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Are you suggesting that because LEDs are not neccessary that they are in 
some way a hindrance? I think the Wiard looks and functions as well or 
better than any other synthesizer.

here we go again.

mark


konkuro wrote:

>Grant wrote:
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>>People make nonsensical remarks about the graphics, because 
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>they are confusing the Wiard with other objects called "modular 
>synthesizers". These were envisioned by their designers as 
>functional objects, and are not in the same class as the Wiard.<
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>Konkuro here.  I'm the one who made the comments about the graphics.  
>Now. lest anybody dismiss me as a troublemaker, please do note that 
>I'm a member of this forum. Why?  Because I support Wiard, whether I 
>like the graphics or not (even my pet synthesizer company--
>Synthesizers.com--gets my negative comments as well as my positive 
>ones).
>
>Frankly, I thought Grant's post was rather beautiful, and I agree 
>with it--to a point.
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>If the aesthetics are as important as we are to believe, then why do 
>the jacks spill over onto the Celtic graphics?  Why wasn't more care 
>taken to make things centered and balanced?
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>Mind you, I think that synthesizers should resemble test equipment.  
>Names like "Wogglebug" "Moogerfooger" and "Psycho Shift Register" 
>make me shudder, if not retch.  An instrument, by definition, is a 
>means to an end. It is the *music* that matters.  Thus, well-laid-out 
>modules and meaningful names are of paramount importance.  They are 
>tools, not doilies.
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>As for the LEDs, I can't help but to question what information they 
>convey.  How is it that every Wiard module just so happens to have a 
>row of multicolored LEDS at the top?  Why must they be so closely 
>spaced together? It is as though uniformity takes precedence over 
>functionality in the Wiard World.  I recently watched a Wiard module 
>in action and found the LEDs pretty, but not particularly 
>informative.  Dudes, this is *equipment,* not an effing Christmas 
>tree!  Superfluity has no place in the modular realm.  There is music 
>to be made!  (An aside: How come nobody with a Wiard does classical?)
>
>Is synthesis about blinky lights and Riverdance graphics or about 
>sound?  I do not deny that Wiard equipment is worth buying (though a 
>tad overpriced, in my opinion).  Indeed, I think it's quirkyness 
>lends it a certain cachet, if that's how you spell it, that makes it 
>an interesting investment.  But I also think that if Wiard is serious 
>about the aesthetics, they not only need to justify them, but take 
>more care in their execution.  Otherwise, the argument rings somewhat 
>hollow.
>
>johnm
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