in their MOTM systems and by the high number of requests
for the Wogglebug and Joyrider to be (re-)released in a DIY-type format (as
the Mini-Wave was).  MOTM-format FP designs have already been drawn up for
the Wogglebug.

The types of people who are drawn to MOTM and Wiard are very similar, but
different (and of course there is some overlap).  They all have some extra
money and they all appreciate quality.  MOTMers tend to be more DIYers and
like big, chunky modulars.  Wiarders (???) tend to like the compactness and
transportability (among other things).

If there is a battle for some people, it is very one-sided.  We are all
lucky to have some of the greatest synthesizers ever made!

> If folks
> didn't make this into a big battle between SynthTech and Wiard, they may
> have noticed that the ratings were actually quite high (except Ease of
> Use).

I thought that Robert Rich did a pretty good job with both of his reviews.
It is difficult to write for so many levels of people--some don't even know
what a modular is unfortunately--and to have such a limited amount of space
to do it in.  I think any reviews of modulars (with the exception of DD (The
Thief) reviews) are good for the entire modular community.  I am sure most
MOTMers read and enjoyed the Wiard review; I did.  Check out some of
Robert's new recordings--Beastiary and Outpost.  IMO, very good!
http://www.rrich.com.  He is on tour now and the dates are on his website if
you are interested.

Happy Knob Tweaking!!!
Todd