[...] I can very well understand the lure of sitting in front of a huge wall of knobs, cables, and flashing lights. That's definitely cool in a Spaceman Spiff kind of way. In terms of practical use, I'm with many of the other posters... what's the point of having all that bulk when the instrument a...

Hybrid88 wrote:[...] speaking for myself I'm not anti modular [...]

Me neither. I just don't need one, and I do not consider it the be-all and end-all of things.

I'm sorry I beg to differ. I know this isn't popular with most people on the internet.

Stephen

no more flexible than a Mini Moog with the bonus of having some additional patch points? I look forward to your recreation of this patch on your Minimoog. [...] I have other bits to create similar results with. When I feel so inclined, that is. Yes, I've come to the conclusion that whilst Modulars ...

I can very well understand the lure of sitting in front of a huge wall of knobs, cables, and flashing lights. That's definitely cool in a Spaceman Spiff kind of way. In terms of practical use, I'm with many of the other posters... what's the point of having all that bulk when the instrument as such ...

Are you after the vocoder section, or are you just longing for the strings and choir stuff? The Yamaha C-405/605 home organs have a Choir patch on board which could be a very good replacement for the VP-330's Human Voice section, and the strings are pretty decent as well. There's only the bulk of a ...

Having a modular synth is one thing -- not to make it sound as if you were a tone-deaf psycho is another.

Stephen

A friend of mine has that Disco 64 thing -- an amazing one-trick pony.

I wouldn't spend a fortune on one, though.

Stephen

Would be interesting what drum parts the Vermona DRM was used for, and which was the Solton.

Instant Disco.

Stephen

thefonz003 wrote:

ppg_wavecomputer wrote:[...]

It's a big Island, with a nuclear power plant and such.

Stephen

You misspelled "nucular."

EDIT: Should probably put a winky-face after that last statement.

You misspelled "nucular."

D'oh!

Stephen

If you could pick pretty much every synth that was ever made, what would you choose? I'm not sure what the point of this is. Isn't the whole 'desert island' premise usually based on the idea that you need to make some hard decisions and leave out some amazing stuff for some particular reason? Most ...

Modular synth: Michael Stearns' Serge Modular VCO Monophonic keyboard synth: Mini Moog VCO Polyphonic keyboard synth: Yamaha CS 80, Oberheim Eight Voice DCO keyboard synth: Roland JX-10P with Programmer Digital-analog hybrid keyboard synth: PPG Wave 2 Pure digital keyboard synth: Crumar GDS, PPG Wav...

I sold mine this year (purchased second-hand in 1990) since I had grown tired of its size and bulk and weight, and its dreadful user interface.

Great sound though.

Stephen

Bitexion wrote:Gotta love how this thread pops up every year around december

Yes, it reminds us to go out and buy some gingerbread, or drink some mulled wine (blargh...).

And, of course, it reminds us to be gentle.

Stephen

thefonz003 wrote:[...] "If you are not finished with your list in 15 mintues, you get nothing, plus I will puke all over your living-room rug. [...]

*This* I'd love to see.

If only once, that is.

Stephen

Jupiter 8 is better because it's a Jupiter 8 :keys1: And it's got keys, too. I could never warm up to keyboardless expanders. That's why I want a Two Voice. Not sure what to make of the demo above... I can't warm up to a Jupiter-8 sounding like an ARP Pro Soloist but that's probably only a psycholo...