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2002-04-10 by C. Whitten
> In retrospect, it would have been smart to survey some synth > users.... My thoughts exactly. > > Oh well, live and learn. Hey, everybody else seems to love it anyway. I think we all agree that the music the instrument is capable of producing is paramount. CW
2002-04-10 by grantrichter2001
> The marketing concept or the idea of combining ancient engraving style > withfuturistic control panels was what they came up with. Grant himself > drew all the celtic artwork. This is not correct. The original Wiard faceplates had the "dorky learning lab look", I uploaded a pic
2002-04-10 by sdcurtin@prodigy.net
One of the things that attracted me to the Wiard was the graphics- it's nice to see a musical instrument that doesn't just look like a piece of test equipment. This was also a way to get the equivalent of the Serge dual universal slope generator, which in Wiard is the Envolator.
2002-04-10 by Kirk Degiorgio
> Now you guys are spreading trash about Wiard to > another list. Shame on you. sorry for the cross-post... too many forums to cope with. Spreading trash - hardly... just a light-hearted remark for those who have been participating in a healthy and - judging by the number of post
2002-04-10 by Stengel, Kurt
It is unbelievable that this thread is still in existence.... -----Original Message----- From: C. Whitten [mailto:chris@cwhitten.fsnet.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:10 AM To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com Subject: [wiardgroup] Wiard Haters - Was: mikado madness > Regardle
2002-04-10 by C. Whitten
> Regardless of the paint job on the front panel, Grant is actively doing some > of the most innovative modular design out there right now. Apologies if anybody has taken offense to my comments about the Wiard system. I think EVERYONE has highlighted the quality of the system and
2002-04-08 by Mike Fisher
Sure, I've used Wiard and MOTM interconnected. They play well together, though the 1/4" - 1/8" issue makes cross-patching a little less than ideal. Still, between the MOTM patch panel and the Wiard multiples, it's a relatively minor issue - you just have to give a little more tho
2002-04-08 by violetso@aol.com
1. has anyone used the wiard with a motm? how well did they intergrate ----control and sound?.. 2. does anyone have any wiard modules for sale if so please email me privately (i have a order in now) thanks coopersonic ps - if i am the guy "bowing to the alter" so it has been done
2002-04-08 by C. Whitten
Sorry about that. Got the address wrong. CW
2002-04-08 by C. Whitten
> Soon as I finish filling my first case of Modcan > stuff (half way there...) Les, If you don't mind me asking, which modules do you have? Like you I'm half way through a ModCan system and wondering what to go for next. A lot of the new stuff looks interesting. I've got the Digi
2002-04-07 by Rev Jon
well said! -jon >From: "Robert Edwards" >Reply-To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com >To: >Subject: The Worth of the Wiard (was Re: [wiardgroup] faceplates) >Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 12:48:47 -0700 > >Just my 2cents, and I'll try to keep this short. > >There are two things about the Wiard
2002-04-07 by its_peake
BTW, I purchased the black Technosaurus not because I dislike the blue "saurus skin" but because it was available as a limited item. I have heard from many who either love or hate the blue artwork. If you love an instrument but hate its look, there are some companies who allow yo
2002-04-07 by Robert Edwards
Just my 2cents, and I'll try to keep this short. There are two things about the Wiard that immediately springs out at me - and this was my initial gut reaction when seeing the beast on the web. Obviously, I was very concerned about the sound it would create (that's point #2) but
2002-04-07 by synth_guru@eml.cc
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Rick hake wrote: >I apologize for the strong wording. I don't pray to the Wiard alter. I just think that pushing for aesthetic differences to >make this product look more like every ot
2002-04-07 by Rick hake
I apologize for the strong wording. I don't pray to the Wiard alter. I just think that pushing for aesthetic differences to make this product look more like every other modular system would only serve to pull the limited Wiard resources away from R&D of new modules and filling or
2002-04-07 by C. Whitten
> In my opinion you are wasting space on this forum. OK so I HAVE to break my promise! Firstly, I really enjoyed the last flurry of emails from both sides of the argument. A lot more interesting and balanced than the original shove off if you don't like it contributions. Also (po
2002-04-07 by C. Whitten
The artwork thing seems to be causing quite a strong reaction. The fact that I and a couple of others have introduced the idea of a custom finish seems to have filled some of you with disgust. Contrast this with any instrument that appears on Ebay with unusual cosmetics. Yes, ama
