Wiardgroup

Very well said! I wish more people would give it a
shot (Modular). Might be more work to understand or
patch, but I have learned more than I ever thought
about audio in general from these modules (MOTM and
the rest) and I highly reccommend that everyone build
and fire up one module for the first time to know the
feeling of creating an audio tool. I have never felt
so comfortable and at home in my small studio and I
have been inspired to look deeper into all my gear
based on my modulars. All my "Legendary" synths in the
collection mean at least twice as much to own now that
I have learned a more complete grasp of analog and
CV/Gate via building my own stuff. Anyone feelin me?

Thomas White


--- grantrichter2001@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Glad you could drop by.
> 
> Pauls modules are oriented towards doing a specific
> function 
> perfectly and they are mechanically very rugged. The
> Wiard 
> modules are oriented towards providing the maximum
> amount 
> of NEW functionality in the smallest and lightest
> package. Both 
> have their place in the orchestra of life.
> 
> I have never considered Paul or anyone else a
> competitor. As a 
> matter of fact, I have asked everyone who has
> inquired about a 
> Wiard to look at the Synthesis Technology site to be
> sure they 
> are aware of that option. It is more important to me
> that the 
> customer be happy in the long run, than to just get
> their dollars. 
> And I have never spoken negatively of ANY other
> modular 
> manufacturer or their products.
> 
> If one looks at a marketplace as having a limited
> number of 
> participants, with all providers competeing for a
> fixed number of 
> dollars, this is called a "zero sum game". That is
> where  
> concepts such as "market share" come from.
> 
> Rex Probe, John Blacet and I see the analog modular 
> manufacturers competeing as a group against Korg,
> Roland and 
> other "design by comittee" organizations. As such,
> the more 
> successful any manufacturer is, the more successful
> the entire 
> group is.
> 
> We are working cooperatively to expand the
> marketplace by 
> making it a friendly place to be. If you have a
> group of 
> manufacturers stabbing each other in the back over
> here, but 
> over here you have a group of friendly, mature
> people working 
> together to further the Arts as whole, who would you
> rather 
> purchase from?
> 
> This is why I am actively  working to make the Wiard
> designs 
> available in as many mechanical formats as I can.
> The Wiard 
> was never intended to be closed system, the designs
> are 
> intended to expand the capabilites of ANY electronic
> music 
> studio. The mechanical format was neccesary to have
> a carrier 
> for the electronics. But I do not believe it is the
> solution to every 
> need.
> 
> John Blacet, Terry Michaels and I are working
> together to bring 
> out a budget priced capable VCO module. This will
> allow 
> younger people on a budget to start to learn about
> analog 
> oscillators. If they remain interested, in the
> future they may  
> purchase a Wiard, MOTM or other system. But if we do
> not 
> expand the number of people involved, we will all
> become 
> historical footnotes.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Grant Richter
> 
> > 
> > MOTM is in a different market than Wiard. The
> format
> > is larger, less functions per module. In a way, we
> > compete for $$$ but there are several MOTM/Wiard
> dual
> > owners on this list.
> > 
> > Blacet (www.blacet.com) sells a version of the
> > Waveform Cirty that Grant designed. Dave Bradley
> sells
> > MOTM-compatible faceplates for it.
> > 
> 
> 
> 


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