I have to agree with you Bakis......but one of the biggest drawbacks of
euro for me:
It doesn't feel like a whole.....like an instrument......like a unity.

It's always a collection of modules with all different knobs, graphics,
jack placement and even signal levels. That's something that a Serge or
Buchla user will never encounter.

But I do agree, have owned and played many many modular systems.......euro
and maybe even more Frac is up there with the best of them.

Have a nice day,

Jean

2012/3/25 Bakis Sirros < synth_freak_2000@... >

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> 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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