some thoughts on the various modular systems, after 12 years using them (owning a big euro/A100, a big Serge and a 'not that big' Buchla system)  :

no matter how much praise the Buchla and the Serge seem to get, in my
opinion, a big Euro/Doepfer and Metalbox/Blacet Frac monster wall is (at
least!) up there with them in limitless creative potential. 

within euro/A100, you just
have to have patience, knowledge and dedication to put all the little
'lego' modular sonic pieces together to create fantastic aural worlds.

in detail: Buchla and euro have different design philosophies.

if Euro/A100 is Lego then Buchla is Playmobil. what i mean is that, in euro, you have small building blocks to sculpt your sound (just like Lego), but, in Buchla, you have big modules that will serve well as ready-made ideas. two different philosophies. no one is better, just different.


so, in order to replicate a Buchla module, you need 5-6 euro modules of similar functions. in the end, the value of these 5-6 euro modules are basically the same as that one Buchla module. so Euro is not cheap, compared to Buchla! its just Lego.

Serge is somewhere in between: more Lego than Buchla, more playmobil than Euro/A100. the good thing about Serge is that many parameters have a huge modulation range.


so, do value your Doepfer/euro modular system: it can do amazing things that are exactly up there with the results of Buchla and Serge. you just have to work with it differently and with more dedication and more patience and you really need to know your modules inside out!


bottom line: with the current insane variation of euro / A100 modules, a big euro system is practically unrivaled today IMHO.

i would even say that it gives so many insane possibilities that are more 'out of this world' than Serge and Buchla!

and i am serious about it.


just few thoughts...
 

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