2002-04-07 by Rick hake
cwhitten..........when you buy other equipment do you write the manufacture and request special custom colors and silkscreening? Give me a break... Stop whining . If the look of a piece of equipment is the make or break of whether you will buy it then you will just have to miss s
2002-04-07 by coyoteous
Rick, I'm the one you should be taking your wrath out on, as I started (and continued) it. Sorry for the inconvenience. Barry --- In wiardgroup@y..., "Rick hake" wrote: > cwhitten..........when you buy other equipment do you write the manufacture and request special custom colors
2002-04-07 by Les Mizzell
Funny, I really LIKE different myself.... Bought a custom Akai MPC2000 to match my bright orange Waldorf XTK, and the two of those look spiffy with the nice red Nord Modular sitting with them. Modular wise, I really like Grant's designs. Makes it stand out for the "Wish I was a M
2002-04-07 by violetso@aol.com
give respect to the creation as the gestalt---including the look of the wiard... whenever chicks are a pecking round the farmhouse - beware someones window is clouded with they own deal try to understand the other animals and their stragne blue synthesizer do not reject the stran
2002-04-07 by coyoteous
Did you want anything else: Yeah, cancel that last order and let me have the "stragne blue synthesizer" and whatever else that guy is having. Barry --- In wiardgroup@y..., violetso@a... wrote: > give respect to the creation as the gestalt---including the look of the > wiard... >
2002-04-07 by coyoteous
--- In wiardgroup@y..., "its_peake" wrote: > Why not wear sunglasses or simply squint if you > don't like the Celtic art? ;-) Or not buy it! ;-) > I have a custom Technosaurus Selector "C" system, > which has no blue "Saurus skin" graphics, as Jurg > calls it. It's white text and
2002-04-06 by John Loffink
It's amazing that a simple request like this has to be made. I just requested the same thing from Technosaurus. Their web site pictures are too small to see any detail. They sent a brochure in the mail with a promise to update the web site soon. Wiard does have some pdfs of the o
2002-04-06 by its_peake
Why not wear sunglasses or simply squint if you don't like the Celtic art? ;-) I have a custom Technosaurus Selector "C" system, which has no blue "Saurus skin" graphics, as Jurg calls it. It's white text and lines on a black panel, and having used a regular System "D" on occasio
2002-04-06 by Les Mizzell
> Does anyone know where I can find some detailed panel shots or > diagrams for Wiard modules? http://www.wiard.com/support/patch_startpos.jpg There's other patchsheets on the site as well..... Not aware of any closeup photos at the moment though... Les Mizzell - - - - - - - - -
2002-04-06 by its_peake
I spoke with Andreas at Messe about the possibility of space to represent the smaller US modular folks, specifically Wiard. It didn't go further than my bringing it up but I'm sure that if Grant is interested, conversations could be had. Superbooth more than made up for the extre
2002-04-06 by coyoteous
Thanks, John and Les. --- In wiardgroup@y..., "John Loffink" wrote: > It's amazing that a simple request like this has to be made. I just > requested the same thing from Technosaurus. Their web site pictures are > too small to see any detail. They sent a brochure in the mail with
2002-04-06 by coyoteous
I'm sorry, make that: "like something that fell out of a French whorehouse window." (don't now if that's better or worse) ;-) Does anyone know where I can find some detailed panel shots or diagrams for Wiard modules? All I can find are shots that don't really have much detail, I'
2002-04-06 by coyoteous
Well, this explains it all to me (or maybe not): make it look ugly (like a "French whorehouse window") to show how good it is? And that is an "appearance appropriate for musical artists"!!! As a musical artist, I take offense to that! (not a lot, but some) ;-) or maybe it's a ven
2002-04-06 by Igor Medeiros
hi all. I´m planning to buy an audio interface soon and was thinking in Digidesign Mbox or Apogee MiniMe. which one do you prefer and why? the Apogee is on production? and how much is the street price for an Apogee MiniMe? and what are your opinions about the compressor/limiter o
2002-04-05 by Rev Jon
mark i think your lemonade comment really sums up the whole thing nicely. you know it's sweet and you love it for what it is. other people tend to feel apprehensive of putting just any yellow fluid in their mouths! jon >From: mark verbos >Reply-To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com >To:
2002-04-05 by aurelialuz
> It's somewhat ironic that Wiard produce a module called Borg, when it > seems another manufacturer cultivates that mindset amongst it's users > far more than Grant's work. it's even scarier that said manafacturer has felt the need to monitor this group as well. just like a true
