Wiardgroup

Mike Fisher wrote:

>Sigh. Once more into the breech...<

Well, what good is preaching to the converted all the time?  I am 
unconverted, but am willing to listen. 

> Lights have a purpose, just as knobs and switches have a purpose. If
> the idea of LEDs is to entertain moreso than inform, then what you
> have is a toy or mere stage dressing. Why not go all the way and add
> spinning disks, glowing red dials, Jacob's ladders and other 
gewgaws?

 
>Not everyone wants that kind of feedback from their instrument. But 
either you didn't read my comment on that or you don't believe me 
(either of which is of course your prerogative).<

There is such a thing as overkill.  When you think about it, every 
knob and every switch on a synth could have an associated LED.  But 
how useful would that really be?  (BTW, I'm not sure which comment 
you were referring to.  If you can point me to it, I will read it.)

> Maybe it's just me, but I think signal generation and processing
> equipment that aspires to be professional should look the part. As
> such, it should be characterized by a functional and *dignified*
> exterior.

>Actually, the Wiard is the first item that most people notice when 
they 
see my studio. I don't think I've ever had anyone see it and 
say, "wow, 
what an undignified and superfluous panel design that is - must be 
terribly difficult to get anything done with all those graphics in 
your 
face".<

You have never had ME in your studio.  :-)

>Suit yourself, but I don't see the point of knocking a different 
design based for the most part on its being unconventional. Everyone 
is 
entitled to an opinion, but unless I'm misreading you, you seem to be 
trying to justify why your opinion is "right".<

Well, of course.  I don't try to justify stances I believe to be in 
error.

>No offense intended, but I can't tell if this is ignorance or 
arrogance 
talking.<

Arrogance, most likely.  Modular synthesis is a subject on which I'm 
easily qualified to render valid opinions.

> There's plenty of excellent synthesizer music out there that 
is not classical in nature, and not "banal, numbingly", etc.<

Yes.  I've a shelf full of such recordings, but they are real 
compositions, not "run the sequencer for 15 minutes" dreck that's 
knocked out three-to-an-evening.

johnm