2002-04-05 by Kirk Degiorgio
There is a health food store in my home town that has everything including the store name in the same type face as the Wiard legending... as a practical and serious comment - wouldn't smaller, neater legending allow for more detail and the functions of an already complex system w
2002-04-05 by C. Whitten
> What? You guys have never seen Ken Stone's famous "Cat Girl Synth"? > > Now THERE'S some panel art I tell ya!! I actually prefer that....especially the Gate Sequencer. Celtic scripts remind me of the YE OLDE GIFTE SHOPEE signs that proliferate in Wales (a place I hated growing
2002-04-05 by mark verbos
some people are so seriously against panel artwork, they don't even want labels on the controls! ;) mark just kidding. John Loffink wrote: >You're pulling our legs, right? > >John Loffink >jloffink@austin.rr.com > > (my DIY modular > >>has orange knobs on black panels with red an
2002-04-05 by mark verbos
stop it, you're freakin me out. liquidcolor@earthlink.net wrote: > > >What is really wierd is, the Borg's PCB has a quote on it "A thursday >in early april". Exactly when I recieved my module. Eerie.... >
2002-04-05 by mark verbos
The marketing concept or the idea of combining ancient engraving style withfuturistic control panels was what they came up with. Grant himself drew all the celtic artwork. I guess there is no harm in asking, but I still stand by the philosophy that if you don't like the yellow co
2002-04-05 by coyoteous
Just looked at the CGS panels again - not as risque as I remembered - the actual Cat Girl ones are cute, but still wouldn't fly in my household. I like the plainish (by comparison) gradient ones, too - with sectional definition and little diagrams. There are infinite ways to do t
2002-04-05 by Les Mizzell
What? You guys have never seen Ken Stone's famous "Cat Girl Synth"? Now THERE'S some panel art I tell ya!! http://198.164.142.50/~cgs/ Les Mizzell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their live
2002-04-05 by coyoteous
Oh yes, I've seen it - there ain't no way the wife would let me have one of those, the funny thing is we have a good bit of (tasteful) nude art. I'll show her the CGS and maybe she'll at least let me expose my orange knobs. ;-) Barry --- In wiardgroup@y..., "Les Mizzell" wrote: >
2002-04-05 by coyoteous
In general? - a little bit. About the DIY modular? - I'm afraid not. I got a bunch of these orange sort of inverted double chicken beak knobs (a beak flairs out on each side) for free. I started this project over 15 years ago with a bunch of PAIA EK-X Curtis based kits, parts of
2002-04-05 by John Loffink
You're pulling our legs, right? John Loffink jloffink@austin.rr.com (my DIY modular > has orange knobs on black panels with red and black banana > jacks and no legending (yet)).
2002-04-05 by coyoteous
Okay, you guys have had a lot of fun with comments on comments based on my original "comment" about the Wiard Celtic Tatoo Patterns. No offense to Grant was intended. As with the Technosaurus, I think that the panel designs would get in the way of the funcionality. For me, it's n
2002-04-04 by Robair, Gino
> Just call Paul Perry and have him do a custom color! Maybe he can add Celtic graphics! (now that I think about it, that's not a bad idea... :-) ) BTW, I just realized that the Sebatron Copernicus filter almost matches the SEM in color. And my Sonic Six looks great next to my Wi
2002-04-04 by liquidcolor@earthlink.net
>borg II? as in a new version of the borg filter? wha?!?! > >DETAILS, man, DETAILS! The Borg II is a subtle refinement of the original Borg filter. The Peak knob now switches out the feedback circuit completely when ccw (by means of a switching pot) and the Borg in LP mode forms
2002-04-04 by Kirk Degiorgio
Oh, don't you color co-ordinate your studio?? I only got a Tube Tech compressor cos the blue matches my AMT8 midi interface. My Soundcraft M8 matches the keyb'd of my G4 too. And I didn't really want an Eventide Eclipse but it matches my Behringer patchbays so what the hell... ;-
2002-04-04 by littlebrothersclothes
Yes, this topic should probably be dead already, but ... --- In wiardgroup@y..., "Kirk Degiorgio" wrote: > PS. I'm sure having trouble finding a match for a Wiard system. Items in my studio that go well with the Wiard: Alesis Andromeda (yesssss! the power LED even matches the Bor
2002-04-04 by aurelialuz
> As I was writing this, the mail-lady delivered something to my door. > A shiny new Borg II. borg II? as in a new version of the borg filter? wha?!?! DETAILS, man, DETAILS! alex
2002-04-04 by Robair, Gino
Okay, here's a new topic: A few of you have probably heard about the Frankfurt Musikmesse Superbooth (a couple of you were there!). The co-op booth included a number of analog synth/processor companies (Big Briar, Analogue Solutions; Technosaurus, Doepfer, Vermona, to name a few.